Process for the manufacture of pottery

December 25, 2008 by budiatijavapottery

1. Clay collection
Clay gathered by direct excavation containing good quality of clay soil.  Brown or brown-white clay is considered good quality. The excavated clay is then collected in a location for another process.

2 Preparation of clay
Collected clay is poured with water until uniformly moist and then rested for one to two days. After that, the clay is crushed in order, it becomes sticky and difficult.  There are two method of grinding clay: manual and mechanical.  Manual grinding is led by step on clay until it is hard and soft.  While the mechanical grinding grinding machine.  The best result is obtained from grinding process manual.

3 Shaping processes
After milling processes, the clay is ready to be shaped according to the needs.  Different shapes and designs can be created from clay. How will clay and how long it takes depends on the size of the pottery to its form and its design. Pottery artisans will use both hands to shape clay and both legs to the pottery-wheel (perbot) of the wind. Uniformity of the movement and concentration is required to make this process. The equipment used in this process are pottery-wheel (perbot), books, circular stone small cloth.  Water is also necessary to pottery good shape.

4 Sun-drying
After its final form is completed, the pottery is dried. Before drying in the Sun, rather hardened pottery is softened with water and fabric small and then is cast with stone of fire. After that, the drying process begins until the pottery is completely dried.  The pottery drying time depends on the weather and the sun heat.

5 Combustion of
After the pottery is quenched and completely dry, it is collected in certain location or oven to fire. Pottery are then burned for a few hours until it cured completely.  The process is done so that pottery is really tough and not easy to break.  The fuel used in this process is straw dry, sheets of dry coconut or firewood.

6 Finishing
In the finishing process, pottery is painted with special paint or glazed to make beautiful and interesting to sell value high.

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