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Requirement

2. Clay bodies and potter's wheels

Required

Explain (a) the properties and ingredients of a good clay body for (1) making sculpture using the hand-building method and (2) throwing on the wheel; tell (b) how three different kinds of potter's wheels work.

Where this step comes from

  1. Pottery Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 2 · Lists two parts, (a) with its two uses (1) and (2), and (b), which are summarized in this step.