How to Add Temper to Wet Clay, Easy and Simple Process

When using pure clay that is gathered in nature, it is important to add temper. This simple process will add structural support to the clay, thus preventing cracks. In this video demonstration Jeff from Primitive Lifeways takes you through the process of adding temper to wild native clay.
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[@tonykaczmarek278]

Great video, one thing about getting black pottery, if you burnish inside and outside your clay pot while its leather wet feeling, then let it dry you'll see its shiny.now when you heat it and fire it after its fired you need to use fresh weeds to smother it. This in turn sucks out the oxygen and carbonized the surfaces. In the end you end up with a shiny black pot and instead of painting you can etch decorations in it to off set the black with the natural fired color of the pottery.

[@PrimitiveLifeways]

Thanks Tony. I do have highly smudged pots from a few years ago. What I do typically is fill the interior up to the top with fresh pine needles. and place a lid on top of the pot when firing. I notice pine needles will give a deeper black smudged color. I think the Sinagua used Creosote to smudge theirs.

[@AlphaChimpEnergy]

Yessiree. Love these pottery videos.

[@chompers11]

Great video very helpful thanks

[@margaretlemmon1143]

Good information thanks

[@jiujitsu2000]

Excellent video!I just sent you an email. Thank you! Blessings!

[@TomPatricks]

Blessings and curses are the same. Magic is fake.

[@chompers11]

@@TomPatricks magic is real

[@pawanbachate799]

Can we store wet process tempered clay for longer duration ?

[@blancawyatt3092]

Hi, we're I live I only have 2 choices of sand play sand and all purpose sand Wich one can I use thank you.

[@mrfarts5176]

He seems to love slapping a little too much.

[@TomPatricks]

How do I make clay

[@tiffanyinman3476]

Where do I buy temper?

[@PrimitiveLifeways]

Don’t buy temper. Go out to a local creek bed and gather sand

[@darrenstephenson5557]

All these videos on youtube and not one has been practical. So what the heck do I use for temper if theres no sand, no seashells? Also I wouldnt have a way to slurry or refine it out in the bush

[@mrfarts5176]

This guy loves to attack the sac. Cudos to this proud lgbtq member.