Thank you so much! I hope you get inspired to make one yourself!

Please do! It's realy fun, some small planning beforehand, but the carving is so fun! Cheers from old, cold Finland!

Yes! You are so right! I started making my tools with a knife and a jigsaw, when I actually found them better than massproducerad ones, I stepped up to a beltsander etc. The best tool by far is the one I make out of old window wipers. Check that out Dean, if you haven't yet. Cheers from dark old Finland!

Thank you so much Amanda! Pinchning gives you so many possibilities! If I don’t know what to make, I usually start by pinching and see what it turns out tobe. Cheers from a dark, cold Finland

Thank you for you kind words! I hope your new year has started in the best possible way! Cheers from a deark, cold Finland!

@@Skans-Gustav Hej Gustav! God fortsättning på jul och Nyårsfirandet! Ja, jag vet , problemet är att nå de höga temperaturerna som behövs. För att skröjbränna lera krävs ca. 850-900 grader, då förvandlas leran till keramik. Annars är det fortfarande lera som kommer att blötas upp. Så svaret är tyvärr njae, det räcker troligen inte. Ifall du har någon bekant ketamiker eller kurslokal med brännugn i närheten, borde det vara ganska lätt att få med en pizzasten i skröjugnen. Hoppas du hittar en lösning! Hälsningar från andra sidan Östersjön! Mvh Mika

No Susan, it’s not! Look up my longer video on my channel. It might look like the rim is coiled but it is clay from inside the pot that has stacked up . Merry Christmas from a snowy cold Finland!

Thank you Emma! Yes, I know, I should use better masks… I recommend you trying both bisque fired and only dry, not even burned crayons. I hope you have a lovely Christmas time! Cheers, Mika in Finland!

Thank you Gisela! Yes, it’s a good way to calm down from all the last minute stuff before Christmas. I just wish I had even more time to create. Have a lovely Christmas Gisela!

@@helenscott4698 Hi Helen! No, I haven’t! I have to check out people glazing with milk, it’s totally new for me! Cheers from a cold Finland!

Oh Thank you Helen for watching! It’s half past ten at night here now, the first day of my new lantern, and it is burning beautifully outside where I first lit it! Cheers from Finland!

@clayeasy we are getting 8 hours of heavy snow tonight, apparently. In England. Maybe I'll build a snow lantern :)

@@helenscott4698 please do! Or maybe a bunch of snowmen in the street.. ❄️😀 We did also get more snow today and more will fall later this week..

Thank you so much Michelle! Yes, it was also a fun project! I might make more of them.. Cheers from old cold Finland!

I've always heard pinch pot ☺️ very cool video! Stay warm up there 💜

@ Thank you so much! Yes, I try to get it in my head, but sometimes I still use ”pinching pot” even though I should know it by now. About -2 below zero hete right now, so it’s kind of cozy inside.. Nice to hear from you again! Enjoy November! Cheers, Mika

@@RhondaRMR Hello there Rhonda! If there is a lot stuck to the stone, I use a knife and gently scrape it away. The rest will be gone when you pre-heat it the next time. Cheers from Finland, almost winter here

Hello! I use an electric kiln, preprogrammed. I think cone 09 or 010 is close to 900 * celsius. Still the best results are with just dry, unburned crayons. Good luck!

For the crayons I only use water when mixing. After painting on, I use a clear glaze or sometimes white glaze. Some oxides reacts great with white glazing. Cheers from a cold Finland!

Hi there! I think you can, but I have not tried it. Be careful if you try, the porcelain might clog and it might blunt the knives. Cheers, Mika

Hello there! The clay I use is a Stoneware clay that I buy from my supplier. Stoneware is perfect for outdoors, because its burning temperature is higher than earthenware clay. I burn it in a kiln on 1250 degrees C. Cheers from Finland!

@@elsaa1386 Thank you! No wax, but it is great to be two persons. One pouring and one rotating the plate while glazing. Cheers from Finland!

@@R19P82 Yes, it would have been an idea! It is so important that the clay isn’t too wet, nor to dry. Maybe I’ll use a paddle next time.. Cheers from Finland!

@@TONDANO-09 Thank you, Panipi for watching!

@@TONDANO-09 Thank you! Cheers from Finland!

Thank you Kate for watching! Have a great October!

@@kirsihamalainen5447 Kiitos Kirsi! It's now outside in the garden, mutta kohta hirviö muuttaa sisätiloihin talveksi. Terveisiä Pietarsaaresta!

Thank you! It was only luck. I poured the glazing on the pot and didn’t get it even on all sides. The orange tint is a spot where the layer is thin so the color of the clay shows better. I like it too! It suits the tree so well. Cheers from a Finland where the nights are below zero! 🥶

Yes, I thought of that. Nice LED- light sources around these days. Woke up to the first morning below zero today. Fall is def. Here! Cheers,🎉❄️

@@clayeasy my goodness! I wish it would cool off around here. we've been close to a hundred. You stay warm, and I'll try to stay cool 💜

Thank you Mark for your kind words! I’m sorry to say, but I don’t sell right now, too much going on. Maybe you can make it yourself? If you take three pictures; one from the front, one from the side and one from the back, it’s easier to get the right proportions.. Cheers from a warm fall here in Finland!

Yes he is! He is growing, so now he is probably as big as he will be. Cheers!

Hello Gabriel! No, I don’t think it will survive. I use common juniper, grown in Finland, but it is hard for me to keep it alive. I have most success with European Larch. Still learning! Cheers from Finland!

Thank you for watching! It would be lovely to see your finished work ! Cheers from Finland!

@@bf5434 Thank You for watching and commenting! I look forward to seeing your work! This hare or rabbit is just one of the different things you can do by using the same technic. I often start by making a pinch pot and after that wonder what to make out of it. Cheers from a great summer here in Finland!

Thank you for your kind words! .. and yes, I think you answered your own question! I think the best way for your project might be to build by pinching a base, and building with coils from there. It’s easier to have control of the shape and the drying aswell. You can add coils little by little, use a hair drier if you want to speed up the drying etc. I usually cover the rim with a piece of plastic so that it is easy to add new coils, even if the rest of the pot starts drying. Remember to slip and score! It would be lovely to see your work! Cheers from Finland!

@@clayeasy I made a start today with the pinch base and then started adding coils. The bottom started slumping a little, so I’ve sat it in a bowl to support the base while it sets up, covered it in plastic and will play again tomorrow. Thank you again for your help and I will get back to you with a pic if it works!

Thank you for your comments! I have not tried with other clay bodies, because all recepies on crayons that I found are made up of almost the same ingredients /proportions as porcelain clay. It might work! Cheers from Finland!

Thank you Jessica! It was actually fun to make it. The stains I used are just plain white and black cause the clay I use is a little bit too brown and sometimes I've noticed that the white glaze by it self will not cover perfectly. So it was just to be sure that white will be white and black really black. Both are of course suitable for stoneware Cheers from a lovely summer in Finland!

@@CosyCeramicSheila Thank you Sheila! Cheers from a wonderful summer here in Finland

@@clayeasy here in the Netherlands a very wet summer..... Cheers too Skol You are welcome

@@CosyCeramicSheila I hope you get some sunshine between the showers too!

@@clayeasy yes we have sunny days too and the temp is good. Its summer. Unfortunately it always to short here. Counts for you as well.... Have a good day 👋

@@HarusaiBonsai Thank you! Cheers from Finland!

@@HarusaiBonsai Thank you so much! Some pots are still empty, others have a tree in it.

@@clayeasy It would be great to see those planted pots in some future videos.

@@HarusaiBonsai they might show up!

@@julieannsmithart Thank You, Julie Ann for watching! Its always nice to get comments and questions etc. Cheers from Finland in full summer!

Thank you so much! Cheers! ☀️

Thank you Fizzgig! Yes, I like the final result too. It seems that I have to make a new one, got an order from a friend.. Cheers from Finland/ Mika

@@friedfish69 thank you! I’ll try to remember that. There are probably more words and sayings that I use in wrong places and prounounce wrong. Wedge is maybe a better word than knead when talking about clay? Cheers from Finland!

☀️ Thank you so much! Yes, I think the glazing made this moon nice! Enjoy July! ☀️☀️😎

Thank you again Jeff! Yes, this is one of my favourite home-made ones. The glazing is always the biggest questionmark. We share a kiln and have a lot of different glazes. The temperature and clay reacts sometimes in strange ways, so the outcome is not always what I want. This one was great! Cheers, Mika!

Thank you Jeff! This pot sits outside in the garden now with a 🎄 in it! I’d love to see your pot if you make one! Cheers from midsummer here in Finland with only 2 hours of darkness right now!

@@clayeasy Used to live in Alaska. Traveled around a lot for work. Even in Panhandle there was only 4-5 hours of semi dark periods. Much further north ZERO. Yes when I make one I’ll try to remember to send a photo your way.

yes you are absolutely right! 27.55lb is almost too much, but I had to try it anyway. I was in a hurry so I cheated with the wedging. Cheers from a nice summerday with chances of rain ⛅

​@@clayeasy what a massive project! Congratulations on your success! That's quite an accomplishment!

Thank you! Yes, we've learned that after a few resipes! It's soo good though!

Hi there Gail! and thanks for your comments! Yeas, I missed showing it all.. But there is no coiling in this! When I pull up the clay from the inside it builds up like this sausage close to the rim. It's probably because I worked more on pulling on the inside than on the outside. I'm sorry I didn't show the whole process, but if you look at the first part of this video ( at between 6 and 7 minutes into the clip) you can see how this clay builds up at the rim. Here is a link to the first part: www.youtube.com/watch? v=GcV2z_do5_o&ab_channel=EasySculptingChannel Thank you for letting me know, I kind of missed thinking about showing the whole process.. I will soon make an even bigger pinch pot, then I'll speed it up and will not leave out any parts of the work. Promise that you look at it then and give me a comment? Cheers from a lovely summer here in Finland!

Hi there! I have the same problem, I have tried but sltill not found any good way. I’ve experimented mixing with porcelain and let it dry, but I need something more to bind it all together. I might try with beeswax or something like it. It seems to be hard to find great home made crayons.. Good luck in your search, and let me know if you find any! Cheers from a great summer here in Finland!

@@clayeasy Thank you! Hopefully we can find a solution! I was thinking wax too, maybe even just store bought crayons? Greetings from America 🇺🇸