Requirement

5. Make pottery, and decorate every piece

Required

Four parts. Each piece is to be painted, glazed or otherwise decorated by you.

Note. The requirement states that each piece is to be painted, glazed, or otherwise decorated by you.

Tip. Requirement 5(c) is throwing a functional form on a potter's wheel, and 5(d) is loading and firing a kiln (or describing how in detail). Find out early where you can use a wheel.

What this is made of

5(a). A slab pot, a coil pot and a pinch pot
5(b). A human or animal figurine, or a decorative sculpture
5(c). Throw a functional form on a potter's wheel
5(d). Load and fire a kiln, or describe how

Where this step comes from

Pottery Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 5 · States "Each piece is to be painted, glazed, or otherwise decorated by you."

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