Throwing and trimming a small closed form lidded jar

How I throw a lidded jar from one lump of clay on the potter's wheel.
I throw the cylinder and then close the top to form the lid. I use an old chopstick to push in the rim, separating the lid and body part. Next day when the clay is leather hard, I cut off the lid from the body, trim, refine and burnish the clay to give the final shape and feel.
I use red firing stoneware, it looks mustard yellow when fresh, orange red when bisque fired and dark red-brown when fired to 1200 C. The final piece will only get glaze to inside, the outside will remain unglazed, with a pleasant silky soft and warm feel when you hold it in your hand.
Timecodes:
Day one: Throwing the jar from one lump of clay
0:00 - Centering the clay on the wheel and building the cylinder shape for main body
0:55 - Closing the top to form the lid
1:41 - Pushing in the rim with a chopstick
Next day: Trimming and refining the jar
2:14 - Cutting off the lid from body and trimming the rims
3:21 Trimming and burnishing the lid
3:42 Adding chattering texture to the lid
4:28 Trimming and burnishing the bottom of the jar
5:11 Adding chattering texture to the body
5:34 The final piece - lidded jar with chattering texture
5:56 Signing off - adding my maker's mark
6:26 A final smiley :)
I hope you enjoy :)
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[@Usasangkhalok]

thanks so much

[@floresta7]

Wuauuu what a peace of art! Love it!

[@klementi-art]

I'm glad you like it :)

[@saiton3745]

Masterfully created! 👏

[@klementi-art]

Glad you think so!

[@creativeliving3455]

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

[@springbloom5940]

Its disgusting how easy that looks

[@klementi-art]

Yea, I can imagine that. I have made quite a lot of them before I had enough courage to show this. And many have ended up in a clay recycle bucket during learning. Making small is easier.

[@sylviaballard7045]

Wonderful video...thanks for posting!

[@klementi-art]

My pleasure!

[@pnelson2358]

Thanks for sharing. I did it for the first time this week. I appreciate you sharing, if you hadn't I wouldn't have given it a go.

[@klementi-art]

I'm glad it helped. How did it turn out for you!
My very fits lidded jar still stand on the kitchen shelve and holds a fine tea inside :)

[@helenangus1675]

Wow! I love your clear demonstration. Thank you for sharing.

[@klementi-art]

You are so welcome!

[@morningcoffeepottery5416]

Beautiful work!

[@BreChang]

so good!! thank you!!!

[@patricialynch4633]

excellent piece and I love your technique yes I bet you've made quite a few of these as you do it with such ease.
what is clay you use?
Never thought of this for tea thank you again Patricia

[@klementi-art]

True, all things with a lids are my favourites to make. I like them because they always give some sort of a challenge. The small ones are good to throw closed form from one piece, but the wider it gets, the more complicated it is.
The clay is red firing stoneware clay.
/ sorry I missed your comment earlier. All the best to you and thank for your kind words.

[@julianroberts7116]

That's a brilliant way to get a lidded jar mate, well done. I thought the marks you made on the sides are awful, but that's just my personal taste - the technique of making the pot with the lid is absolutely fantastic. Thank you for posting.

[@klementi-art]

Hi Julian. Well, my wife thinks the same about those marks, at least on that pot. Glad you like the technique, this way it's really easy fit. Lidded jars are my favorite things to make.

[@Jordydevries13]

Awsome little pot! May I ask what tool you used for the chattering?

[@klementi-art]

Hi Jordy. A nice small pot for holding a good tea. 😊
The chattering tool I have made myself using a brass rod from local hardware store, bent it and sharpened the chattering edge with a file, cost me few €s or so. Brass is easy to bend and has somewhat flex in it. Basically any metal you can bend and that holds somehow the shape can do the job. Hacksaw blade for instance also makes a nice tool (even better), just needs to be red hot to bend it.

[@Jordydevries13]

@@klementi-art very nice. Love the effect! Thanks for explaining. 😄

[@BreChang]

i want to see it glazed!

[@catwoolf11]

me too

[@GeorgesThoughts]

whats the tool to make the shattering marks? a piece of brass? thanks

[@klementi-art]

Hi. Yes, it's made from a brass rod that I got from local hardware store. I bent it and sharpened the tip. It has nice flex and easy to sharpen.

[@TheLAURIEB21]

How much clay was that?

[@klementi-art]

It was so long ago that I don't remember. But guessing of it's size then perhaps around half a kilo or so.