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Making Clay Coils by Hand
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Clay Extruder Tips
Cleaning a Clay Extruder
Making a Clay Coil Base
Making a Clay Coil Wall
Paddle Shaping Clay Molds
A Clay Bowl Mold
Finishing a Clay Bowl Mold
Torch and Flip Bowl Mold
Clay Coil Base Making Tips
Clay Coil Wall Making Tips
Smoothing Clay by Throwing
Shaping Clay with a Rib
Making a Clay Coil Handle
Summary: Clay coils can be made by hand or with an extruder to be more precise. Learn how to make a clay coil base by hand from a pottery expert in this free video clip.
Emily Owen was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Owen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a bachelor's of Science from the University of Texas in Austin with a total of 180 hours...read more
"Now, the first thing I'm going to show you is a basic cylinder using a turntable. It's important to have something, if you're trying to make something round to have something that spins.Now, the first thing I'm going to do is just put a little bit right down in the middle and then coil it around on itself and press that down. Add another coil. Now, I'm going to take my wooden knife and I'm going to smooth those connections together. And, once you've got that as a nice even pad that's connected really well you can spin this turntable and holding your needle tool directly in one spot not moving your needle tool just continue spinning that turntable. And, what this is going to do is give you a perfect circle to start with. Remove the excess and now you've got the base for the cylinder that you're going to build up with coils."
eHow Article: Making a Clay Coil Base
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