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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: Attaching pottery handles correctly will keep them from breaking off. Watch how to attach pottery handles to clay pots and vases you have made 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 to get your scoring rib ready so you can make these connection happen. So I'm going to grab about this much clay. Cut it at an angle and you just attach it to there and there, and then do there. Alright. Throw that form back in there. Alright. I like. Check the other side. I like my little handles on my things to look like little arms. It makes my pots come alive. This is a little thick so I'm just going to thin it down. No problem. Just take a couple runs through it. You can see where it starts to pull you can see the integrity of the clay getting really messy. I don't want to mess with that just go ahead and get rid of it and pull another handle out. Spend too much time messing around with something like that and you just get frustrated. Just get rid of it. Alright we're not saving lives here. We're going to go ahead and score, score, score and then I've got to remember how much clay I cut off for the last one. Put another one on there. Attach it. Like that. With vases I like to leave those little. I'm not even going to touch it. It's done."
eHow Article: Attaching Pottery Handles
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