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<p>[QUOTE="Moni, post: 9776036, member: 84076"]Thank you for your replies!</p><p>After reading around I found that the hole at the bottom is made to protect the object from cracking or bursting during the clay firing process. It feels soft on touch (not like new flower pot) and the dirt is not going out easily. I tried to remove some but it goes with the paint under it. The figurine is big - 53cm tall.</p><p>This is a video of my "water test" of the rider . The clay absorbed the water very fast: [MEDIA=youtube]MHxMJKtpb6o[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Moni, post: 9776036, member: 84076"]Thank you for your replies! After reading around I found that the hole at the bottom is made to protect the object from cracking or bursting during the clay firing process. It feels soft on touch (not like new flower pot) and the dirt is not going out easily. I tried to remove some but it goes with the paint under it. The figurine is big - 53cm tall. This is a video of my "water test" of the rider . The clay absorbed the water very fast: [MEDIA=youtube]MHxMJKtpb6o[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]
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