Cracking: Thickness variations

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Cracking: Thickness variations

Variations in thickness will set up stresses, since the thin areas will dry faster than the thick, and stresses won't be evenly distributed. This is very common when the base of a pot is thicker or thinner than the walls. Sometimes this will show up as a circular crack around the bottom edge of a pot.

   

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