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Preparation of Clay for a Vase
Centering Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Opening Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Pulling Clay to Make Vase Walls: Part 1
Pulling Clay to Make Vase Walls: Part 2
Collaring a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
Adding Form to a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
Trimming a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
Cutting under a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
Altering a Clay Vase off the Pottery Wheel
Making Pottery Handles
Attaching Pottery Handles
Checking the Consistency of a Clay Vase
Summary: A wire tool works best to cut between a clay pot and a bat on the pottery wheel. Watch how to use a wire tool to cut between your clay vase and the bat in this free ceramics video.
Chris Cook received a BFA in ceramics and sculpture from Southern Oregon University where he studied raku, studio ceramics, stoneware, and various firing techniques under Jim Romberg....read more
"So at this point you want your nice wire tool and then like that and move it over to the left. And unlike the little, the little projects that you make on the wheel; it's better to take these vases and really just use your bat and don't, don't take them off of the bat until they are good and dry; and set up. So we're going to take this; try to take this to my work table here and just by picking it up I can tell that it’s got a good solid shape, good solid form; it's not bottom heavy, it's not top heavy and basically it's screaming at me to make it kind of square. So we should take this and clean up a little bit, and we're going to start accessorizing it."
eHow Article: Cutting under a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
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