Permaculture and the Three Epochs Curriculum

XII. Pottery
A. Locate a natural clay source, prepare and shrink test the clay for pottery
B. Produce a pot or other implement by basic pottery techniques
a. Pinch pot
b. Slab method
c. Coil method
d. Molding
C. Prepare slip or dyes and decorate the utensil with a primitive brush
D. Obtain a polishing stone and prepare each item for firing (or incise)
E. Construct a primitive kiln and fire your pottery to a hard finish
a. Pit kiln
b. Side-hill kiln
c. Bucket kiln
d. Stove kiln
e. Manure kiln
f. Cob/clay oven
F. Produce and use on the trail a pottery item
a. Water jugs
b. Cooking pots
c. Jewelry
d. Ocarina
e. Storage jars
f. Cups and bowls
g. Whistles

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