How to Make a Bonsai Pot - Step-by-Step Process (clay slabs pottery)

[@Greg-ceramics]

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[@joannpounders5567]

Great tips! Love the humor with your little friend! 🤣 Really appreciate you sharing your secrets to successful pots!

[@Naufrago_Sur]

I'm excited to hear you have started the video series. Thanks again for a great video!

[@nickhopes8821]

Great video and great fun

[@Fean9rz]

Instant like after the stop and motion intro.

[@Greg-ceramics]

Thank you, my efforts are not in vain! 😄🙏

[@dobe509]

Hy, just wanted to say thx. 3 years ago your videos got me started on trying to creat my own clay pots. Last year i finaly managed to creat a big 42cm oval pot that was flawless. Turns out there is a lot more to pottery, but you make it look so easy. My biggest struggles are with cracks, and warpage while drying and after firing. Maybe you could someday do a video about these topics. I also want to share a new technik that i found. 3D printed moulds out of plastik. I draw a 3D image of the pot i want to make on my pc. Than i draw the negativ as a mold. the design is similarto a plaster mold. Taking care that you can demold it properly. I then print it on my 3D printer. These molds are especially suitable for large pots. I can print a mold usually in 1 day and material costs are about 4 euros. Demolding works well as long as you use release agents. Thx for the gread video.

[@Greg-ceramics]

Thank you for your kind testimony. I've also thought about using my 3D printer to make molds, but most printers don't have a large printing surface, and I would have to limit myself to very small pots. How do you make big pots? Are you combining several parts? Unless you have access to a large printer, I'll be curious how you go about it.

[@dobe509]

@@Greg-ceramics Hy. As with a plaster mold, the plastic mold must also be divided. Otherwise demoulding is impossible. I only use the mold for the walls. Freehanding an oval pot with curved edges is impossible for me. For example a 40 x 40 cm raw square pot: I divide the mold into 4 parts, with each corner being 1 part. You can simply print 4 times the same corner. 1 part would then be approx. 21,5*21,5 cm (1,5cm wall thickness of the mold, 20% infill). I place the wall mold on a straight surface, which serves as a shape for the bottom. I usually fix the 4 parts of the form on the outside with adhesive tape or simply clay. Then fill it up hte mold using your plate technique. Allow to dry slowly for 2 days until the clay is leather hard. The pot can now be removed from the mold due to the slight shrinkage. From now on add feet and decorations as desired. Silicone works best as a release agent. I had a lot of trail and error, so if you want more details let me now. happy holidays

[@kreativ_corals]

Thank you for sharing! Can't wait to see the new series.

[@akindofmagick1]

Great video! Can’t wait for your new class!!

[@anthodelagnes7273]

Encore une super vidéo et un super boulot, impressionnant... merci Greg !

[@uv2849]

LOL! EPIC EDITING my friend, and excellent video. You’ve earned a new sub for life 😁

[@Greg-ceramics]

Thank you for appreciating the effort I put into my videos! I put a lot of heart and passion into them.

[@uibirapb]

great!!!!!

[@concernedcitizen8968]

Thank you so much for these! You are so talented and its nice to larn from a master

[@ЛёликРысович]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@jugado219]

Thank you maestro!

[@Greg-ceramics]

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[@tumizoomi202]

..... wow, awesome video, thanks for sharing! How thick are the slabs you are using? Looking forward to the new video series. Cheers!

[@Greg-ceramics]

Thank you. About 8mm (5/16")

[@gariktv8756]

Amazing work. What type of clay you used here?

[@Greg-ceramics]

Thank you. White stoneware 40% grog

[@gariktv8756]

@@Greg-ceramics thanks

[@Dirtguerilla]

Second firing was meant at 1240C? Briliant videos btw ;)

[@Greg-ceramics]

Thank you, yes, second firing at 1240°C, at cone 8, it's stoneware.

[@ilexjin]

Great video. Can we buy the height cutting tool in the US?

[@Greg-ceramics]

Thank you. Yes, I ship the tools worldwide. 😉 www.greg-ceramics.com/?page=tool

[@abdulrehaman-kx4ee]

Please advise glue used for joining

[@Greg-ceramics]

I explain this here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHSXY3itobWCb8U

[@kubbonsai]

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[@philippecervantes9235]

Formidable

[@philippecervantes9235]

Formida Tout simplement

[@uv2849]

KEEP IT CHILLLL 😡