This week's video covers all the boring parts about glazing and finishing teapots. They are though, vitally important to creating good vessels and in this film we're fettling glaze, boring out the drainage holes, grinding the lid in once fired and all manner of other tips and tricks. Thanks for watching! And let me know what you thought in the comments, below.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction & waxing
1:17 - Glazing the teapots
2:08 - Cleaning up the glazed surfaces
4:16 - WADDING the lids, (50% china clay / 50% coarse alumina hydrate)
5:27 - Packing and firing the gas kiln in a reduction atmosphere
6:26 - Unpacking the kiln and sanding the pots bases
6:48 - Removing the lids and grinding them in using Chemico
8:21 - Testing the lids and the pouring
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8 июн 2024