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How a Handmade Pottery Cup is Made from Beginning to End - ASMR Version

Florian Gadsby via YouTube

Overview

Experience the soothing process of handcrafting a pottery cup from start to finish in this 24-minute ASMR video. Follow along as a skilled artisan demonstrates each step, including weighing and wedging clay, throwing the cup on a wheel, trimming, handle-making, glazing, and firing. Observe intricate techniques like using a chuck for rim adjustments and the precise timing of kiln reduction. Gain insights into the entire pottery-making workflow, from raw clay to finished stoneware coffee cups, complete with relaxing sounds of the craft.

Syllabus

- Weighing out 200 gram lumps of clay
- Wedging clay
- Throwing coffee cup
- Trimming the cup using a chuck
- Pulling handle blanks
- Discussing this approach to handle pulling
- Wrapping handle blanks for a days work
- Pulling coffee cup handle
- Using a chuck to fix any distortion in the rim
- Packing the bisque kiln
- Waxing coffee cups
- Glazing cups
- Cleaning up glazed cups
- Packing the gas kiln
- Firing the gas kiln
- Initiating reduction at 850ºc
- Unpacking the kiln
- Sanding cups bases
- Finished pots and coffee cup examples

Taught by

Florian Gadsby

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