Back pain, neck pain, arm pain. After all, pottery shards don't have handles, so when digging, you have to squat and use both hands to hold the shards.
It's far more troublesome than using a shovel. Kind of like using a small spade. It's hard to imagine that just to build a wall, the excavation of the wall foundation trench would take so long, it really annoyed him.
The main issue is the absence of metal tools.
He began to ponder another question. Could pottery be used to make digging tools?
It would be heavier, but compared to squatting and digging bit by bit, it would be much easier.
Firing pottery wouldn't interfere with his work. After considering it for a bit, he decided to take action.
Anyway, the soft clay by the creek can be used for firing pottery. Make it thicker; although heavy, it would speed up work a lot.
Thickened pottery would be more solid.
Its shape resembles a shovel, but much thicker, and the edges would be sharp.
How to attach a handle?
