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[XxtrashcanXx]

clay is mud with a certain particle size. Not all mud will hold it's shape or hold together when fired.

[ladyofthemasque]

NOTE: Does not work in Western Washington for anything other than brickmaking. We don't have the right kinds of minerals in our soils for high-temperature sintering clays. This is why the Coastal Salish peoples invested so much time & effort into learning how to steam-bend cedar to make watertight boxes, and used fire-heated rocks to boil water in those boxes, because they literally could not make ceramic pots to cook with.

[ryanmac]

When I was a kid, the creek behind our house had some of the best red, gray, and white clay around it. We used to dig it up and make balls to throw at each other or build little dams in the creek etc. One day we got the idea to try making bowls out of it, so we roughly formed it up, built a fire and just sat it in the fire until the fire burned down. It was incredibly brittle at times, but we had so much fun making little clay pots and bowls and stuff out of it. Even gave it to my mom for Mother’s Day one year.

[kiritimatiswan]

As a geologist with a major in soil mechanics, no, clay is not just mud. There is mud that is silt. There is mud that is sand. And there is mud that is clay. There is also a mud that is a mix/combination of any of the latter.

[probablynotabigtoe]

You can settle out clay in water. Thoroughly mix soil in water and let it settle, remove whatever settles at the bottom the clay particles will suspend in the water, pour it out and let it dry.

[kimosabe]

Younger folks keeping ancient techniques alive is awesome

[Sloot]

You can mix the mud with water and the smallest particles will be suspended in the water while the heavier, less suitable particles will quickly settle to the bottom.

[coreybarnwell]

Using clay is a great way to cook panfish when you're living in the wild and only eating what you can catch and find. I take some good red clay from the bank of where I fish and, after cleaning and gutting the fish, I pack about an inch of clay all the way around, like a rounded off flying saucer shape and get it good and smooth. Then poke a small hole on each side to release the pressure of water evaporating. Then lay it right in the base of a low smoldering fire. Let it bake until the clay is completely hard and dry, turning it about every 15-30 minutes depending on how big and thick it is. When it's done, you tap all the way around it with your knife or a rock into the edges are cracked and you can open it. Then you have a naturally disposable plate to eat it on. If you really want to get creative, stuff the gut with some aromatics for flavor. Pine needles and those little sweet heart plants are good. You can also wrap it in a large leaf, something like a banana leaf, before packing the clay on it. The leaf will help prevent the fish from burning if it starts getting too hot, as well as adding some extra flavors depending on what you use

[GardensAndGames]

I was surprised to learn that 'potholes' are called that because potters would dig up good clay anywhere they found it, even if it was in the middle of the road.

[ChrisJones-xdre]

In addition to particle size, as noted by others, inclusion of organic material prevents successful firing of most "mud".

[nic]

Clay is not just mud, but a very specific kind of mud made from very fine particles of hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates!

[Deverything]

Glad to hear I can find Clay everywhere, cuz he owes me some money!

[jaroslavpokstefl]

I can't wait to try this next time i'm outside, i already have a hazel trunk drying to make a bow, man so many things i wanna try😁

[chiccngeorge]

This is probably the first survival tip I’ve seen in my shorts that aren’t a one time use. Good on you mate!

[MrSockez]

Ive made my own clay before when i was 16 and needed a bunch of grey clay for a school project but couldnt find bakable grey clay anywhere so i went down to the river with 2 giant buckets and filled them up with dirt from the riverbank, then i strained the rocks and twigs out and spent the next like 2 hours mixing the dirt into a slurry and filtering it through the mesh of a spare pool cleaning net we had laying around, afterwards let the slurry sit for another couple hours until the clay settled to the bottom, siphoned off the extra water then dumped the barely-liquid clay into an old pillow-case and strung it up to drip dry overnight. The next morning, you just gotta scrape it off the rag with a spoon and store it in a plastic bag before it has a chance to turn in to concrete, since all the particles are even it makes for a stupidly smooth clay

[JacobHillSBD]

Not only did I learn some neat stuff I didn’t know about pottery, but I also learned that those Lav mics I bought and haven’t tested yet actually sound pretty good!

[goatsplitter]

When I was like, 4, a day care I went to (that's putting it loosely, as woman's house I went to lol) made earthenware once and showed us all this, too. My cup broke lol but I'll never forget. We also made homemade cement steps and a patio lol. It sounds like child labor but it was mostly just us learning and helping while they did the work. Super cool stuff.

[emare]

U r someone every young man should be subscribed to. All that info in such little time, u saving lives man

[jareddiscipio]

Don’t use for drinking/eating unless u know heavy metals, etc. are not present