Video: Shaping a Clay Casserole Dish

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Shaping a clay casserole dish can be fun but tricky. Watch this free video clip and learn how to start the process from a clay expert.

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So now we're ready to lay in the final shape of the body of the casserole. I like to make sure that the inner wall is lubricated, but not too wet. I don't want my hands sticking, because I'm using more pressure now than I have before. And I'm going to take my rib and push it in, and my fingers will be above the bottom part of the rib so that I'm pulling up again. But I'm also compressing, and smoothing, and putting in the final shape that I was talking about earlier, where it goes out. And you want to address your lid gallery, which is what this area is called, just about every time you pull up. Make sure you're keeping it in check. You don't want it to get out of control, or get shaped a different way than you had planned. I like to put a little bit of a shoulder into my casseroles. It gives a nice place for the handle to sit. Just make sure that it's the shape that you really want. Give it a nice undercut. And then the final thing that you want to do is address this lid gallery again. You can see this looks a little wobbly, but it's not as wobbly at it looks. And then once I get that smoothed in, that will be nice and round again. And now we're ready to throw the lid.

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Shaping a Clay Casserole Dish

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