How to Trim Clay Pots! Tricks, Tips, and Techniques
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2018
- This video we go through how to trim pots, we trim big bowls that I threw the day before. We go through everything from how to center the piece on the wheel, what tools to use, some basic foot shapes, and more.
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It’s actually nice to see a professional who doesn’t tap center. I center the same way. I have been able to tap center successfully, but for some reason, I just find it easier and quicker to use the pin tool. Maybe that just means I need more practice lol. But hey, if it works, it works 😆
Hola Jon, Here is another way I learned to center bowls/plates/mugs for trimming:
1) Secure a clean and dry bat to the throwing wheel. (I throw on a wheel with pins)
2) dampen bat with wet sponge to the width of the piece
3) place leather hard pot on bat, (the clay will create a little suction action while it absorbs water out of the bat. Center with light taps, moving the piece as little as possible.
4) Keep part of at least one hand on top of the piece --at all times-- to keep it from moving.
I have used this method successfully many, many times. I secure heavier pieces with wet clay or use a Griffin Grip chuck.
This is so much easier than what my instructor taught me! Ahhhhh! You've made me hate trimming less - thank you :)
I’ve made my living asa potter for an unbelievable 40 years and until recently trimmed my pots exactly as you do.but I’ve found an easier method.glue a deep foam sheet onto a bat that fits the studs on your wheel head.with the wheel spinning draw circles on the foam.place your inverted pot on the foam using the drawn rings asa centering guide.keep your spare hand on top push the pot into the foam anchoring it,and trim as normal.easy to centre,ang trim
That actually sounds like a great idea! I might have to try that out!
Your videos are great, you are inspirational and your passion for potting is infectious! Thank you from a new potter in Lincolnshire UK
Thank you, I appreciate that! keep on potting!
Your confidence is apparent. I always measure the foot depth(mm) before trimming. Thanks for sharing
Trimming is one of my favorite parts, but it also can be a pain in the butt. I made a 4 1/2 lb 9in wide bowl. I had one prior to that but I trimmed through the bottom. The new one is finished and waiting for bisque and looks AMAZING
Just starting out on my own. I really appreciate your videos for tips and tricks and a little inspiration.
Very informative. I like seeing your approach to trimming Jon. Thanks so much!
Not pottery related, but I'm originally from MN and have never seen someone surf on a lake there! That's awesome!
Good morning to you and a great week. Here in Brazil we are in the winter. After this video I am encouraging to take my clay and to work a little.
Coffee is always needed!!!
soooo helpful!!
Great resource for trimming, and the tips you add also helps me to understand. Recently moved from New Mexico to Iowa.. (Lived in MN before NM). Will be visiting Continental Clay and Northern Clay when I get up to Minnesota soon. Repainted my new studio space and almost ready to continue throwing and creating... now to get my kiln connected!
Trimming is like the second most satisfying thing as a potter
Thank you, this part was always confusing me. Greetings from Latvia! ;)
I do pottery by hand for now. I started a say a year and a half ago. All my projects of course didn’t look good due to me not have a actual wheel. I recently got a hand spin wheel so i can kinda understand how it feels and here i thought it was going to be useless but its just as useful as a actual wheel. Sure my projects wont be perfectly round and all that but i do see a huge improvement in my opinion. The trimming on the bottom is going to be hard for it being wobbly reasons but watching this and some others have helped out quite a bit.
Just came across your channel and I just love it. I’m starting out in the clay world.
Cool! Welcome and good luck in your pottery adventures!
Merci beaucoup !
Can't wait to give this a shot. You sure do make pottery so much fun.
It is sooo much fun!!
I use this method and it works great
To the two dislikes on this video - you annoyed me enough that I not only subbed but clicked the bell. I never click the bell. This guy is "Super Cool" and such good energy. Who would have to jewels to actually thumbs down him? What? It must have been accidental.
Thanks! I appreciate you defending me from the dislikes:)
Binge watch
I use foam bat and my griffin grip.
you make me wanna try to do pottery'haha
Any chance that you could do a video on pulling walls? I keep having thin spots in them and would love to learn how to do spiral designs to catch glaze better (on mugs) or really just to be able to pull a consistent wall. Thanks, love your videos!
For sure that's a great idea!
Thanks Jon, great to see how you trim. So it looks like you don’t glaze any portion of your bottom, is that right?
Of this topic but have you ever had to replace the elements in your kiln? I’m having issues with warping on my mugs with appliqués and it doesn’t happen to all of them. ,Have you had any issues with the Minnesota mugs?
As usual great video, great work,
Just wondered what clay you use, I'm usually using stoneware or raku I mostly slab build, enjoy the wake surf
ja Pedro I use stoneware, buff stoneware from Continental clay
Jon why don't you buy the griffin grip? So much easier.. grips on all your stuff just pops on your wheel
I know this question will reveal that I know nothing about working with clay….although I bought my first bag of clay today! The store recommended your channel. How do you smooth your signature once you’ve created it?
I love my pottery but the worst part for me is centering to trim. I’ll keep practicing though ❤️
Very informative! Getting something centred for trimming is something I struggle with. Also, I appreciated all the different camera angles.
How important is the sharpness of your trimming tools? Do you often need to resharpen them?
I get new tools every so often and I can always tell a big difference! I have never sharpened my tools though, could work well!
I'm a beginner in pottery, what wheel do you recommend for starting with?
Have you ever had problems with glaze sticking to the rim after trimming on the metal wheel? I was told in college to never use the metal wheel as it would cause issues with glaze sticking to the rim of the pieces?
Love it!!! Love it!! Question, when you throw a plate and don't trim it tell the clay is more dry, how do you keep from pulling the wire through the bottom of the plate, seems that the wire wants to pull up when trying to keep it under a plate..... We spend three weeks in Michigan every summer and can't stay out of the water!
Yeah that is a tough one. I will cut the plate off long before I want to move it and so it's still pretty we. Keys to plates are just drying slow, and you will have to cut it off the bat multiple times.
@@Jonthepotter got it! Thx! Love kiddo video! Super inspired to get back at after be in out of the clay for too many years!!!
What clay do you prefer to use for plates?
Tap centering is faster, makes it easy to recheck the wall and bottom thickness during trimming.
Assaf Shuval tap centering is done on a bat or on the wheel head? Thanks!
@@potterylady44 tap centering can be done on all smooth surfaces. Wheel head is the best
Assaf Shuval ohh Ok thanks!
what wheel do you use?
Silly question. When you sign the bottoms, the pin tool raises the clay up, making it rough. Do you leave it rough (from the pin tool) or do you pat it or gently sponge the roughness off the signature?
Good question, usually I will wait for it to dry and then break any small pieces from signing it, or use sand paper and sand it off. You can also gently sponge it or pat it, it all works!
Jon, you said you waxed the angled part of the foot. You don’t wax, therefore you glaze the SIDE of the foot? It doesn’t run down to the kiln shelf? I always thought I have to wax (not glaze) the side also.
Usually if the glaze is at the right thickness it will not run off of the SIDE and the angled part of the foot is good enough! Depends on how I glaze, sometimes I will clean the glaze off the side too if I think it might drip.
You can try to tap it to the right center.
I struggle with centring clay...big time! 😢
How long do you let dry before you carve? And then how long do you wait to put it in the kiln
I wait til its leather hard, between 4-8 hours, then wait til its bone dry before it goes in the kiln, another 20- 30 hours
Hi Jon! I loooove your videos 😍 Could you please make one talking about the process of drying pottery? I'm new at this and I get really nervous on how many days or weeks I have to let my pots dry, I don't want them to explode 😭 thank you, grettings from Mexico 😁
I don´t like the cluts, it's easier to trim the whole piece down to the edge without them. I've learned to wet the wheel and give the clay a tap on the top to create a vacuum. It works perfect with smaller items. you dont need anything to make the pottery stick to the wheel except water. ( havent tried it with bigger items yet, will do that soon... but it seem to work with bigger items to,
How do you know how much is safe to remove? Experience probably :-)
Definitely experience helps, also just feeling the bottom to make sure you don't go too deep.
Can you make turkish translate
Why does 7:40 sound like Africa by Toto lol