Method of fabricating at least a honeycomb body include drying a plurality
of honeycomb bodies, each having a multiplicity of cells arranged in the shape
of a honeycomb and having a wall thickness of 0.125 mm or less, without cracking
or wrinkling in the outer peripheral skin portion of the mold. Extrusion-molded
argillaceous honeycomb bodies may be dried by placement on porous ceramics trays,
having a dielectric loss of 0.1 or less, a porosity of 10% or more and a sectional
open area ratio of 50% or more, exposure to at least 70% humidity and simultaneous
irradiation with microwaves of 1,000 to 10,000 MHz. Alternatively, extrusion-molded
argillaceous honeycomb bodies may be dried by exposure to at least 70% humidity
and simultaneous irradiation with microwaves of 1,000 to 10,000 MHz, after which
hot air is passed through the cells of the honeycomb bodies.