Kettle-Style Pottery: Cutting Strainer Holes

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Part of the video series: How to Make a Pottery Tea Set

Summary: Cut strainer holes for a great addition to a kettle-style pottery teapot. Learn to cut strainer holes for a kettle-style pottery teapot with tips from a pottery expert in this free craft video.

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By Emily Owen
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Emily Owen was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Owen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a bachelor's of Science from the University of Texas in Austin with a total of 180 hours...read more

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"So, now on my teapots I like to have a tea catcher. So, I use a hole cutting tool which is a pipe cut on a slant so that it's got a really sharp edge. But, it makes a perfectly circular hole. And, then throughout this entire area, I'm going to cut holes and this is going to serve as somewhat of a strainer. Now, it won't catch really fine loose leaf tea. But, it will catch a teabag and it also will catch really large leaf teas. Now, these holes are going to shrink as this clay shrinks. So, they are going to be smaller than this. And, then in addition to the shrinkage, the glaze is going to add a little thickness. So, these holes are going to end up significantly smaller than they look right now. And, I'm just going to keep going all the way around this until I have holes all the way across this surface. Leaving a little bit around the edge for the place to connect the spout to the teapot."