Chapter II.

Three handles are cut from a flat piece of clay about three inches wide by sixteen long and half an inch thick, in the shape shown in Fig. 52, and attached as follows: The circumference of the top of the bowl is divided into thirds and marked with a tool or pencil. It is then an easy matter to place the handles so that the centre of each shall be just above one of the marks on the top edge. At the points where the handles are to be attached, the top of the bowl is criss-crossed with the pointed steel tool and wet with slip. The handles are then placed in position, and their edges worked closely against the top and sides of the bowl with the flat of the nail. They should be curved in a little to follow the lines of the bowl (see Plate).

After the inside has been glazed with the glossy mixture mentioned in