Ceramic - Pottery Dictionary

by Susan Mussi

LUTE

ca: SEGELLAT

es: SELLADO

Lute: to join two bits of leather-hard clay. Score the edges that have to be joined so that you get a rough surface, then wet them, add slurry on each side, hold them together for a short while, fill up any spaces round the outside where the parts join, and leave to dry. Then sandpaper down any rough parts, and finally the piece can be fired.