How to Make a French Butter Dish
In this post, an excerpt from In the Potter’s Kitchen, Sumi von Dassow shows how to throw a French butter…
How to Add Character to a Plate by Altering and Splitting the Rim
The things that separate good pots from great pots are often very subtle. They are the little details that might…
How to Whack Flat Planes into Your Wheel Thrown Pottery
Paul Linhares was introduced to paddling work when watching Yixing teapot makers use paddles to skillfully shape clay slabs into…
Successful Tips and Techniques for Raku Firing
We get a lot of questions from readers about the raku firing process. I think raku firing intrigues many a…
How to Save Kiln Shelves with Wadding and Cookies
It happens to every potter: an unexpectedly runny glaze ruins not only the pot, but the kiln shelf too! In…
How to Ensure Proper Cup and Saucer Fit
I love making forms that go together, like salt and pepper sets, or cups and saucers. It is a fun…
How to Change the Mechanism in a Kiln Sitter
If you’re looking to purchase a kiln, you can often find great deals on older used models online. Most older…
How to Make Ceramic Cheeseboards
Just like we do every Thanksgiving in America, today we are sharing a food-related project. This one centers around one…
How to Use a Chum to Trim Mugs from Top to Bottom
If you’ve ever wanted to trim a pot from the top to the bottom, but the lugs attaching the pot to the…