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It will almost always crack or break into a million pieces if fired when wet because the water in the clay boils, turns to steam and can't escape fast enough so it blows out the walls of your figure. The moisture must be allowed to escape slowly (usually takes several days of room temperature drying) before heating in a kiln or oven.
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What is a place where clay is made and fired?
Clay is fired in a kiln.
Fired clay can be recycled into plastic clay?
Of course not!
What is firing clay?
Firing clay is when a clay is fired in a kiln, this is to make the clay stay strong.
What is the hardened clay commonly called after the first firing in the kiln?
bisque is the name of the hardened clay called after the first firing in the kiln.
Which of the 5 stages of clay can be recycled?
As long as the clay has not been fired in the kiln, it can be recycled.
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