However - you need not be limited any more. You can, if you want to, let your work dry out completely in the open air. You may want to try working wet on dry on wet on dry indefinitely until you want to fire. You may have to reinforce the larger thin or unsupported areas with additional inner structures of P'Clay. Finally, let it dry out totally on the plaster.
Some people use a saw or jigsaw on the greenware.
This is our most popular stoneware which has become an excellent sculpture body with the addition of paper pulp. The base body has been a favorite Cone 6 plastic porcelain for many years. The addition of paper pulp makes it possible to forget all the rules while producing medium-sized pieces. The fired body is white. 7.0 Mid Smooth Stone P'Clay Originally designed as a throwing body, the addition of paper pulp makes this smooth stoneware ideal for handbuilding and sculptural projects.