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Throwing a New Idea - Bowls with Indented Rims

Florian Gadsby via YouTube

Overview

Watch a 20-minute pottery video demonstrating the creation of a new bowl shape with an indented rim. Follow the entire process from throwing clay on the wheel to the final gas-fired product. Learn techniques for indenting the rim, trimming, glazing, and firing in a reduction kiln. Observe the bisque firing, waxing, and finishing touches like sanding the base. Gain insights into the equipment used, including Rohde pottery wheels and kilns. See the finished bowls and understand the clean-up process in this comprehensive pottery tutorial.

Syllabus

- Introduction and throwing bowl
- Indented the rim
- Trimming the bowl
- Turning the rim
- Bisque firing the kiln to 1000ºc
- Waxing the bowls feet
- Glazing the bowls
- Cleaning up the glazed surface
- Packing the gas kiln
- Firing the gas kiln in reduction to 1290ºc
- Unpacking the kiln
- The finished bowl!!
- Sanding the pots base
- A couple of photographs of the finished pieces
- Clean up

Taught by

Florian Gadsby

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