Clay getting

Sean digs clay from a farm near St Andrews to use loc­al mater­i­als as much as pos­sible. The link to the film below shows the meth­ods used to get the clay to a work­able state.

Dig­ging for clay

The clay is from a raised mar­ine depos­it, around 30000 years old. The clay, prob­ably along with oth­er mater­i­als, was washed out to sea and the particles of a sim­il­ar size were settled out in lay­ers. The lay­ers can clearly be seen in ‘clean’ samples of the clay, where more recent wind and rain has­n’t got to it.

The pro­cess of pre­par­ing the clay is described in this quirky wee video…