Ceramic Dictionary

by Susan Mussi

BAT

ca: PAL

es: PALO

Bats are flat, rectangular pieces of wood with a handle that can be with or without indented textures. Used to hit clay to flatten it out and leave textures.
Note: Bat has several different meanings in ceramics and the following links are four different way of using it.

Read more about: Beater: tectures / Hammer / Paddle: beating pots / Wheel (f) Bat for throwing