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Wedging Potter's Clay
Wheel Wedging Clay for Large Pots
Centering Clay for Large Pots
Opening Clay for Large Pots
Establishing the Bottom of a Large Clay Pot
Compressing the Bottom of a Large Clay Pot
Pinching the Walls of a Large Clay Pot
Throwing & Collaring Large Clay Pots
Wetting Large Clay Pots on the Wheel
Stabilizing Large Clay Pots on the Wheel
Collaring & Establishing Height
Shaping a Large Clay Pot on the Wheel
Establishing the Neck on a Large Clay Pot
Large Pot Lip Alteration on the Wheel
Altering the Outside of a Large Pot
Detail Work for Large Clay Pots
Adding Rings to a Large Clay Pot
Accessories for Large Clay Pots
Creating Ears for a Clay Pot
Attaching an Ear to a Clay Pot
Adding Clay Rivets to Large Pots
Remove Excess Water From Inside a Large Clay Pot
Touch-Up the Base of a Large Clay Pot
Trimming the Base of a Large Clay Pot
Removing a Large Clay Pot From the Pottery Wheel
Summary: Wheel wedging clay to throw large pots. Wheel potter's wedging clay using pottery wheel tips 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
"All right, so when you got this much, amount clay. You want to start off the center so as possible. So I threw this on the wheel head and when I did it hit on center. So I'm happy with that and you want to start centering your piece. Like this, you really want to have your legs locked and that funky top thing that happened during the wedging. Just start mashing it out. Like that. All the while my arms are locked in my legs and it's allowing me to really use the force of my body. Combined with my arms to really start centering this probably ten pounds of clay or so. Take off the bottom put it over there and go ahead and what I'm doing I am using the karate chopping chop, chop down there and I am dragging it up and I am going to make a giant stalagmite. All right and then you come down and all the while you're coming down your kind of folding this clay on top of this clay and just pushing it in. Come in with the force of your body and get in there. Lock your legs. Come down on the pinkie. All right and we're almost there."
eHow Article: Wheel Wedging Clay for Large Pots
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