Keep the clay always in the jar and closely covered that it may not again become too dry.
Besides the clay you will need a table to work on, a pastry-board, a thin block of wood about twelve inches square, a wet sponge for cleaning and moistening your fingers, and several simple tools.
The Table.
If you stand at your work, a tall office stool with rotating seat will be just the thing you want, for by turning the seat this way and that you may look at your work from all sides without disturbing its position. Any kind of ordinary table will answer the purpose, however. On top of the table or stool place your pastry-board, and at the right-hand side the sponge, which must be kept quite damp.
Fig. [321].—A short, flat stick.
Fig. [322].—The tools. Piece of round stick sharpened at each end.
You will want but
Few Tools