[Sca-cooks] clay for ovens

[Katherine Throckmorton]

Stefan wrote:
> 
> However, when the Early Period Encampment tried to make an oven 
> with  the local clay at Gulf Wars, it wanted to crack. I don't know 
> if they  brought in more clay from the outside the next year or 
> whether they  added something to the clay to make it hold together 
> better.

At what point did it want to crack?  In my experience, these ovens usually develop cracks during the drying processs, but are usually pretty stable once dry.

-Katherine


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