Products made of clay are cured and fired in smoke without air access before firing.
Polishing is the sealing of the upper layer of a product with a lostyle (formerly a pebble, a pebble, a bone). A dense shiny layer is formed, which increases the moisture resistance of the potsherd.
Firing takes place in furnaces with firewood without air access, restorative firing. The product acquires a black color, the intensity of which depends on the type of firewood.
The result is a black, shiny product, environmentally friendly, applicable in everyday life (baking pots, sour cream, crinkles).