4 Coil Pottery Techniques

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  • Improve your coil pottery techniques, this video covers four critical techniques to coil pot making.
    - Bonding coils
    - Pinching consistently thin walls
    - Refining the shape
    - Smoothing the rim
    Get more in-depth training on coil pottery making with my online master class "Coil Pottery Making 101" follow this link for details: ancientpottery.how/courses/co...
    Here is the link to purchase a gourd scraper: ancientpottery.how/product/go...
    📖 CHAPTERS
    0:00 4 common problem areas in coil pottery
    0:52 Bonding coils to your pot
    3:58 Pinching consistently thin walls
    9:16 Refining the shape of your pot
    13:23 Smoothing the rim
    \\ Lots more information including video based lessons are available on my website at ancientpottery.how
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  • @zaphir127
    @zaphir127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This channel is a diamond in the rough on youtube. Never give up Andy! you inspire me every time you post. Not only to be a better person, but to know more about our ancestors. I cannot thank you enough!

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I appreciate that very much. Thanks!

  • @zsofi113
    @zsofi113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The video quality on this deserves recognition

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a lot, I try.

    • @pascalbaryamo4568
      @pascalbaryamo4568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The quality of teaching on this guy deserves recognition

  • @joseeugeniofariaalvim9974
    @joseeugeniofariaalvim9974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You said things that I've been saying to my students for so long. You validated my work here in Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Thank you so very much. A fan already. Eugenio Alvim

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, I approach you watching.

  • @williamwarner6036
    @williamwarner6036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Hand building" generates an aesthetic that is attractive because of consistency of form which tends to be the "target in the sky" of humans. But, also, if consistency is achieved too well (in either build or finish/painting) it produces a sterile, "machine-like" quality that actually has a lower value for many people. I would submit that the amazing variety in design and form coupled with "slight inaccuracies" is exactly why we value prehistoric native American pottery and their accurate reproductions. Your works hit that elusive happy sweet spot of "wow that is well made" without having a "mass produced by molds and machines" look, and it is those slight inconsistencies in an overall "consistent on average" appearance that draw my eye to this endeavor. Of course, only a few people (often using technology that is modern) can get to a technical level that goes too far to the "machine look," and most of us are still struggling to try to get to the sweet spot of "consistent enough," which is why your videos are so appreciated. Keep up the good work!

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So true, I talked about this when I filmed this video but cut it out so the video didn’t get too long. I could probably make a whole video on that subject. Thanks.

  • @merissahyltonart
    @merissahyltonart ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So glad I subscribed to your newsletter and YT channel - your videos are great!

  • @margaretsmith8066
    @margaretsmith8066 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great teaching. Thank you

  • @oldreprobate2748
    @oldreprobate2748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you. Love your class here.

  • @AncientPottery
    @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Let me know if you have any coil techniques you want to share by commenting below.

    • @samanthamiller2613
      @samanthamiller2613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have one maybe turning the pot more moveable when you are turning.

    • @stephaniemorris7574
      @stephaniemorris7574 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know this is not related to your question, i am new to pottery,, but I'm wondering what Clay you use. My clay always seems too wet to maintain the correct shape. Thanks in advance for any advice

  • @Kylbir
    @Kylbir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree that learning to get a feel for how thick/thin the walls are just through touch makes a big difference on making good looking pots. The other video you referenced, the 4 tips one, helped me and my co-potters improve quality and speed more than anything else I’ve seen on TH-cam so far. Thanks Andy for the great videos.

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are welcome I’m glad it helped.

  • @lorenzov.a4603
    @lorenzov.a4603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks! Your videos are just amazing! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

  • @sergeyb7761
    @sergeyb7761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for sharing the skills and knowledge. The explanations are really clear and brilliant.

  • @wunwun3708
    @wunwun3708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "It's what works for you" - such helpful advice for beginners like me! Thank you Andy!

  • @c4t_l0vr57
    @c4t_l0vr57 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you! I was struggling in ceramics for a while but I'm doing better thanks to you! Your videos are great, persevere! :D

  • @deneaston123
    @deneaston123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for the great tips! I’ve been away from my pottery for a couple of years, this was excellent review.

  • @carol07643
    @carol07643 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great lesson!

  • @Somebuffguy
    @Somebuffguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for being good at explaining things

  • @julienicholson3724
    @julienicholson3724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love watching your videos because you explain why it should be done this way

  • @jabeenirfan8218
    @jabeenirfan8218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for sharing your skills.

  • @fredsnava
    @fredsnava ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vídeo!!!!!

  • @myfairytreasures
    @myfairytreasures 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this video, so informative and is going to make a big difference. I’m about to make my first coffee mug with your instruction. I’m so happy I found this channel. I knew there was a way to make pottery without an expensive kiln and wheel. The Natives did it so I knew it was possible. Thank you for all of these awesome videos.

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad you are enjoying my content, I am glad I could help you. Keep watching!

  • @grenade8572
    @grenade8572 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I want to begin pottery and coiling seems to me a great start, as it doesn't require a lot of tools. I watched numerous videos, and yours is the most complete I could find. You have a new subscriber and, pretty please, keep teaching !

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you, I appreciate that. My goal is to make coil pottery easily accessible to all.

  • @samanthamiller2613
    @samanthamiller2613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video and this was helpful to our teacher and our other students.

  • @glynnphillips9703
    @glynnphillips9703 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much

  • @angelamariatorres2085
    @angelamariatorres2085 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very Good class!! Thank you!!@

  • @francesluck6597
    @francesluck6597 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful, many thanks sir.

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

  • @bishnur3768
    @bishnur3768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love your work From Nepal ❤️

  • @emmaroe9042
    @emmaroe9042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this I wanted to improve my coiling since it kept crumbling. Thank you

  • @rad5591
    @rad5591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i love how you say doobily doo

  • @user-rt6xp7jz4q
    @user-rt6xp7jz4q 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid, I am subcribing !!

  • @rutilopata8294
    @rutilopata8294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful teacher🌹love your mastery and modesty🙏🏻✨🕊

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!

    • @ehernandez2726
      @ehernandez2726 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree! Kudos and thank you! Your channel is a gem and super informative. Glad to have found you on my ceramic journey! In addition to your instructional vids, I especially enjoyed your "Ideas From the Ancient Southwest" video - meaningful inspiration and opened a path of inquiry for me.

  • @sumdumbmick
    @sumdumbmick ปีที่แล้ว +2

    when working on a rim the only way I trim off material is by pulling my thumbnail over the surface, collecting the small amounts of clay there, which I can then quickly and easily apply back into low spots just by wiping off my nail into those areas.
    in this way you don't really need any tools, and you're not constantly fidgeting around with removing and adding clay from a scrap pile.
    this works well w/ high and low spots on the body of the pot, too. if you have a bit of a lump in one spot and a little depression in another spot, just scrape down the lump with your thumbnail and then wipe that off into the low spot. then run a moist fingertip over both spots to smooth them over and get a sense of how well it worked.
    your fingernails are naturally good scrapers, and the motion you use for scraping with your thumbnail is identical to what you'd use for a scraper tool anyway, so it's a good thing to keep in mind.

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great tip, thanks for sharing! I sometimes use the edge of a serrated blade in a similar manner to smooth rims.

  • @cherylhager6065
    @cherylhager6065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice!

  • @clairebradbury11
    @clairebradbury11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for another very helpful video. I would be interested to see the base of the pot and how you finish it. Thanks.

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I show the base and further refinements in my latest video, check it out.

  • @user-xl2dv5no8o
    @user-xl2dv5no8o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Спасибо! Прекрасные видео и отличная работа. Это именно то, что я искал.
    Теперь придется отбросить лень и выучить английский язык, чтобы в точности понять то, о чем Вы рассказываете.

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching. Where do you live?

  • @Kat-fq9de
    @Kat-fq9de 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this very informative and hands-on video!!! Could you tell us what your pot is resting in while you work on it? It looks like a clever alternative to a banding wheel. Thanks again!

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is a "puki" which is traditional here in the American Southwest. Here is a video made all about pukis th-cam.com/video/HjxBd-EZ54s/w-d-xo.html

  • @robsmith6961
    @robsmith6961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THANKS ALL GREAT INFORMATION, YOU ARE A NICE GUY TO GIVE THIS INFORMATION UP AT NO FEE, LOOKING FOR THE BOOK ...THANKS ANDY

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome, I need to get cracking on the book for sure.

    • @robsmith6961
      @robsmith6961 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trying my first big seed pot yesterday ...oh boy .Clay is fun. ROB

  • @habibfauyan881
    @habibfauyan881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice 👍

  • @janysouza7836
    @janysouza7836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incrível gostei demais

  • @joshuabradshaw1450
    @joshuabradshaw1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just hit subscribe, thank you sir👍

  • @siiiriously3226
    @siiiriously3226 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely video! I found it very helpful. You inspired me to start pottery again. I binge watched many of your videos the last days and today i went to the art store and bought 10 kilos of clay. I also talked to my father about sourcing some wild clay locally in the near the future. wohoo! and now i gonna search some germanic anciet pottery finds for inspiration and then attempt something my ancestors might have used.
    thank you very much! ( i try not to get too attached to the piece, before it is fired... :´D) greetings from Austria

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  ปีที่แล้ว

      I am glad I could inspire you, have fun with the mud!

  • @HALLTOM
    @HALLTOM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a suburb teacher!

  • @spitrock33
    @spitrock33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you talk some more about the drying of the base before adding a coil

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sometimes the clay is too soft and floppy, waiting for it to dry a little will allow the clay to firm up. This is especially useful when building large pots.

  • @thehappypotter9612
    @thehappypotter9612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Andy, a bit off the topic - do you warm up the shards as well with the pots before you put them in the fire?

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No I don't but it probably isn't a bad idea to get the most life out of my cover sherds.

  • @paleotrekker402
    @paleotrekker402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    how difficult you say a canteen would be for a beginner to do?

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A canteen is a very completed shape, definitely for more of an advanced student. I should do a video on making canteens.

  • @-succulentplant-joan
    @-succulentplant-joan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍💕💕💕💕👍

  • @denismiller7516
    @denismiller7516 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is a doubly do all I can find is coffee mugs and tee shirts

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's above the merch, where it says "40,270 views Sep 16, 2020 Improve your coil pottery techniques, this video covers four critical..." Click the "show more" link there

  • @oddlyspecific186
    @oddlyspecific186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    doobly doo

    • @AncientPottery
      @AncientPottery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe Wheezy Waiter invented that one.