How to make a clay pot from the riverbank, and why your first one will explode.
Day 4 in Tollan. The trap feeds you, but everything you own leaks. So you grab some mud, shape a pot and put it in the fire. BANG. That was mud, not clay, and it was wet. Water trapped in the wall turns to steam, and steam blows it apart.
So Mati takes you to the river, where the water has cut into the bank. Under the dirt there's a smooth, sticky layer: clay. Roll a snake and wrap it round your wrist: mud cracks, clay bends. Pick out the roots and stones, knead in one part crushed stone to four parts clay, then build the pot coil by coil. Dry it slowly in the shade for days, warm it by the fire, bury it in the coals until it glows red, and let it cool overnight.
Tap it. It rings. Fill it. It holds. Straight onto the fire to boil water.
Episode 7 of Isekai Engineer: Fantasy Survival Guides.
Missed Episode 6? Watch how to build a fish trap first.
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Next episode: How to Build a Mud House.
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