Potters like to work with clay that is sufficiently malleable to mold into shape yet is firm enough to hold the shape once it has been formed.
Podnieks vislabprātāk strādā ar tādu mālu, kas ir pietiekami padevīgs, lai to viegli varētu veidot, bet reizē pietiekami stingrs, lai saglabātu tam piešķirto formu.