platter punch and throw with pottery wheel throwing centering "茶碗 ろくろ 陶芸ろくろ

[KerrieWarren1]

Thank you so much for this additional information! I will try this over the next week and see how I go. It is wonderful to watch your video, your throwing skills are so good... it really is very inspiring! I'll continue to tune in and keep learning here in Crossover...

[KerrieWarren1]

Wow! This is an amazing techniqe... do you cut the platter off the batt or let it dry on the batt? Thank you for sharing, I can't wait to try this! Yours in Art, Kerrie

[yakimonomaker]

@KerrieWarren1 humble thanks ! yes, i always cut the piece off the bat. i would suggest a thicker than normal wire and i usually let it dry to leather hard condition on the bat, then i flip it, but putting a bat on the rim and holding the two to flip so i don't distort the platter. this can be challenging w/ the platter weighing more than 30lbs. LOL ! many thanks ! MAHALO ! cory

[yakimonomaker]

mr sengeseth. many thanks for your comment. one key point when u punch is punching in the same place as the clay goes around. after several times practicing you should be able to do any amount of clay ! CHEERS ! thanks for watching ! c

[mrsengeseth]

That's fantastic. I am happy to see this video, I had a project in mind, but knew centering as much clay as I would need to do the project would be hard using the coning technique. I think I will go practice this and see if I can get this punching technique myself. Thanks again.

[HarmlessBystander]

I was waiting for the Japanese businessmen to come in and say, "Wii would like to play."

[einey57]

Thanks Yakinomo, i have also found if I cover the clay after the platter is made it will slow down the drying process so it will equalize.

Thanks again for your response.

John

[yakimonomaker]

@einey57 thanks i find if i cover the lip, which tends to dry faster and have a hole in the center of the plastic, this allows 'equalized' drying . allowing the center to dry first.

[LADodgerKid714]

I guess thats one way of centering lol. Great job man.

[RepunzelsTower]

you need a new sponge man



[yodizzll]

wow, not shur if its big enough

[charlemagnette]

nice great job i like it

[greenlocomotive]

吉田兄弟... nice

[seigel]

How much clay did you use?

[yakimonomaker]

@seigel i think about 12-15lbs. thanks 4 stopping thru

[yakimonomaker]

@seigel @seigel i think about 12-15lbs. thanks 4 stopping thru

[doriecronin]

Thanks very much.

[yakimonomaker]

tumalo

thank you kindly ! pls share the video w/ your ceramics buddies. this technique was taught to me by several potters. in chin lee from hongik university and nakazato sensei from karatsu.

it is possible to center very large amounts of clay without punching.

this i learned from a 90-year old potter. a possible future video. all u do is center clay in small sections, like jiggering in sections if u will. w/ sponge. coning is difficult w/ this much clay. thank you kindly !

[tumalofalls]

That's incredible! I've never seen a large platter thrown on the wheel with your unique punching technique. I was initially wondering how one earth you were going to center that very large clay body using traditional coning method without hurting yourself. Truly amazing video! Thanks for sharing.

[deedlebug54]

einey 57, notice how he keeps pushing the clay from the outside to the inside? he is compressing the clay. This keeps it from getting the S crack.

[einey57]

I'll try that thanks, John

[einey57]

The inside usually cracks when drying, how do I stop this from happening?

[yakimonomaker]

einey

the floor ? or the area from the floor to sides ?

i usually compress a lot. so i don't get any cracks.

[MatthewDLG]

@yakimonomaker would more wedging help compress the clay to prevent cracking also?

[SwGkentuckyC]

@einey57 compression and slow drying

[Boshnivay]

@einey57 compress it more.

[yakimonomaker]

the clay i was using was recycled clay, a mix of stoneware that was pugged then wedged a little.

thank you so much for viewing and your kind words of encouragement !

mahalo !

[einey57]

@yakimonomaker

This is a wonderful way to get the clay centered and working fast, but what I wish to know, is how to let the plate dry so it does not crack as has been my problem, thanks.

[yakimonomaker]

einey.

thanks for viewing.

what kind of clay are u using ? what kind of crack are u getting ? on the floor or on the lip of the plate ? pls advise.

[Dexxablue]

By the way what brand and type of clay are you using?

[Dexxablue]

What a unique method! And your piece turned out beautiful!

[bowhuntern29666]

Without really centering the clay first, how do you keep the rim even. Are you centering the rim after it is pushed out?

[yakimonomaker]

aloha bow. after punching the clay down, i hold and center the outside "cylinder" that will eventually become the rim by pushing down/squeezing the clay (keeping hands still). thanks for viewing ! aloha,c

[offcenteredpotter]

you make it ***look*** easy, but I know better! Love it. Great video.

[marcozepp]

my, that is impressive!! very enjoyable to watch too, thanks, Cory!

[colleeninhonolulu]

Cory, Great video!