Japanese family names are extremely varied: according to estimates, there are over 100,000 different surnames in use today in Japan. The three most common family names in Japan are SatÅ (ä½è¤), Suzuki (é´æ¨), and Takahashi (é«æ©).
Making the world better, one answer at a time. the purpose of wedging clay is to get the air bubles out. if you dont getthe air bubles out, when being fired, the air will try to escape your now hard pot, when it can't , it will explode your pot.
Ice wedging is a very common type of weathering. The reason ice wedging is so common is because water in its liquid form can make its way into even the smallest of cracks; even cracks too small to see! Once there, the freezing, expanding water causes the crack to widen, which fills with even more water and refreezes.