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The Pottery Studio

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The Pottery Studio can be used to craft ceramics to sell at the Trade Depot or to give as gifts, but they aren't to be used as decorations in your farm house. To build the Pottery Studio, buy the blueprint from the Sakura Country vendor for 40,000 G. The shed requires 10 Small Stone, 15 Stone, 10 Soft Soil, and 10 Solid Soil. You can receive soil in exchange for completing a vendor's message board request or by purchasing it directly from the Silk Country vendor. Ashe sells Soft Soil for 600 G each and Solid Soil for 900 G each. As basic as it sounds, you can't simply go around picking up dirt off the ground to be used for construction materials.

Inside the pottery shed there are three machines:

The Pottery Studio is a three-step process: 1) throw the pot, 2) bake it in the kiln, and 3) apply glaze. You can't just jump from step 1 to step 3. Each recipe correlates with a finished product, so if you start a Green Clay Cup then you have to fire it as a Green Fired Cup and finally paint it as a Green Glazed Cup.

Using the pottery shed takes some investment on your part because the soil required to throw the pots will (most often) be purchased from the Silk Country vendor. Asche's shop inventory will have a limited number of Dry Soil (300 G), Soft Soil (600 G), and Solid Soil (900 G) each time she comes to town. Soil does not have a Star Rank, and neither do any of the resulting products made using the pottery shed, so you're just working with hard price numbers. By calculating the cost of materials compared to the sale of the 3-step finish product, you'll receive between 37% and 42% return on investment if you bought all your materials. The more complex the items that you craft, the greater ROI you'll earn. You will still come out ahead in overall profit, so it all depends on how much you're willing to spend to make money.

Potter's Wheel

NameIngredientsProcess TimeProfit
No Star Rank
Light Br. Ceramic CupDry Soil1 hour, 20 minutes200 G
Green Ceramic CupDry Soil1 hour, 20 minutes200 G
Coppery Ceramic CupDry Soil1 hour, 20 minutes200 G
Black Ceramic CupDry Soil1 hour, 20 minutes200 G
White Ceramnic CupDry Soil1 hour, 20 minutes200 G
Light Br. Ceramic BowlSoft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes350 G
Green Ceramic BowlSoft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes350 G
Coppery Ceramic BowlSoft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes350 G
Black Ceramic BowlSoft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes350 G
White Ceramic BowlSoft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes350 G
Light Br. Ceramic PlateSolid Soil1 hour, 20 minutes500 G
Green Ceramic PlateSolid Soil1 hour, 20 minutes500 G
Coppery Ceramic PlateSolid Soil1 hour, 20 minutes500 G
Black Ceramic PlateSolid Soil1 hour, 20 minutes500 G
White Ceramic PlateSolid Soil1 hour, 20 minutes500 G
Light Br. Ceramic PotDry Soil + Soft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes550 G
Green Ceramic PotDry Soil + Soft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes550 G
Coppery Ceramic PotDry Soil + Soft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes550 G
Black Ceramic PotDry Soil + Soft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes550 G
White Ceramic PotDry Soil + Soft Soil1 hour, 20 minutes550 G
Ceramic DollSoft Soil + Solid Soil1 hour, 20 minutes900 G
Big Ceramic PotDry Soil + Soft Soil + Solid Soil1 hour, 20 minutes1050 G

Kiln

NameIngredientsProcess TimeProfit
No Star Rank
Unglazed Light Br. CupLight Br. Ceramic Cup20 hours400 G
Unglazed Green CupGreen Ceramic Cup20 hours400 G
Unglazed Coppery CupCoppery Ceramic Cup20 hours400 G
Unglazed Black CupBlack Ceramic Cup20 hours400 G
Unglazed White CupWhite Ceramic Cup20 hours400 G
Unglazed Light Br. BowlLight Br. Ceramic Bowl20 hours700 G
Unglazed Green BowlGreen Ceramic Bowl20 hours700 G
Unglazed Coppery BowlCoppery Ceramic Bowl20 hours700 G
Unglazed Black BowlBlack Ceramic Bowl20 hours700 G
Unglazed White BowlWhite Ceramic Bowl20 hours700 G
Unglazed Light Br. PlateLight Br. Ceramic Plate20 hours1000 G
Unglazed Green PlateGreen Ceramic Plate20 hours1000 G
Unglazed Coppery PlateCoppery Ceramic Plate20 hours1000 G
Unglazed Black PlateBlack Ceramic Plate20 hours1000 G
Unglazed White PlateWhite Cerammic Plate20 hours1000 G
Unglazed Light Br. PotLight Br. Ceramic Pot20 hours1100 G
Unglazed Green PotGreen Ceramic Pot20 hours1100 G
Unglazed Coppery PotCoppery Ceramic Pot20 hours1100 G
Unglazed Black PotBlack Ceramic Pot20 hours1100 G
Unglazed White PotWhite Ceramic Pot20 hours1100 G
Unglazed DollCeramic Doll20 hours1800 G
Big Unglazed PotBig Ceramic Pot20 hours2100 G

Glazing Bench

NameIngredientsProcess TimeProfit
No Star Rank
Deep Brown CupUnglazed Light Br. Cup2 hours, 35 minutes800 G
Bright Green CupUnglazed Green Cup2 hours, 35 minutes800 G
Gorgeous Crimson CupUnglazed Coppery Cup2 hours, 35 minutes800 G
Beautiful Bl.-Gray CupUnglazed Black Cup2 hours, 35 minutes800 G
Pale Wht.&Jet Blk. CupUnglazed White Cup2 hours, 35 minutes800 G
Deep Brown BowlUnglazed Light Br. Bowl2 hours, 35 minutes1400 G
Bright Green BowlUnglazed Green Bowl2 hours, 35 minutes1400 G
Gorgeous Crims. BowlUnglazed Coppery Bowl2 hours, 35 minutes1400 G
Beautiful Bl.-Gray BowlUnglazed Black Bowl2 hours, 35 minutes1400 G
Pale Wht.&Jet Blk. BowlUnglazed White Bowl2 hours, 35 minutes1400 G
Deep Brown PlateUnglazed Light Br. Plate2 hours, 35 minutes2000 G
Bright Green PlateUnglazed Green Plate2 hours, 35 minutes2000 G
Gorgeous Crims. PlateUnglazed Coppery Plate2 hours, 35 minutes2000 G
Beautiful Bl.-Gray PlateUnglazed Black Plate2 hours, 35 minutes2000 G
Pale Wht.&Jet Blk. PlateUnglazed White Plate2 hours, 35 minutes2000 G
Deep Brown PotUnglazed Light Br. Pot2 hours, 35 minutes2200 G
Bright Green PotUnglazed Green Pot2 hours, 35 minutes2200 G
Gorgeous Crims. PotUnglazed Coppery Pot2 hours, 35 minutes2200 G
Beautiful Bl.-Gray PotUnglazed Black Pot2 hours, 35 minutes2200 G
Pale Wht.&Jet Blk. PotUnglazed White Pot2 hours, 35 minutes2200 G
Pointing DollUnglazed Doll3 hours3600 G
Big Pretty Jadeite PotBig Unglazed Pot4 hours4200 G