Video: Finishing a Clay Bowl Handle

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Forming a spout for a clay pot can be fun but tricky. Watch this free video clip and learn how to finish the process from a clay expert.

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So now that you've got your handle braided you want to go ahead and smooth it out and prepare it for going on the batter bowl and like I said you want to take just a moist sponge. You don't want a lot of water in there just moist enough to glide over the edges and smooth out what ever cracks might have shown up as you were braiding and then what I do is I push the braid together. To make it really tight. Now it's going to be going on the bowl like this. So what I like to do is go ahead and prepare that edge. So that when I go to attach it it is a little bit easier and I don't have to do as much work or push on the braid as much and I just tap in against the canvas here. So that, that edge gets flat and a little bit fatter so that it will be a good place to score and slip this handle on and now once I have got it in the shape that I want and I have got that edge nice and flat. I will set this handle aside and let it set up. So that I can attach it to the batter bowl later on.

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Finishing a Clay Bowl Handle

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