Chip and Dips, 4 different approaches.

Thrown as one piece, separately, assembling and trimming.

[@debbiewilsomn4314]

This video may be two years old but I found it and I sure appreciate your expertise. Thank you.

[@dougnicholson1146]

I just want to say '' Thank You '' for all you share with us.... I'm finally at eighty years of age after playing around with clay fifty five of them am opening my own studio here in Crystal River, Florida... hopefully for another 80 years,,, keeps us young.......Doug Nicholson ...🤣😂

[@Vsmithpots]

Glad we can help, we are lucky to have this craft in our lives. I am up to 50 years making pots, hopefully another 50.☺

[@denisenoble4010]

i loved the way you split the handle so it sits either side to the wall its attached to, nice idea, thanks for another good video, x

[@jeannenaber9781]

I can't wait to try this! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise! Love your "helper", too!!! hahaha!!

[@user-sh9gb3ou9x]

Love your examples. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@jeannelocke8852]

So pleasant to watch you work Vaughn. Many thanks for all the helpful tips!

[@kennethdante]

thanks for vid, cool!! Love the cat doing the nesting routine at the end also lol.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks she allows me to share the space.

[@donna7338]

You're very talented and generous in sharing your knowledge. I learn so much from your videos. Thank you very much.

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome.

[@klp4655]

What a wonderful and informative video. Thanks so much.

[@sarahlee8838]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@k.ishiwata7564]

Wow, looks like magic your throwing! Smooth and beautiful🤩for chips & dip. I would like to have that as for breakfast, all on one plate😁.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks, glad I could help.

[@julipolito7761]

I agree. Making pottery is like being on holiday! Thank you for posting. I like to watch you throw and I’m learning loads from watching you. You seem like a wonderful human. From Juli in Tucson, Arizona, USA. 🌵🌵🌵

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks, we need to have more pottery in this crazy world.

[@robertdumoulin4612]

Thanks again Vaughan for your amazing video i very very much whit your image.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@salimshafi432]

I absolutely love it when a true master shares his knowledge so generously Thank you Thank you

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you for watching.

[@katherineolshove1154]

Excellent video! Every bit is so well explained and your sunny disposition is a joy! Love your kitty "helper" too! Thanks for such a quality KZbin lesson!

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you, I am down loading a new one now staring my black cat Morandi.

[@vzeimen]

I really like the idea of the plate and bowl. Seems so much more useful. Also I really like the dip bowl to be separate so it can be even more versatile. Very pretty!!! I've been trying to make things for sale that my fellow potters are not making. This is a wonderful idea. Thanks

[@Fire_And_Iron]

Sir, your skills are amazing.

[@joyfulthings1]

you are a great teacher - the explanations and details in the videos are the best. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talents.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you Joy

[@loreliemiller628]

Thanks again for sharing!

[@sybillestahl8646]

I love that you’re Canadian: 10 or 11 degrees. Yes!

[@Vsmithpots]

I can do C and F since I grew up in Britain, lived in the US and am now in Canada. Three citizenships. Canada is the best.

[@donnieangelle4141]

this is so awesome!!!! thank you

[@phyllishicks4876]

It was fun hanging out with you! Thank you so much for the lessons 🤗

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks for watching

[@johnblankenship2278]

Thanks for showing me how to make those they’re really awesome. I’ve been wanting to make plates for a while now and yours are even better. It’s really cold in Michigan right now I hope summer gets here soon stay warm. John

[@Vsmithpots]

We had a noreaster today. Lots of snow and ice. Thanks for watching and good luck with the plates.

[@jamespeters5913]

very cool video...great work....just finished a first timer 2 hour pottery class....produced funny looking ash tray,,,,lol...but I think I am looking at a new hobby...lol

[@Vsmithpots]

Good luck on your pottery road.

[@joswinton7359]

I really love your videos. And love how you show the lovely scenery you have there. Jo from Australia

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks, I hope you have a quiet winter.

[@aliciabrocal2212]

Hermosos!! Me encantan sus trabajos!!! Mil gracias por todas sus perfectas explicaciones!!!! Mis más sinceros saludos!!! Admiro su arte!!! Punta del este 🇺🇾 URUGUAY

[@Vsmithpots]

Gracias.

[@lync8472]

Love, love, love your videos.Thank you!😎

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you very much.

[@ddtuss2585]

Just found your channel. You are a great teacher.

[@BrokenArrowPottery]

"Far out man!" I love seeing different methods for same type of piece, your handles are so elegant.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks, easy to make too.

[@jamariarian5769]

Instablaster...

[@brittgastreich4065]

I don't know how I missed this video but it is absolutely fabulous! Thank you so much for generously sharing all your knowledge! I love all your videos. You can't ever retire! We wouldn't know what to try next. My pottery always has Jack Russell Terrier hairs in it! It always makes me happy that I'm in Arizona when I look at your weather in the winter!

[@Vsmithpots]

Winter has been mild so far, our first snow of the winter tonight.

[@ReapWhatYouSeauxLeJeune]

Love your work… thanks for sharing!

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks again

[@TariHuffaker]

these are very lovely. I like the way you have shown several different ways to get it done. I also really like your handles.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks.

[@carolynsnyder7043]

Thank you, really enjoyed your video

[@buckbeaksgarden761]

Hi there, fellow Canadian potter here! Ottawa. I dont have a wheel, I am new to pottery and hand build. I enjoyed watching this video while i underglazed my dragon scale cups i made for my son. Id like to hand build a chip bowl too.

[@Vsmithpots]

Good luck with the hand building, I had a friend who ran a pottery in NY and he never had a wheel. It just means your prices will be higher.

[@denisecarter5244]

Beautiful! Thank you

[@jackiemorrison6024]

I loved the last style.. fabulous Vaughn...

[@aaronbowden7151]

I Really enjoyed your different techniques for the chipN'dips. I'm inspired to making some again. Love the handle application also. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome, there is still so much to learn even at my age.

[@aaronbowden7151]

@@Vsmithpots, I hear you, my friend. ;) Always something to learn.

[@tinashark5164]

I will try making one of your chip and dip platters tomorrow. Very inspiring video!!

[@Vsmithpots]

Good luck and be careful lowering the rim.

[@SallyRoperPottery]

Excellent video and instruction.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you Sally.

[@shelleydoxtdator753]

Great techniques - thank you for all your tips!

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome.

[@jsud5559]

Thank you so very much! You are a wonderful instructor❣️

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome and thanks.

[@pamelagilliland109]

Thanks so much for your generosity in sharing in such a detailed way ... I love that you share not the only how to’s but the why to’s I love Simon leach for that style of sharing too he is the kick wheel guru and you are the electric wheel guru 👨🏼‍🎓... the option to the piece on the wall is such a great idea too I do lie to put a groove like that on some of my foot rings .but I hadn’t thought of that idea 👍🏻

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks, I have a Simon Leach wheel and it is a lot harder to throw on one of those.

[@pamelagilliland109]

@@Vsmithpots hi I do remember Simon once saying ‘ the leach wheel is a totally different animal, but trust me it’s the best you won’t regret getting one ‘ I have been following Simon’s show and learning along since late 2017 ( as I I discovered the joy of the journey of learning to throw on the electric wheel at local studio ) it’s still always interesting to see what he’s got going on in his day in his studio . . . Do you have a vintage leach wheel or the modern version Simon commissions the Amish to make for him? . I think both are equally beautiful works of art that are surely both equally a privilege to own and be able to use .

[@Vsmithpots]

@@pamelagilliland109 I have the newer one set up to demonstrate on once the tourism industry comes back.

[@pamelagilliland109]

@@Vsmithpots oh wow what a wonderful investment for you and it sounds like you have exciting adventures coming up ....I hope the tourist s flock back your way soon so they can see you and that magnificent piece of art in action ,is it as beautiful in real life ? I hope you dont mind me asking but did you get it in kit form and if so was it difficult to assemble .I was so lucky to acquire a vintage leach wheel I think it any be late 50s early 60s . He came my way by chance and good luck 6 months after starting my learning journey..... it became a dream to throw on one after I first saw simons , I’m actually left handed but it didnt put me off . I call him wheelie Stan He’’s my right hand old man we are journeying along together in our right handed left handed way We still have a lot to learn together but I think We are doing ok so far I don’t think Simon ships his to the U.K. and if so the cost may be too high for me ,but I’m hoping that maybe one day if he does I I’ll be able to afford one to complement my Stan in case he ever has to retire . I hope you will be able to share your demonstrations on your leach wheel with us fans as well As the tourists I would look forward to seeing you having fun together for sure 👍🏻

[@Vsmithpots]

@@pamelagilliland109 I would imagine the Leach wheel will last a lifetime. I have to get comfortable on mine, it still feels strange.

[@triciac1019]

I sure love those! You are such a master potter!

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you, just took 47 years.

[@triciac1019]

@@Vsmithpots those years were ones I missed out on doing pottery and instead worked as a legal secretary. I am trying to make up for some of that time now and am enjoyng myself so much, except for the times I mess up, lol. I am enjoying my time at the studio I go to. Most everyone is much younger, obviously, but it is a friendly place and we share what we make and give each other ideas and pointers. There are a handful my age. Age doesn't matter.

[@Vsmithpots]

@@triciac1019 Just keep making pots every day, it will quickly improve.

[@SLTTWO]

I love your stuff! You use so much water that I don't know how the clay supports itself. If I used that much water I could never throw anything. It's funny how different things work for different people. Thanks for the videos

[@Vsmithpots]

It all depends on the clay and speed of throwing. Some of my clay dries so fast I cannot finish a pull. B-mix seems to be smooth and needs less water. Particle size of the Ball clay has something to do with this, groggy clay collapses with too much water.

[@carolgage7614]

I’m always surprised. Love ! ! ! your idea of a channel to hanging pieces on the wall. I love making large platters with handles. What a great solution for storing and for a customer to use a piece two ways! Thanks for the inspiration Vaughn!.... again ;)

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome, my mum used to hang the declarative platters when we were growing up.

[@rebeccawright3247]

I learn so much from watching your videos! Thank you for taking the time to show us so many variations- I can't wait to try out some of these chip and dip plates :) Your cats are too cute!!!

[@Vsmithpots]

I just threw some of these today. The cats are very happy there.

[@ronsmith5082]

How thick is the bottom of the chip and dip. Enjoy your videos , thanks for making them to everyone to enjoy.

[@jimvm4176]

cool chip and dip. you have good hands.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you.

[@nangrey7262]

Thanks so much for sharing. Learned lots.

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome.

[@timothybowen2481]

Thanks, another great video! The handles are beautiful. The metal part of the paint brush is called a Ferrule.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks Tim.

[@neildeelangton3235]

Thank you for a great tutorial. Am so inspired. 👌

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome.

[@potteryworks]

Liked the blue platter chip& dip. I sell both style But seem to sell more with a loose bowl. Go figure

[@Vsmithpots]

Yes it does seem likely but that is why I hang them on the wall to show that storage is not a problem.

[@patriciazachery8895]

thanks for the video. I use stoneware with grog for my large platters like this, however I still get cracking during the glaze firing (cone 9-10). Haven't found a good solution yet, but I suspect its because of the stress created from one side being glazed, and the bottom underside is unglazed.

[@Vsmithpots]

You might be firing too fast for flatware. My firing schedule is ramp 1 175f to 410f ramp2 59f to 450f ramo3 175 to 1010f ramp 4 69f to 1145f ramp 5 179f to 2000f ramp 6 108f to final temperature. hold 15mins ramp 7 9999f to 1145f ramp8 69f to 1020f. That is how I fire sinks and large tiles

[@gladisbegaye9785]

Awesome work

[@potteryworks]

Finally my test kiln coming Friday. Paragon. Can’t wait

[@Vsmithpots]

Fun times ahead

[@diannaflynn8209]

Thanks I like your method of instruction.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you, I edit out a lot of chatter.

[@kimyongmoonmacsabal21]

good bowl

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you

[@jackiemorrison6024]

Amazing Vaughn...

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you, I am just down loading a video now.

[@chartz]

Thank you for this instruction!

[@jackiemorrison6024]

You are so talented!!!

[@Vsmithpots]

It only took 47 years. Thanks

[@jackiemorrison6024]

@@Vsmithpots im new.. only 3 years with clay but started with hand building.. now 5 weeks of wheel classes.. if I could become half as talented as you, Id be thrilled!! Thanks for making your videos, Im watching them all! 😃

[@Vsmithpots]

@@jackiemorrison6024 Thanks Jackie. Two tips, put your wheel next to a wall so you can get extra left arm strength, as you see me doing. Second always let go slowly as you pull a wall.

[@rebecaaragon7101]

Love those handles! 😊

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you.

[@bethholt1517]

Gorgeous glaze. The set is fantastic. Great explanation. Very instructive. Did I miss how you took the plate off the bat? Thanks so much.

[@clsybear]

Great videos very informative thanks

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome.

[@taralenzotti3418]

I’ve watched this video twice and there is still more to glean. Can you cover how you glaze these chips and dips? I am stumped!

[@Vsmithpots]

Next time I make them I will do so. Thanks.

[@bevhewitt]

A drill or countersink with a low degree chamfer on it would save alot of the burr smoothing ... I know someone who manufactures drills at Hewitt Tool in Ontario

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks for the heads up.

[@rondacorkhill1654]

I bought paddles from marshalls or the like. Not really paddles but cheese cutting boards. A better deal and the same size. LOL

[@Vsmithpots]

One of the most fun activities is to walk through a hardware store and find things meant for other uses and realize how useful they are for clay.

[@vzeimen]

This was a really good lesson in large plates/platters for me. I've been striving to make some big platters and have flopped and warped too many to count. So many good reminders in this video and so many tips that are new to me. Can't wait to get back into the studio next week. I use hand made bisque stamps all the way around the rim on my big platters and I think this is why so many warp. Maybe just because so much clay is displaced when I stamp them. Do you have any tips that might help with this issue. The warping I get is usually taco style, where opposite sides of the rim warp upwards a little bit and the other two sides either go down or stay about right.

[@Vsmithpots]

It may be a drying issue, I wrap the rims with Saran Wrap while allowing the centres to dry. I also store my pieces in a damp cupboard so that there are no drafts across them, which can cause edges to dry on one side thus lifting up. Slow drying is always better than fast drying.

[@kevinpayne1280]

When and how do you remove the plate from the bat(?) without damaging it? Very good video!

[@Vsmithpots]

Usually 2-3 days later, I cut through using a harp wire the same day.

[@judydell6224]

Love this!

[@Vsmithpots]

Thank you.

[@juliawigley8600]

Loving your videos. Thankyou. Can I ask, do you wire off your plates or leave them to release on their own.

[@Vsmithpots]

I have a wide 18 inch harp with a guitar string stretched across it, I cut through the plates and platters the day after I throw them.

[@heworley]

WOW I am sure glad that I stumbled over this site! Thank you for being such a careful and kind teacher. I think that this is the only pottery site that I will ever need to visit. I have a question: How do you get the large flat pieces off of the bat when they are not wired off? Will the bat ultimately release?

[@Vsmithpots]

I do wire them off later the same day. I will include it in the video after this weeks, or the next. Thanks

[@jeremygood7665]

Your explanations are very helpful, and your throwing is inspiring. Thank you for making the effort to record your process and your reasons for doing the little things that make a difference. One question: Do you wedge your clay before throwing with it on the wheel? It seems as though you just cone the lumps together on the wheel rather than wedging beforehand. Is this accurate, or do you prepare your clay another way before using it? Thanks!

[@Vsmithpots]

I do not wedge new clay out of the bag. That is de-aired pugged clay and I have never seen the point. Some potters wedge clay to loosen up the particles so that it centres easier. I have never had that trouble, so why wear out your wrists and get Carpal tunnel.

[@dragoneyejandt1]

Great video! When you make the bowl and platter together on the wheel, how many pounds of clay would that be? Thank you!

[@Vsmithpots]

12 inch platters/plates are 3lb to 4lb, 16 inch platters are 6lbs.

[@dragoneyejandt1]

@@Vsmithpotsthank you so much!!

[@lyndagaylebanner6462]

It looked like your kitty was wedging you clay in the background

[@lindagoesel3815]

Love watching your videos. I'm 78 and just started pottery classes. Absolutely wonderful. My questions for you: how do you determine the depth and how much clay is wasted. I'm into slab pottery as my arms and hands could never handle the strain of the wheel. Wish I started years ago. Have lots of hobbies, just added a new one. Thank you for you're amazing pieces.

[@Vsmithpots]

It is just knowledge and experience which gives you an instinct and a feel for the material. Good luck with your pottery travels.

[@debbiedanz2368]

With the dip bowl attached, could you demo how you trim the bottom?

[@Vsmithpots]

It is in the video at 38 minutes

[@devanreid8900]

Thank you very much for all your highly informative ceramics videos! Have you ever fired Laguna BMIX-5 to cone 6? Any adverse effects with firing it this hot that you have noticed? I throw at a community studio that fires everything to cone six but have heard such great things about this clay body and I am wanted to try it.

[@Vsmithpots]

I do not fire it to cone 6. I found that pieces cracked after the firing. I think the clay becomes too stressed above cone 5. Some glazes may make this more likely, depending on their compression and glaze fit. My advice is to use a cone six clay like 516 from PSH in Toronto. It is similar to B-mix 5. I still use B-mix 5 and it is my favourite throwing clay, I just fire it to Cone4 & 5.

[@horacebomar613]

Fantastic work! Love your technique and instructions. How do you put wire on your pieces for hanging?

[@Vsmithpots]

It is just a loop of picture wire wrapped around the back of the plate.

[@mariesullivan3902]

Love your videos. I was wondering about the chip and dip bowls, and the one that is off centered. Could you not trim the plate/bowl first when it is leather hard, then attach the small dip bowl after with score and slip?

[@Vsmithpots]

I adhere my forms together when the clay is very soft, so no scoring is necessary. If I make the chip and dip off centered again I will try it your way. Thanks

[@mariesullivan3902]

@@Vsmithpots Too funny, certainly not my way. Just wondering if you thought it would work as I like the looks of the off centred one, but I'm not good enough to think that the plate would look good if I could not trim it properly. I will try it and see, nothing to lose. That's the nice thing about clay, you can always recycle it!

[@maryrosemartorell8067]

Love your work!!! Learning so much!! One question about your platters, that you hang with picture frame wire. How do you do this? I cannot figure this out. Is the wire on the wall with two screws? Can you show how you hang them? Thanks!!!🙃

[@Vsmithpots]

It shows this in the plates and platters video I just did.

[@denavess732]

Very cool! What colors did you use with blu and green and oatmeal? Love it!😊❤️

[@Vsmithpots]

Variagated blue from Mastering Cone 6 glaze book and my apple green with oatmeal.

[@shelleydoxtdator753]

Do you have a video on glazing your chip and dip dishes?

[@Vsmithpots]

Not yet!

[@martinewielandt8717]

great ;-) how much clay do you use for a chip and dip plate? greetings from Belgium

[@Vsmithpots]

1.4kg

[@jhenniceamorrow5936]

What material is used for padding on the rim?

[@Vsmithpots]

I am not sure what you mean, can you explain the question?

[@lgclaycreations7264]

How much clay do you use?

[@Vsmithpots]

The plate is 2 1/2lbs- 3lbs and the bowl is 1/2lb

[@lgclaycreations7264]

@@Vsmithpots thanks, keep up the good work!

[@marciasilviajohnson6461]

Can you show how to make the warp to cut the dishes? Thank you🤗

[@Vsmithpots]

It is simply a bent piece of iron bar, bent on a vice, with a guitar string stretched across the ends.

[@marciasilviajohnson6461]

Thank you. Now you know I’m not a handyman🤗 I will get the hardware guys to bend the iron for me, I may have to use my charms 😂

[@Vsmithpots]

@@marciasilviajohnson6461 Rebar is easy to bend if you have a vice. The trick is to grind out a groove at either end of the bar so you can stop the guitar string from coming off the ends.

[@diannaflynn8209]

What is a damp cabinet that has been mentioned in other videos.

[@Vsmithpots]

A cupboard of any size lined with plastic sheeting and a tray of water inside.

[@jeremygood7665]

@@Vsmithpots I use a small plastic greenhouse I got at a Dollar Tree. Putting a tray of water inside will make it even better. Thanks for the idea!!

[@triciac1019]

@@jeremygood7665 what a great idea!

[@horacebomar613]

Do you trim the bottom of these chip n dips?

[@Vsmithpots]

Yes I do, I have shown how in the videos.

[@diannaflynn8209]

Your rebar cutter how large do you make it.

[@Vsmithpots]

18 inches wide.

[@marciasilviajohnson6461]

I mean harp

[@Vsmithpots]

I knew that, I bought mine from Potterycrafts in the UK.

[@Mangobattie]