Processing clay in Thanh Hà village: Cutting of blocks of clay from storage

From the storage pile of clay, big chunks are cut out using the nê, a large wooden frame, one side of which is replaced by a metallic wire. She tosses Three or four of this blocks on large plastic bags laid on the floor to be processed. They will be smashed with a traditional spade, then stepped on, and the whole process will be repeated three times to ensure it is smooth enough to worked with.