Ceramic Flower Pot Wheel Dismount

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Part of the video series: Making a Ceramic Flower Pot

Summary: Dismount a ceramic flower pot from the wheel using a sharp needle tool. Learn how to remove it safely with tips from a master potter in this free ceramics video series.

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By Chris Cook
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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

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"Alright so now we take this tool; we use the bottom end and we start removing any clay that may be down on the bottom that really doesn't need to be there. Alright; like that, take your hand on the inside of the pot, use it as a guide and get that to the bottom just like that; alright. You want to take your nice metal needle tool; really strong point here, maybe dry up the hand just a little bit. Have your wear board ready because we are going to transfer this like this; right threw the bottom right into my hand, like that all day; o.k. And you want to sit down and make like 50 of those at a time because there just too quick and too easy. Now I'm going to alter it a little bit and put some little, put some little handles here so we can hang it on the wall."