How to Make Ware Boards for Your Pottery - What Are Ware Boards Used For

[@Clairebare772]

Hi I’m Sarah from Maine :) I’m going through stage four skin cancer and it’s my second time frost time was stage two but pottery is such a good mental relief and helps me find my center which with two small kids 6 & 7 I need ! Keep the videos coming sending love your way!

[@cochoathemudslinger9055]

Hi there, I’m Clara potting from Arizona. I’m new to your channel and loving it.Thank you so much for all the helpful tips.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Welcome to the channel 😍 Glad I could help 😊

[@kupcads6470]

Hello Marie, there was an earthquake in Izmir and it became the place where I live. Only today I could see your post. Thank you for this good idea.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Wow! Thank you for letting me know. I hope you, your place, and pottery are okay. 💖 Vaov! Bana bildirdiğiniz için teşekkür ederim. Umarım sen, yerin ve çanak çömlek iyidir. 💖

[@ArtHallberg]

I like all the pointers back to your previously posted videos. As usual, clear easy to follow explanation. Thank you

[@PotteryCrafters]

Glad you like them! Thanks for your support 😊

[@natashablackmore2903]

This was such a lovely video! Very informative and thorough. Also you're so sweet! Always have a smile. 😊

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you so much Natasha 😍

[@vickivanriel3082]

This is great I love using my drywall ware boards.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank ou Vicki😍

[@beatrizjuchem885]

Hi I'm Beatriz from Brazil. Thank you for your videos!

[@PotteryCrafters]

Hi Beatriz. You are welcome. Glad you like them! 😊

[@maryjeanallen6189]

Thanks, Marie! Another clear, helpful video from you!

[@PotteryCrafters]

You are so welcome MaryJean😍

[@reneerubertino]

Thank you. I’m in Clevrland Ohio and new to your channel. I’ve learned a lot from you and I’m grateful! Much appreciated for you to take the time to make and edit these videos so well.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Welcome to the channel😍 Thank you Renee.

[@65kaki]

Great tip! Thank you! 🤩👍

[@PotteryCrafters]

You’re welcome 😊😃

[@jenniferkelley7960]

This is so smart! It seems like every potter uses really long pieces of plywood, including the school where I work sometimes. Using these smaller drywall wareboards makes so much more sense! I love your videos, too :)

[@PotteryCrafters]

Yes I love them. They are nice and light weight. Thank you Jennifer. Glad it was helpful 😍

[@ChrissyDavis0]

Your voice is so soothing!

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you Delaney 😍

[@lisalvarez536]

Hello Marie, thanks for another super useful video. Can drywall also be used to make shelves? I use pine shelves but they end up warping.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you Lisa. Great question. Yes you can. I would recommend using the 3/4 inch think drywall. 😊

[@sandracartica4932]

Would it be a good idea to put kiln wash on the back of the ware board?

[@PotteryCrafters]

Hi Sandra. That is a good question. No. Because Kiln wash is only useful in the kiln to protect your kiln shelves by preventing the melting glaze from sticking to the kiln shelves. If you haven't seen it. Here is a video on protecting your kiln shelves kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaSQnKSMh72bopo

[@suegeier2242]

Your videos are delightful. Quite good video quality so you can see all, and very clear vocally! Plus great tips and helpful learning! Thanks!

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you so much Sue!😍 Glad they are helpful.

[@lindatortorice9356]

What an idea to use drywall board instead of plywood. I like it.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thanks Linda.😊 They are so easy to make and to the size that's handy for you to use.

[@thecrookedbillet6265]

Hi, just watched you setting up your living room, really helpful. Thank you and well done! 😊 JK from UK

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thanks so much! Glad I could help give you some setup ideas 😊 Would love to visit the UK someday. Home of the great pottery throw down👍

[@lauradavenport8199]

Hi. I’m fairly new to pottery (started my clay journey in January 2022). I’ve been learning a lot from your videos 🙂. I just threw my first lidded piece and I can’t wait to get it glazed and fired 🙂. Thank you for all your great content

[@PotteryCrafters]

Wonderful! Let me know how it turns out. 😊

[@lauradavenport8199]

@@PotteryCrafters I lost my lidded piece when I was trimming 🙁. I was too impatient and didn’t wait for it to be leather hard and it fell and smooshed. Lesson learned. Patience is a virtue. It’s ok though. I’ll just make another one 🙂. I try not to get too invested in a piece at this point because I know it’s not finished until it’s finished 🙂

[@PotteryCrafters]

Yes, you are right. Patience is a virtue. I feel sad for a moment and make another one. It's part of being a potter. 😊

[@lauradavenport8199]

Working with pottery is helping with my perfectionism. I can’t say that it’s healed because I still want everything to be perfect. I’m learning to accept that handmade things are not going to be absolutely perfect in every way to everybody. It has helped me to apply that to my life as well ❤️

[@PotteryCrafters]

Oh my goodness That's me too !!!!!!!😀 I'm trying to embrace Wabi-Sabi -- It's a worldview centered on the acceptance of imperfection.

[@KatAtkinson]

I need to make some ware boads thank you for showing us how

[@PotteryCrafters]

You are so welcome. I was thinking of you when I watched your unloading video. 😍

[@biaberg3448]

Thanks a lot for this video! Very helpfull👍🏼

[@PotteryCrafters]

You're very welcome! 😊

[@funhousefibers]

Thank you so much for the helpful video! I am just starting in my pottery journey and was going to make kiln cookies as my first project (thank you for that video too!) i was wondering how to get the drywall board home from Lowes, and now I can just cut it up in the parking lot and load in my car 🙌😊

[@PotteryCrafters]

You are most welcome. Cool!!! Welcome to the wonderful world of pottery crafting. Now that's funny. I did the same thing. I cut it up in the parking lot until it could fit in my car. 😀

[@dawnbrown5331]

Thank you

[@PotteryCrafters]

You are most welcome Dawn

[@sharonpieri8277]

Hi I am Sharon from PA.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Hi Sharon. Welcome to Pottery Crafters 😊

[@happypotter1138]

Thank you very much.

[@PotteryCrafters]

You are welcome Happy Potter 😍

[@missprettysunshine]

Love your videos !

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you Miss Pretty Sunshine!! 😍

[@donnalundquist5619]

Do you use your drywall ware boards for wedging and/or hand building?

[@PotteryCrafters]

Hi Donna. Good question. No, I don't. I use a half-inch 2 by 4 piece of maple wood that I clamp to my work table with C-Clamps. Then when I glaze I take the wood off my work table. 😊

[@riverriverchang5487]

Tysm! My new studio doesn’t provide ware boards for members.

[@PotteryCrafters]

You’re welcome 😊

[@soulwinds31]

Thanks heaps..im new to pottery and this seems way easier than wooden boards?

[@PotteryCrafters]

Your welcome Amanda 😊 Welcome to the wonderful world of crafting pottery.

[@cochoathemudslinger9055]

Just yesterday my bid won at auction for a Cress FX23P. I have never fired any kind of kiln so this makes me a bit nervous. It’s manual with a kiln sitter, so i know it won’t be as easy as pushing a few buttons. Any help you can givewill be greatly appreciated.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Congratulations 😃So happy for you. It's pretty easy. Just get the small pyrometric cones that you want to fire to and the kiln will stop when the pyrometric cone hits the temperature and bends. Don't know if you have seen this but it may help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKXHpXV7rbOjp7s 😍

[@YourBrainAfterChemo]

Thank you for the info on drywall ware boards. What do you use as a portable work surface?

[@PotteryCrafters]

Good question Idelle. 😊 I got my portable boards at Lowes. You can get 2 by 2 or 2 by 4 - half-inch thick or quarter-inch-thick pieces of oak, maple, or plywood. then I secure it to my table with C-Clamps. These boards come in handy. I flip mine around and use a separate one for my colored clay and glazing 😊

[@YourBrainAfterChemo]

@@PotteryCrafters Thanks so much. I am enjoying your videos.

[@PotteryCrafters]

That's wonderful Idelle. Thank you for letting me know. 😍 Glad I can help.

[@lisabowman817]

Hi there. Love your videos! I have one question. I have used drywall with clay a few times, but the paper seems to disintegrate quickly. Why this material instead of plywood?

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you, Lisa. That is a good question. Plywood is also good to use. I like drywall because it's easy to cut into the sizes I like. Yes, you have to be careful not to get the drywall paper too wet. I put newspaper over the drywall ware boards when I'm working with wet clay. 😊

[@lisabowman817]

@@PotteryCrafters Thanks so much!!

[@beatrizglanville952]

Hi! I like your videos- they’re very informative! What do you use as a working board (for wedging, building etc.) I take it burlock is not practical as it doesn’t take humidity very well? My name is Beatriz btw.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you Beatriz 💖 I use a piece of oak wood that I got from Lowes. It is 2 feet by 3 feet and a half-inch thick. I use C-clamps to hold it in place on my table. It works well and absorbs the moisture well also. 😍

[@Odette_112]

Thank you so much for sharing this very informative video! :) Do you think I could cut small shapes out of clay with an exacto knife directly on the board (so I don’t have to handle it by transferring the delicate pieces)? Also, in another video I noticed you use newspaper to dry between boards, but will it definitely stick if you don’t use newspaper?

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you 😊 Good question, yes you can cut right on the ware board just put newspaper down so you don't cut into the board. Yes, I put newspaper down so the clay doesn't stick. 😊 No, the clay will only stick to the board if the clay is real moist.

[@Odette_112]

@@PotteryCrafters Thank you very much for answering my Qs! 💛

[@momadhis]

Hi my name is Adhis. I have a wheel in the small bathroom. My shelf is over the tub. Not much space but I am just learning to do the wheel :)

[@PotteryCrafters]

Hi Adhis 😊 That is great 😍 Make good use out of the space you have. Feel free to visit Potterycrafters youtube channel kzbin.infovideos for any videos that may help you on your pottery journey. 👍

[@momadhis]

@@PotteryCrafters THANKS !!!

[@PotteryCrafters]

you're welcome 😊 thanks for sharing.

[@reeveklatt20]

I've tried to use drywall but it always gets moldy and a bit soggy?

[@PotteryCrafters]

Interesting! I haven't had those problems because I live in the desert. Did you try placing newspaper on top to stop the moisture? Thank you for sharing.

[@diananesbitt1260]

I think you are so cute. Thanks for your patience.

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you Diana 😊

[@elleofearth]

Hey Marie! I love your videos and they are so helpful, however there is a very loud buzzing throughout this video that is distracting while trying to listen to your helpful instructions. Just wanted to be sure you were aware! Thaks for all your knowledge :)

[@PotteryCrafters]

Thank you, Elle.😍Sorry about that.Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I just listened to it to see if something technical had gone wrong. I did not hear any loud buzzing sound. I hope it was just a technical glitch. 😊

[@Clairebare772]

Hi I’m Sarah from Maine :) I’m going through stage four skin cancer and it’s my second time frost time was stage two but pottery is such a good mental relief and helps me find my center which with two small kids 6 & 7 I need ! Keep the videos coming sending love your way!

[@PotteryCrafters]

So sorry to hear that, Sarah. So happy that crafting pottery has helped. Sending love and healing energy to you. 💖