Overview
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Explore the intricate process of creating handmade pouring vessels in this comprehensive 27-minute pottery tutorial. Follow along as a skilled potter demonstrates every step from throwing the body and spouts on the wheel to trimming, attaching, and firing the pieces. Learn about bisque firing, glazing techniques, and the reduction firing process in a gas kiln. Discover how to clean and finish the bases of fired pots, and witness the exciting moment when the final products are tested for pouring functionality. Gain insights into the entire pottery-making journey, from raw clay to finished stoneware, in this detailed and informative video guide.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Throwing the body
- Throwing the spouts
- Trimming the body
- Attaching the spout
- Packing the electric kiln for a bisque firing to 1000ºc
- Bonus dog content
- Waxing the bases of the pots
- Glazing the pots
- Cleaning up the glazed wares
- Packing the gas kiln
- Reduction firing the gas kiln to 1290ºc
- Unpacking the final pieces!
- BEFORE AND AFTER of the kiln load
- Cleaning the base of each pot
- POUR TEST!
Taught by
Florian Gadsby
Reviews
5.0 rating, based on 4 Class Central reviews
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It's simple and clear steps to follow also you can understand all instructions and can follow steps and start work smoothly -
ok Yes, this useful video, although it was brief, but it had important key points, it showed working with the wheel and the stages of drying and baking.
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Thank a lot for providing this course. Each and every class is very detailed and informative with clear process.
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thanks for this course it means a lot to join with this and learn tha basics pf pottery ..I was so satsified with this course and i am exec to do in real