How to Finish a Clay Pot by Expert Village

So now all of our handles, our knobs, everything is on our casserole. It's already been undercut when I threw it on the wheel, so it's complete. Now I just have to cut it off the bat. Take your wire tool, hold it down really firmly against the bat, and... Read More »

Clay Torching Tips by Expert Village

Okay, with something this wide that I've just thrown, when I left up this bat, it's going to bend the lip a little bit. And I don't want that to happen. I want this to remain very round. So my way of dealing with that is to torch the pot to make it a... Read More »

Clay Toothbrush Holder: Create Bottom Flange by Expert Village

So the first thing I'm going to do, is I'm going to take my right thumb, right up against the wheel head, and slide it towards, oops, piece of clay came off, so I'm going to go ahead and just pull that right out of there. I'll be able to fix this, re... Read More »

Removing Pottery from the Wheel by Expert Village

In this clip we're going to show you how to remove your piece of pottery from the wheel. I have my wire tool here and there's two things I'd like to show you. I've thrown my pot on a bat, which is using bat pin, so I can take my piece of pottery off the... Read More »

Torch Vase Base by Expert Village

So once you have the base of your vase about as thin and in the shape that you think you want it, go ahead and take your torch and get that going. Turn the wheel rather slowly, kind of, well, maybe a medium speed, and then hold the flame up to the pot... Read More »