How to make plaster bats for your pottery studio

[@jamesort9127]

Great video Mae, very informative, concise and helpful. I need some new player bats for making my ceramic animals and I'm good to get started. Nice one! Keep up the good work, James

[@MsMrWildhorse]

Love this, I can’t wait to get started on my first plaster slab and reclaim

[@CookbooksonRepeat]

Like this “no measure” method!! Will you use the small mold for making bowls and plates with slabs?

[@MaeCeramics]

Yep! And you can size up to make bigger ones too :)

[@trishmclellan2196]

Look and feel is my vibe. Thank you for sharing this!

[@tegannottelling]

Please don't take offence , I definitely don't mean to cause any. But you do use a little too much plaster, I noticed it first on your hump/slump mold video. It won't really make much difference (I hope) the plaster will be porous on top but brittle and hard on the bottom and take a long time to set. The bat you are making will take much longer to absorb water from the clay and much longer to dry out. Also the actual bat with be of different consistencies. But it should still work for what you want it for. I really love your pottery you have an excellent hand and I love watching you give 'how to's''on the basics in pottery and you have the experience to be giving those. And I also appreciate the disclaimer you said at the start that you are a look and feel person which it great, but maybe just make up one or two plaster bats or molds to spec so you can see what the 'mountains' or 'little islands' look like when they are at the correct weight, so to speak. I hope no offence is given, I'm sorry if I have done so. I do enjoy your videos and I'm sure it takes lots of courage to put yourself and your knowledge out there for people to comment on, as I said I really enjoy your videos.

[@MaeCeramics]

That’s very interesting! I might give it a go - I have always thought that too little plaster is what makes for a slow drying bat, not the other way around. When the little mountains form I always give it a little bit extra to make sure it’s strong, might just have made that up!

[@nathaliecrick5819]

Thank you for this 😊. I just made my first plaster slab and it came out perfectly thanks to your video…

[@nappaslappa]

Came here looking for an instructional video for making plaster bats. Found an amazing pottery channel to follow!

[@Codo3gg]

Would you recommend 'shaving' the plaster bat once it's completely dry? I made one a couple of weeks ago with my pottery teacher, but it got some bubbles and has a couple of holes. I tried to reclaim some clay and I wish some of the edges were a bit smother, and also have those holes a bit more flat. Would it be a good idea to try even out those things? Thank you!! I really enjoy your pottery content :)

[@jrizing1613]

Where do you find your rasps ? So cool

[@susanpriem1739]

If you sink a piece of fine chicken wire into the slab it will not crack apart. I made some 20 years ago and they are still in great shape.

[@kleanthis_foulidis]

Ελπίζω να μην πήγε σκόνη γύψου στα μπισκότα που είναι στα ράφια. Ευχαριστώ που ανεβάζετε τέτοια video είναι πολύ χρήσιμα. 👍🏺

[@YotamGuttman]

10:30 interesting that when you're shaving it you're not wearing any PPE

[@MaeCeramics]

The plaster is still very wet, so it’s not creating any dust at all. If I was to do this a week or so later, I’d wear a mask

[@YotamGuttman]

cheers go to know

[@athena1491]

oh..... not bat bats...

[@JorgeSantos-rm9bi]

Não entendo como alguém pretende explicar “como” fazer uma placa de gesso sem indicar a relação gesso/água… pode fazê-lo por ter alguma sensibilidade especial, mas, na minha opinião, assim não “ensina” nada!

[@meaganjohnson9342]

Not to be pedantic, but I would call these "slabs" not "bats". 🙂 Bats go on your wheelhead.