Video: Clay Hole Cutting Tips

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After the final clay toothbrush holder form is created and torched the final step is to cut the holes where the toothbrushes will sit. Learn how to do this correctly from a pottery expert in this free video clip.

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So, now that this flange is dry enough to work with, I'm going to take my hole cutting tool and these are sold commercially. All it is though, is a pipe that is cut on end so that you get a perfect circle when you make your cut, but it's also got a nice, sharp point to start the incision. And, I just take this, and I take the pointy end and start to push it in, I gently twist this and I also support this edge, as I do this, to help try to keep it from warping. And, once you've been able to twist that all the way around, you can take it right out and it takes a perfect circle out of the edge. And, then just, if you want four hole for toothbrushes, put in four, put in however many you want. I like to make it symmetrical. And, it's just as easy as that. And, there we go.

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Clay Hole Cutting Tips

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