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Lidded Vessel Pottery Clay Preparation
Tools for Making Lidded Vessel Pottery
Making Pot Lids
Wheel Wedging & Centering Clay on the Pottery Wheel
How Much Clay You Need to Make Pot Lids
Compressing Pot Lids on the Pottery Wheel
Sizing a Pot Lid to the Pot
Removing a Pot Lid from the Hump
Throwing a Pot Off the Hump
Opening Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Compressing the Bottom of a Pot on the Pottery Wheel
Throwing a Lidded Vessel on the Pottery Wheel
Shaping a Lidded Vessel on the Pottery Wheel
Removing a Pot from the Hump
Trimming a Pot Lid on the Pottery Wheel
Pulling a Clay Handle for a Pot Lid
Attaching a Clay Handle to a Pot Lid
Pulling Clay Decorations for a Lidded Vessel
Attaching Clay Decorations to a Lidded Vessel
Adding Finishing Touches to a Lidded Pottery Vessel
Summary: A ceramic pot lid should be sized according to the size of the clay pot. See how to size a pot to the pot lid 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
"Alright, now that we've got this basic shape of the lid, you want to go start making it the proper size. So, it's about, about like that size there. I want to take some of this off, I don't it. Put this piece of clay over here. I might want to use it for something later. So right now I'm just sizing up the lid. And, it's about the right size there. I'm going to come in with this. Really square it up to this lid. Just nice and proper, inside the pot. Alright. Flip it back. Check it. It's looking good. Now I'm going to come back and make the top of the lid."
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