Video: Making Clay Pot Sides

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Making a plant pot out of clay can be very detailed but also a lot of fun. Learn how to create the sides of a plant pot from a clay expert in this free video clip.

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So, you want to do three more exactly like this. And, then you want to take your larger template and cut out the base square. But, in addition to that base square which I'm not going to decorate that's just the bottom. So, it's just going to stay just like that. You also need the pieces that are the pan for the water. Now, if you've cut out templates that are exactly the right length then you can just lay them on there and cut them out. But, if you've just got two squares you can still make your base pieces. What I do, is I lay the square on there and I cut down this way. And, then I scoot it over a quarter of an inch. Because, remember we needed an extra quarter of an inch for these. And, then I cut around the rest of the square. Now, in order to get a really nice even piece I just lay a ruler on top of there. You can use anything that's consistent all the way across and just cut that right out. And, so these will be the pieces that we attach as the base. So, those two would be examples of that. And, then you need two more. So, you need four of these four of these and one of these. And, then we can put it together.

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Making Clay Pot Sides

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