He maha ngā mahi e hangaia ai ngā paipa kowiri tira, tae atu ki:
- Te whakarewa: Ko te taahiraa tuatahi ko te whakarewa i te maitai kore waikura i roto i te oumu pewa hiko, ka whakapaia, ka rongoatia ki ngā momo koranu hei whakatutuki i ngā āhuatanga e hiahiatia ana.
- Te Maka Tonu: Kātahi ka ringihia te maitai rewa ki roto i tētahi mīhini maka tonu, ka puta he "mea hanga" totoka, he "pua" rānei, kei a ia te āhua me te rahi e hiahiatia ana.
- Te Whakamahana: Kātahi ka whakamahanahia te paraoa kua totoka ki roto i te oumu ki te pāmahana i waenga i te 1100-1250°C kia ngāwari ai te whakapūmau, kia rite ai mō te tukatuka atu.
- Te Wero: Kātahi ka werohia te pereki wera ki te mandrel koi hei hanga i tētahi ngongo tuwhera. Ka kiia tēnei tukanga ko te "wero".
- Te hurihuri: Kātahi ka hurihia te ngongo tuwhera ki runga i te mira mandrel hei whakaiti i tōna whānui me te matotoru o te pakitara ki te rahi e hiahiatia ana.
- Te Maimoatanga Wera: Kātahi ka whakamahanatia te paipa tui-kore hei whakapai ake i tōna kaha me tōna pakari. Ko te tikanga o tēnei ko te whakamahana i te paipa ki te pāmahana i waenga i te 950-1050°C, ā, muri iho ka whakamatao tere i roto i te wai, i te hau rānei.
- Te Whakaotinga: I muri i te whakamahana, ka whakatikatikahia te paipa tuitui, ka tapahia kia roa, kātahi ka whakaotia mā te oro, mā te pīkara rānei hei tango i ngā poke o te mata, hei whakapai ake hoki i tōna āhua.
- Whakamātautau: Ko te taahiraa whakamutunga ko te whakamātautau i te paipa mō ngā āhuatanga maha, pērā i te pakeke, te kaha kume, me te tika o ngā āhuatanga, kia tino tutuki ai ngā paerewa e hiahiatia ana.
Kia oti te paipa te whakaoti i ngā whakamātautau katoa e hiahiatia ana, kua rite mō te tuku ki ngā kaihoko. Ka aro turukihia, ka whakahaeretia hoki te tukanga katoa kia tino tutuki ai ngā paerewa kounga e hiahiatia ana e te paipa kore hononga.
Wā tuku: 15-Pepuere-2023

