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Compacted Clay Lining: Clay Puddled with Water and Trodden in Layers
Puddle clay is clay chopped and worked with water until plastic, then laid in layers and trodden down into a watertight skin; it lined canals, reservoirs and tanning pits. Lay it in the bottom of an evaporation pan and keep it wet: dried out, it no longer holds water.
The picture: our diagram, a pan lined with layers of puddled clay.
Beginner
A day or two
Instructions
1
1
Chop and wet
Chop and wet
Dig clay, chop it small with the spade, and work it with water until it is plastic.
Materials for this step:
Clay1000 kgTools needed:
Spade
Bucket
Water2
2
Lay and tread
Lay and tread
Spread a layer about 5 cm thick over the pan bottom and tread it down hard all over.
Tools needed:
Spade3
3
Build up
Build up
Wet the surface and lay the next layer the same way, until the lining is about 15 cm thick. Fill the pan with water soon and never let the lining dry out.
Tools needed:
SpadeBucketWater4
4
Clay for your pan
Clay for your pan
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