{"id":3222,"date":"2017-05-27T08:49:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T23:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/?p=3222"},"modified":"2017-05-27T08:49:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T23:49:58","slug":"processing-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html","title":{"rendered":"Processing Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was lucky enough to find some easily accessible clay the other day on a morning bike ride. I&#8217;ve been spending some time processing it and thought I&#8217;d share. Here&#8217;s the hill and the pictures of the bagged clay:<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/karatsupots.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2017\\\/05\\\/processing-clay.html\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3222 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6471_resize'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6471_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6471_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6471_resize.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6471_resize.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3238\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6471_resize\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6471_resize.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495280178&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00078369905956113&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6471_resize\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6471_resize.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6471_resize.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6478_resize'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6478_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6478_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6478_resize.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6478_resize.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6478_resize\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6478_resize.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495285811&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00027800945232138&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6478_resize\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6478_resize.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6478_resize.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6479_resize'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6479_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6479_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6479_resize.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6479_resize.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3242\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6479_resize\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6479_resize.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495285825&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00035398230088496&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6479_resize\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6479_resize.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6479_resize.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After bringing it home, I transferred it to large jars and added water, then mixed violently with a drill mixer to break it all up. \u00a0After skimming off the junk that floats up, I mix it up a few times a day for about 3 days. Once it is mostly made into a slurry I start sieving it into another container. Whatever doesn&#8217;t pass the sieve goes back in the jar to get mixed again, and it eventually (mostly) all breaks down.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/karatsupots.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2017\\\/05\\\/processing-clay.html\"}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3222 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6487_resize'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6487_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6487_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6486_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6486_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6486_resize.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6486_resize.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6486_resize\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6486_resize.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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href='https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6504_resize'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6504_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6504_resize.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6504_resize.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6504_resize.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3235\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/processing-clay.html\/img_6504_resize\" 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