Video: Clay Score and Slip Tips

Scoring and slipping is a technique that clay experts use to attach slabs of clay to one another. Learn how this is done in this free video clip on clay molding.

Video Transcript

Now, I've taken all four of my side walls and I've flipped them onto their backside so that the leaves are facing the bottom here. And, they're all facing the same direction where the slits are all at the same side. So, now I'm going to moisten the top edge of one piece. And, taking my scoring tool which has multiple needles. You can use a regular needle tool, you're just going to have to do a lot more scratching. So, it's really nice to have one of these. Make some cuts and them take your slip again and just put a little layer of that on there. It's going to act a little bit as a glue. It's going to help bond these pieces together, because they are leather hard. So, they do need a little bit of extra moisture and that'll do that. So, then you do it on the top edge and then also on the side edge of the same piece. Get them really well scored and slipped. The gooier they are the better they're going to stick together. So, you're going to need to do that to all four pieces before you move on to putting it together.

Clay Score and Slip Tips

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