How to - Pottery Part II

A How To Guide to pottery. For more videos visit http://www.watchmojo.com

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[yedrow]

Okay, tell me this: Have you ever thrown a hollow, closed, form? I do this quite often and it never explodes. Why would a moisture saturated air volume be more likely to explode than a moisture saturated clay volume?

[mudpieinthesky]

Hey guys, keep in mind there is more than one way to do any of these techniques. This is what is so great about the clay community...its about sharing the information that you have and finding those techniques that feel and work the best for you...Have fun and be happy:)

[kilnmaster]

ill wedge for you anytime, I will be your pug mill. ow

[ddsw1992]

air bubbles do cause problems in pottery, air trapped and then heated expand the pressure becomes too great for the piece and then the air forces its self out of the bubble and explodes. firing too fast and from wet is risky but not as bad as air being trapped in the clay

[yedrow]

It is possible that different clay makes a difference. I never score. I use mostly high quality stoneware though. I can say that I've worked with potters that scored in different ways and I don't and my handles stick better, flat out better. What I do is wet both surfaces, press well, and make sure I seal the seam all the way around. In doing pottery for my primary income I've found that wasted time means less value to my effort.

Joel.

[sunkenship79]

o_O No scoring?? 3 years of pottery of school and no one told me this! Scoring was a must! Could it maybe depend on your clay and what kind of handle you put on?

[yedrow]

Oh, I'm not angry by any means. That a thing I consider a potter's myth. I'm a production potter and that stuff is important to me and thus I assume important to others. You don't have to score the surface to attach a handle and you don't have to worry about bubbles (small ones). Just throw through them.

Joel

[sunkenship79]

I do! ^_^ This is just the technique I was more comfortable with.

I'm still fairly new at everything (I've been full-time for about 4 years now), and had no idea that this vid was gonna up on the internet with thousands of angry potters viewing it! :p

I'm learning, I'm learning- I usually don't teach.

I'd love to see some old hippie potter up on youtube explaining their craft *properly*. :)

[sunkenship79]

Hm, I was told both (air bubbles and firing too fast) could cause explosions, but I'm still a-learning! (and I did not know that this vid was gonna be up on the internet with thousands of angry potters viewing... .... )

lol.

[yedrow]

Yea, that's right, air bubbles don't cause explosions. Firing the clay to wet causes explosions and firing it too fast, but that too is a function of wetness.

Joel.