How to Make a Smooth Coil Pot

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Coil pottery is very versatile. You can either leave the decorative coils showing, or you can make a smooth coil pot. In this video, I demonstrate how I use clay coils to hand build pottery and make smooth coil pots.
There are lots of different ways of hand-building using coil pottery, this is just how I do it! I hope you enjoy the video and find it helpful.
I used a clay called 'buff school clay' by Potclays. If you aren't based in the UK and equivalent would be this amzn.to/2HPhcYG
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@kuwen7824 Жыл бұрын

Tight, the way you display your page. I can see your passion its abundant! This is Exceptional. I like your ideas you put us in new perspective. Will check out again. Keep posting, will come back for more goods.

@kwlloyd7 10 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to see quite a few videos on handbuilding! Ten years ago , when I started, there were very few (that I could find, anyway!)😊

@brianchard8039 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million you answered all my questions, a beautiful pot and a beautiful stress free video ,lizzie

@myradunne7485 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your work, but also I love your soft voice. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Myra in Arizona USA🙏🏽

@ThePotteryWheel Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@baggeeboy 6 ай бұрын

Really helpful - thank you!

@Jenny-yl2hw Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing and wonderful tips for beginner!

@susan-user Ай бұрын

Beautiful! and helpful! Would you please share with me why you used 2 different shredding tools? Thanks!

@Isabelle-ox7go 2 жыл бұрын

Your voice is so calming. Great job!! This turned out amazing

@ThePotteryWheel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Isabelle :)

@ladamadenadie1658 10 ай бұрын

Looks like the pot was morphing from earth to fire elements.🥰

@mandyowen4892 2 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful thank you 😊

@alphonsechanekayebone7871 Жыл бұрын

Wonderfull...

@user-wq7fu5wc1n Ай бұрын

❤🎉

@auroraskies8827 Жыл бұрын

Thanks from Saskatchewan, Canada for sharing your knowledge - do you use clay with grog for hand building? Just starting to get interested in pottery as a retirement hobby.

@ThePotteryWheel Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I use stoneware with a fine grog :)

@tutsilibelle3617 2 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely beautiful, which Glazing colour did you use? This is so pretty

@ThePotteryWheel 2 жыл бұрын

Potter's choice glazes, (Iron Lustre and Oatmeal)

@Annietheapple 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this helpful video! How long did it take you to build the pot?

@ThePotteryWheel 3 жыл бұрын

It took about 6 -7 hours if I remember rightly. I tend to build a few inches and then leave it to firm up, and then go back to it the next day for another couple of hours. If you add too much clay at one time it can get a bit wonky with the weight. Hope that helps. I'm making another video about making smooth coil pots which I will publish in the next day or so. Which you might find helpful too. All the best :)

@Annietheapple 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePotteryWheel thanks! That's helpful. Do you think you could do a video on how to glaze the insides of vases to make them watertight especially if you can't reach your hand in?

@ThePotteryWheel 3 жыл бұрын

@@Annietheapple Hi Angelina, yes, definitely, that's a good idea. I'll do that.

@Annietheapple 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePotteryWheel thanks! 😊

@sarahaliberti6290 3 ай бұрын

How much clay (in weight) do you think you used for the pot prior to adding the neck?

@ThePotteryWheel 3 ай бұрын

Hi Sarah. I can't remember exactly how much the clay weighed. Maybe 1.5kg, but I can't be sure of that

@faydiva8863 2 жыл бұрын

Can you use a wheel to trim a hand coiled piece?

@ThePotteryWheel 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Faydiva, it's not something I've tried, though I don't see why not. As long as the coils are firmly bonded together it should be fine. Let me know how it goes