Clay forming: Difference between revisions

== Required Materials == <!--T:2-->

To form clay items a player needs {{ll|clay|blue clay or fire clay}}, as well as dry grass, sticks, and firewood for a {{ll|Pit_kiln|pit kiln}}.

== Shaping Molds and Items == <!--T:14-->

[[File:Clay_mold_recipe_dialog.png|right|thumb|200px|Clay mold recipe dialog box.]]

# When all layers of the item or mold are completed, the dialog box will disappear and the formed items will jump into the inventory of the player who placed or removed the last voxel of clay. Formed items can be placed on a surface before firing and {{Using|picked up}}. Breaking will not destroy an item.

[[File:Clay_molding.png|right|thumb|250px|First clay layer.]]

===Clay Tool Modes=== <!--T:4-->

To change the number of clay voxels added or removed (1x1, 2x2 and 3x3), press {{Keypress|F}} and select the 'brush size' as indicated by the first three menu options. The last tool menu option,'Copy' allows a player to duplicate identical layers of clay voxels. When this menu option is selected, the {{Using|added}} "layer" of clay will match the pattern of voxels directly underneath the current layer "under construction".

=== Clay Oven === <!--T:18-->

:''See also [[Clay Oven|Clay Oven]].

==Using Finished Pottery Items and Molds== <!--T:6-->

Many of the items made with clay are containers used in other types of crafting. Most baked items can be {{SneakClick|placed}} on the ground, and many pottery items can be {{Using|picked up}} again with an empty hand.

===Using Items=== <!--T:7-->

The cooking pot and bowl are used in [[cooking|cooking]], while the watering can has a use in [[farming|farming]]. Crocks and Storage Vessels are containers used in [[food preservation|food preservation]]. Shingles can be used to construct {{ll|Ceramic Blocks#Clay Shingles|clay shingles blocks}}, Flowerpots and Planters are {{ll|containers#stationary containers|containers}} used in decorating. Lamellae are used as components in crafting {{ll|armor|armor}}.

===Using Molds=== <!--T:8-->

For more information and instructions when using molds to cast {{ll|metal|metal}} ingots, tools and weapons, see separate pages on: {{ll|crucible|crucible}}, {{ll|molds|molds}} and {{ll|casting|casting}}.

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