SIMON LEACH . tips on kneading clay

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[meggawatts]

Hey Simon I am building a wheel and kiln for my mom who wants to start pottery im already to show it to her but i forgot the clay where do you get your clay from great vid

[sleachpots]

Hi - I get my clay from Valencia , here in Spain. I suggest you contact your 'local' pottery supplier - I think you are from North America !? SL

[smathewspots]

Simon - You mention at the end of the video that the clay is now ready for balling up. Do you cut this wedged clay up into smaller pieces, i.e., for a group of smaller mugs or bowls. I have been weighing and wedging individual balls which can be rather tedious. How do you prepare your clay for throwing twenty or so mugs? Thanks for the videos.- Skip Mathews

[sleachpots]

Hi Skip

Knead the clay first about 100 times, then ball it up by tearing with your hand from the main lump 30 or so balls.Try to get the weight right as near as you can then add or take away bits, finally smack it all together .Herein lies a problem - if you have lots of small bits you smack-trap air back in the lump. Answer have few bits ! Keep practicing !

SL

[Marihani]

You do the spiral wedging much more open than my teacher does. I am going to try your method when I get back to my workshop! Thanks for sharing!

[sleachpots]

welcome SL

[michirhythm]

I am still watching all of your videos, but I am curious to see you make your own clay. and how long you wait before you knead it to use on the wheel. I have found that I have to wait at least a week or two before my clay feels right to use.

[Eagle7913]

You dont need to knead it like the spiral for coil pots. You can do the bull head witch i think is way eaiser. Spiral wedging is more for throwing on the wheel.

[rosiehewitt]

Hi Simon, do you need to knead clay for slab work and coil pots? I went to a class recently and we didn't knead it. When you are working it anyway and rolling it out etc would that do the job of removing the air bubbles? Is there any other reason to do it? Does all clay need kneading before using? Thanks, Rosie

[angeldetierra]

Muy buen video, ¿como haces para que no se pegue la masa de la superficie de la mesa?

[jbridge337]

Hi, just to clarify my question, on the way down into the table, is the right hand pushing with as much force as the left, or more or less force?

Also, when you show the right hand you seem to suggest that it is actively folding the right side of the clay, is this accurate, or is it just pulling the clay up for the next press into the wedging table?

Sorry, I'm sure this is much easier to learn with hands on assistance. Thank you.

[jbridge337]

Hi, thanks for the videos.  What, if anything is your right hand doing?