He tukanga hei whakatoka i te uku. Mā te whakawera kia hahana tonu, e tūhonohono ai ngā korakora uku kia totoka. Ko te whakapaka rōrua te tukanga tawhito, engari i ēnei rā, ki rō umuuku whakapaka ai i te uku i te nuinga o te wā.
A process to harden clay. Heating to a high temperature fuses the clay particles together and makes the clay hard. Pit firing is the oldest method for firing clay, nowadays kiln firing is most common.
paka - dried, baked, cook
Hei te mutunga o te wiki whakapakatia ai ā tātou taonga uku.
Rangahautia te tukanga whakapaka raku.
Me eke ki te hia putu te paemahana o te umuuku, e tutuki ai te tukanga whakapaka?