How to Make a Tombo Tool on the Cheap
Just about every aspiring potter longs to make a set of consistently sized pots at one time or another. And…
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Make Your Own Hydrometer for Glazing Success
Many ceramic artists stress the importance of having glazes mixed to a consistent thickness especially when making incised ware. The…
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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…
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How to Save your Back While Throwing on the Pottery Wheel
We recently have had adjustable stand up desks made available here at CAN HQ, and it has been great! I…
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Slip Casting Ceramics Using Colored Casting Slip
Slip casting ceramics is a forming technique that has endless potential. Andrew Gilliatt adds a whole new level of…
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Techniques for Carving Clay Patterns on a Plate
There are a multitude of decorative effects you can create when carving clay, from the slip inlay technique to…
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Clay Shrinkage – How to Calculate Shrinkage Rate and Make a Shrink Rule
Clay shrinkage. Pesky clay shrinkage. Nearly every beginner with clay has had the experience of getting their first piece out…
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How to Upcycle Salad Tongs Into Pottery Tools
As clay artists, we’ve all upcycled old, out-of-use objects into useful studio tools (think credit card rib). I love repurposing…
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Three Smart and Simple Bisque Clay Hump Mold Techniques
Making your own bisque hump or slump molds is probably the easiest and most accessible way to get into mold…
