38. Learning Spiral Wedging / Kneading Clay 菊練り with Hsin-Chuen Lin

[finessewes9119]

after weeks of practice I am finally seeing results. this was very helpful and this form of wedging is particularly fun.

[cdcravens]

Best video I've seen on spiral wedging... thanks very much.

[nmbilly1962]

Sir, I enjoy your videos very much! In this one I am curious about what type of table you are wedging on. I see what looks to be wood clamped onto a regular table. Most studios I have seen have some sort of cement board. The table at my community studio is too low and I would like to make some adjustments. Thanks for your advice!

[hsinchuen]

@nmbilly1962 There is no specific requirement for a wedging table as long as it absorb water. My wedging table is a sturdy table and I just place a piece of plywood on top of it for clearly showing the texture. Normally, I don't have the plywood. As to the height of the table, I prefer lower table so that when I am wedging I can use my body weight to save energy.

[zhpottery]

Hello Hsin-Chuen,

I have been watching this video a lot lately and have been making some improvements and wanted to asked if you have ever seen a difference in quality if you wedged and wrapped the cone a day prior to throwing? I read online that wedging a cone twice or doing it a day before will allow the particles to tighten and have more green-strength.

I also have tried wedging with my eyes closed to help the body "feel" the motions more and see less. It did seem to help.

Happy Potting

[hsinchuen]

@zhpottery It's called aging clay. It helps water particle to redistribute evenly around clay particle. The longer you keep the more plastic your clay will be.

[jdavis061]

great demo. I liked the different camera angles. thanks

[free2throw]

Your videos are the BEST!!

Thank you!!

[TheFriskle]

Used this video to improve my technique. I have gotten quite good at it. Definitely the best video on you tube for spiral wedging. You are such an excellent teacher!

[brandogrp]

Thank you, this was very interesting to watch - I ahve never thrown clay but you are getting me interested!

[yakimonomaker]

awesome

[ceramicartist]

Excellent instruction. Thank you!

[albpoolshark]

very smooth and great explanations :)

[DirtKickerStudio]

Thanks for the great demo.

[yongrai83]

Thank you so much!!!! After watching your spiral wedging (video #8), I really wanted to learn this skill, but I only hurt my wrist pressing too hard without proper skill. So informative and helpful!! Thank you Thank you Thank you!! :)

[ChumleyWhiplash]

Thank you so much Hsin-Chuen, I agree with the others, this is the most clearly articulated demonstration of spiral wedging I've seen -- knowing the 15 degrees turn is really helpful, and the multiple angles have relieved the roll up mystery for me!

Thanks again!

[Battlewear]

Thank you very very much Hsin-Chuen, absolutely amazing to watch, you make it look so easy.. I hope that with some practice I can get this down..

[credenza1]

Thanks, Hsin-Chuen. Very informative.

[Alyzabeth01]

This really has been the most clearly demonstrated video for spiral wedging I have seen. Thank you:)

[hobbypotter]

Wonderful demonstration of wedging, thank you so much!

[littlebigprominence]

whenever i do it. my clay like rips and cracks around the area where it spirals out... and it just dosent look good >_> our pugmill clay sucks T_T

[oldstergeek]

Best demo of wedging yet. Thank you for all you do to help those of us learning the art of pottery.

[PsychicDavidJames]

Very helpful and concise. Thanks so much for posting this.

[SharJoyC]

Thank you for the tutorial on wedging, very helpful and informative. I have never seen it demonstrated so clearly, this is great. Most of the clay I have purchased has been quite firm and takes a lot of effort wedge. I guess I just need to take the time to wet and soften it.

Thanks for posting, Sharon