Trimming the Foot of a Clay Bowl on the Wheel by Expert Village

Alright so since I, I know I've got more room to move; I'm just going to take a little bit more off and I'm going to make it like that. So it's got some, some stuff going on down here; I'm not going to smooth it out because I like it like that. And I'm... Read More »

Centering a Tea Bowl on a Clay Chuck by Expert Village

Alright I forgot to mention before I put this on, what you want to do when you have your piece, you want to examine it, you want to see how much clay you have to work with. You can hear it on the bottom how much clay you have, you tap it, get used to it... Read More »

Establishing a Japanese Tea Bowl on the Wheel by Expert Village

So here we go; it's not, it's not important at all really if it's centered. You want it to have that wobby shwobby is what they say, it's that organicness and I like my tea bowls to be nice and thick because I got to make it, because I'll take my tea... Read More »

Clay Pottery Trimming Tips by Expert Village

So now we're ready to trim this bowl, and if you remember earlier I said that the bottom was about a quarter of an inch. That's because I like to have just a nice, smooth curve on my bowl. Going back for a second, if you wanted to have a foot, a raised... Read More »

Clay Pottery Trimming Tips by Expert Village

Okay, so once your bowl is centered and stuck to the bat, you're going to take your ribbon tool. This is called a ribbon tool because when you start trimming, it makes a ribbon of clay just like that. And you're going to gently, you want to keep your... Read More »