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The Ultimate Pottery Handle Pulling Guide
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- 1 - Introduction
- 2 - Trimming the mugs and making sure the clay is in the RIGHT condition.
- 3 - How soft should the clay that's being pulled be?
- 4 - HAND POSITIONS
- 5 - How much pressure to use & pulling the blanks
- 6 - Segmenting off the individual handle blanks
- 7 - The orientation they're attached & the desired cross-section
- 8 - Flaring out the end of the blank
- 9 - How to attach the blanks to the cups
- 10 - How to avoid two common pulling errors
- 11 - How to arch the handle down & join it to the body
- 12 - Pulling the grooves in the back of the handle
- 13 - Don't overwork the clay
- 14 - HOW TO DRY THEM PROPERLY
- 15 - How to use wax to prevent cracks
- 16 - Pulling a handle that's TOO large
- 17 - Pulling a handle that's TOO small
- 18 - Pulling a successful handle with no edits
- 19 - Trimming away smeared clay on the base & rounding the rim.
- 20 - Clean up
