Attaching Clay Handles to Bowls

Video Transcript

"Okay, so I've actually let this handle set up a little while so it'll be a little bit firmer than when it first came out of the extruder. You still want it to be malleable, pliable. And then I'm just going to cut this about 5 to 6 inches. This is going to be for my two piece condiment dish. And the first thing I want to do is take my scoring tool. And I like to put my handle this way on one side, on the inside of one bowl and on the other inside of the other bowl. So I'm going to score on this interior corner and then I'm going to do the same thing here. And next we want to take the handle itself and score on the inside. Score again here on this inside. And now we can take this handle and set it in place and once you've got it there you can just push, you can pinch together because we do have this wall to pinch against. And then you just want to smooth the edges with your finger so that you don't see any of that scoring sticking out and that you have a nice clean connection. And lastly you just want to take your sponge and smooth over that handle and position it exactly where you want it. Now we can let this piece dry. And now I'll show you how I do my handles on my 3 piece condiment dish."