How to Chatter Pottery 👨‍🏫

[@stickermigtigger]

I use a short piece of bent up hacksaw blade. I bend the contact edge section to the chatter angle and the rest of the blade so I can comfortably hold the tool in a natural hand position and just let 'er bounce.

[@gaytrepagnier4098]

Now I know how to trim better. I was chattering from the start and thought I was just bad. Now I know it was Chatter. Thanks Donte.

[@cjsz6854]

The chattering tool does make it easier to chatter. I didn’t know about angling the tool. Excellent instructions as always! Thank you!

[@nancyhartshorne6491]

I would call the sound a .... Wait for it...a...chatter. 😁

[@catharinekennedy3383]

You are a very skilled teacher, even if you are seriously snarky. Nice job! Stay well

[@Compastian]

What a great video! I've mistakenly chattered on the inside of bowls, calling for more water, but I never imagined it could be so beautiful on the outside. Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge.

[@ejhstagvideos6231]

I have done this accidentally (and not well) when my pots got a little too hard to trim well. Now, I shall try to do it purposefully and when it is easier to manipulate the clay!

[@kristinemonaco6501]

Thanks so much for this instruction! I just purchased the trimming tool you're using and I love it. I now know a different way to add texture! Thanks so much for keeping your videos going during this time!

[@petersheremeta4144]

I use a tool you didn't mention; I use the tip of my right hand middle finger. It gives a softer pattern than the harsher mechanical pattern from a metal tool, and, I can also make a wave like pattern.

[@denisenoble4010]

Thanks for the tip, can't wait to try it x

[@MultimediaCowboy]

Cut thin metal strap from some shipping crates into seven inch lengths with tin shears. Hammer an inch of the tip over on a vice to just past a 90 degree angle. Hit the tip with a file. Give the length of the strip a slight arch. Adjust the angle and arch until you get the desired bounce.

[@jaxeaton939]

So what is the standard of craftman for thin walls? How thin is to thin and why or what’s a good thickness that’s worth being sold and bought

[@doreenwood3508]

You are so helpful , love your videos!

[@10001tp]

Love your potter tips and the way you say it 😉

[@marygleason1189]

Very informative tutorial!

[@erinwithryder]

Thank you for explaining chattering in details!

[@s.w.779]

You explain it well Ty👍

[@allatchernycheva9170]

Cool advises, thank you. Will try it soon.

[@rudpp1]

How long do I wait after throwing a bowl to use the chatter tool, how soft or hard does the clay have to be?

[@connecticutaggie]

Spring steel makes a great chattering tool. A great source for that is a hack saw blade. Go find that hack saw blade you threw away and now you have a great new chattering tool. You don't have a hack saw - shame on you, go to Harbor Freight right now and by a pair of blades for $2 and now you'll have a chattering tool AND a hack saw blade! This means you too Dante. Once you chatter with spring steel, you will never be the same. I know you love your Mudtools Do All; but, spring steel is better for chattering.

[@debraheimbuch7943]

Thank you! Easy to understand!!

[@michellestratman8893]

Ive seen people chatter then push out the clay more. Is that really chattering? do you need special clay for that? Thanks! You teach very well.

[@luccasribeiro9160]

You can actually do it using giffin grip on some pieces and I will explain you how: Instead of using the Giffin Grip supports to 'clamp' the piece, first you'll bring them all the way inward. Then, position your piece so that the supports are inside it. After that, open the supports, which will then press outward against the inside of the piece. Does that make sense? It works in some pieces but not all of them. It's extremely important knowing how to trim without the giffin grip! Cheers from Brazil :)

[@smitavinchurkar7623]

Can this be done without a wheel. I don't have a wheel

[@michellemccurdy3062]

Thx!

[@barbarac4138]

Nice job!

[@sinandchips]

Potter tip: Use underglaze on the chattered bisqueware and apply it on the wheel. Hsin Chuen-Lin gang anywhere??

[@EarthNationCeramics]

We gone do that in a while too :)

[@sinandchips]

Yee!

[@lizwest1939]

how dry should your pot be

[@Arweqat_alfan]

Thank you 👌👍

[@deborarinehart2120]

If you use the lowest grip Like you 'd use to trim a plate, on the Giffen Grip, it works well. Nothing gets in the way. Sorry Dante just sayin'. Thanks for the video and stay healthy!

[@EarthNationCeramics]

Naw you good :) Wait... So there is another version of the giffin grip? Is that one also $200?

[@CuSunCreations]

@@EarthNationCeramics Standard equipment. Around 6:20 on this video.kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5izcqVna8iafbM they even make shorter ones.

[@deborarinehart2120]

@@EarthNationCeramics No mine is about 15yrs old those grips came with it. Not sure when they came out at the time it was $120 and a gift so cannot complain. I recently found additional grips for it (low ones also) that are adjustable for irregular shaped rims they are green I think they call them Flex Sliders. So those should work too. I can tell you they are slightly shorter than the Giffin Grip BSTK10 @ Big Ceramic Store.com. Those are the newer replacement ones but taller. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXfGXoqoodGefsk - this is the model I have grips are black and have pads glued on not slipped on like the blue ones mentioned above ( thank you, Jeffery, this sent me looking for info). I believe the older ones are slightly lower. When I teach, my students must learn to trim with clay coils before I let them try the Giffen Grip. That cheat must be earned thru practice with coils. Once they've got that down pat then Giffen Grip. I hope this helps! Have a great weekend! ;-)

[@gailbancer1571]

Is your bowl leather soft or hard?

[@caroleaton8237]

Really Dante??? Pseudo farting sounds. Really? 😂 LOL! Thanks for the helpful advice and tips. How dry to you recommend the clay to be? I hope you’re staying safe and healthy.

[@pbathala]

Do you have any recommendations of pottery books that cover wheel throwing/glazing/understanding clay etc?

[@peterbaudendistel4671]

...I use a dinner spoon...lol

[@KarryCeramics]

Oh thanks a lot 😊 know I really saw ....slow down it’s right way to showing us what happens with tools! 😏😎🤓🧐👌

[@bigpapa5467]

How do u trim without Gif and grip

[@EarthNationCeramics]

Most of us trim without a giffin grip..... We just.... Use clay and center the piece. I made a video on how to trim in the beginner section, here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npnXlYyLgrmBpsU

[@bigpapa5467]

Earth Nation Ceramics oh yea I was wondering if their was a way you can trim without putting the clay on the bottom, so u can chatter the top the rim of the piece.

[@babwau5327]

@@bigpapa5467 you can just wet the center of your wheel head slightly. That way your piece will be suctioned onto the wheel. Be careful tho because I won't hold as well as with other techniques

[@Mamii363]

It sounds kind of like a card (or even the sole of a shoe) bouncing off of bicycle spokes.

[@abiblabla]

I absolutely LOVE your videos! You are really an amazing teacher, thank you so much!

[@josephcampbell2413]

Clay cut-y noise

[@pennyfitzgerald9883]

How do you clean up the chattering so there are no sharp places before glazing? Thanks!

[@EarthNationCeramics]

Once you're clay completely dries the little bits will usually become brittle enough to just wipe them off with a brush or sponge. I usually just brush them off with a hard brush before I put them in the kiln :)

[@smitavinchurkar7623]

I don't see this mud tool in India

[@rikithareddy81]

Try claystation

[@osten_petersson]

now i want to try that with a fork

[@denisenoble4010]

I think it sounds a bit like someone using a didgeridoo. Thanks for the heads up on this how to make a chattering pattern

[@beekeeper8474]

As a machinist chattering is something we do anything to avoid

[@nancycampbell6800]

Screeching raspberry.

[@gr3y.613]

Definitely 1st

[@mabob6212]

gawd, no wonder people never get to do chattering ...listening to u spouting off about it for 13.4 mins. what uv said can be much better explained in 5 mins flat

[@AES97]

Looks like stretch marks almost.

[@rosemartin5137]

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