Raku Pottery

I love watching potters work. Sure, just beat the snot out of that clay square and roll it on through a pasta machine. Later, smack it a while with a wooden spoon. Yup...pottery!

Admittedly the first 3:40 or so of this video is just watching clay getting formed, not that sciency or exciting. Then the furnace opens up, and they reach in with just gloves (at 4:30) to reload the kiln. Sheesh...

And finally, at 9:20, we get to see the finished products...so pretty.