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Now that we have got that cylinder, it used to be, we want to take this clay here that
we are setting out that is getting nice and dry and throw it on your canvas work table,
that's what I have got is a nice canvas here and it's absorbent and a nice sturdy work
table, not going anywhere. You just throw down this little scrap of clay from previously
that I took off those bowls, all incorporated and give it a good wedge to get it all together,
I wasted absolutely no clay in that process right there and you just did it right here.
If you keep it all separated from the sludge and the water and all that, I mean little
bits of clay add up after a while considering it only takes about a half a pound to make
a nice coffee mug so I am going ahead and take that and put it back in there and close
it up and put it there for next time and I'm going to start with the clean up and fortunately
I don't have to start with myself and since I kept everything nice and clean, I'm not
covered with clay, you know there is no reason to be covered with clay and I think they did
that in the 70's for aesthetics or something but there is no reason to be covered with
clay now days, you don't have to be that sloppy potter. The wheel head stayed nice and clean
and all this there is no splatter all over the place so our clean up is really going
to be basic, real easy. You will basically take the tools, throw them in the water bucket,
except the needle tool, you don't want that floating around. Clean that up real nice,
let them soak and that's about it.