Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This weekend's video goes over what has become an annual tradition almost, the throwing, trimming and handling of a batch of individual, one-off mugs, glazing them and finally reduction firing them to cone ten, (1290ºC). I like to make these in larger batches with the idea simply being that no two shapes can look the same, they must be similar, of course, as they need to reside within my 'family' of work stylistically. I can then use these together with teapots or other arrangements of pots over the coming year.
I covering the trimming of these cups using a solid clay chuck and then there's the more complicated handling process itself, the monotonous, yet highly involved glazing process and at the end, I demonstrate how I fix foot-rings that have stuck and fused to the kiln shelves. For the most part, these are shapes where an upward springing handle form suites the forms better, in my opinion, and lately I've been employing a technique where the pulled and secured handle is sort of 'hoisted' upward, right at the apex of the handle's curve, to create a sharper, more defined shape, which I think matches the angularity of my ceramics better, there's a more appropriate synergy.
Then, at the end of the video, I'll be showing you all of the new mugs, fired, in sequence and I'd love to hear your thoughts on which one you like best. Please be picky and comment the number of your preferred vessel, which you'll find to the left of each spinning cup.
Thanks so much for watching this week's lengthly film — it means a lot!
🍚 • HOW TO THROW AND USE A CHUCK: youtu.be/_ishJr-UGfU
📖 • ORDER MY BOOK: geni.us/bymyhands
🏺 • You may also be interested in my 'A Beginner's Guide' series, which you can find here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2WJhtTF0eGhQwf8g2LHcom_KrvJpH_JT
Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:44 - Preparing the reclaimed stoneware
3:15 - Weighing out & wedging the clay for the mugs, 250-300 grams)
4:40 - Throwing the mugs
8:41 - How I separate the cups from the batts
11:02 - Trimming the cups atop a clay chuck
15:27 - Pulling the mug's handles
23:21 - Quality control
26:05 - Biscuit firing the cups to 1000ºC
27:11 - Waxing their bases
27:31 - Glazing all the pieces
30:57 - Tidying up the glazed surfaces
33:32 - Loading & reduction firing my gas kiln to 1290ºC, cone ten
35:09 - Unpacking the kiln
36:47 - Fixing "holes" in the bottom of two mugs
40:32 - The finished mugs!
42:20 - Clean up
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This weekend's video goes over what has become an annual tradition almost, the throwing, trimming and handling of a batch of individual, one-off mugs, glazing them and finally reduction firing them to cone ten, (1290ºC). I like to make these in larger batches with the idea simply being that no two shapes can look the same, they must be similar, of course, as they need to reside within my 'family' of work stylistically. I can then use these together with teapots or other arrangements of pots over the coming year.
I covering the trimming of these cups using a solid clay chuck and then there's the more complicated handling process itself, the monotonous, yet highly involved glazing process and at the end, I demonstrate how I fix foot-rings that have stuck and fused to the kiln shelves. For the most part, these are shapes where an upward springing handle form suites the forms better, in my opinion, and lately I've been employing a technique where the pulled and secured handle is sort of 'hoisted' upward, right at the apex of the handle's curve, to create a sharper, more defined shape, which I think matches the angularity of my ceramics better, there's a more appropriate synergy.
Then, at the end of the video, I'll be showing you all of the new mugs, fired, in sequence and I'd love to hear your thoughts on which one you like best. Please be picky and comment the number of your preferred vessel, which you'll find to the left of each spinning cup.
Thanks so much for watching this week's lengthly film — it means a lot!
🍚 • HOW TO THROW AND USE A CHUCK: youtu.be/_ishJr-UGfU
📖 • ORDER MY BOOK: geni.us/bymyhands
🏺 • You may also be interested in my 'A Beginner's Guide' series, which you can find here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2WJhtTF0eGhQwf8g2LHcom_KrvJpH_JT
Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:44 - Preparing the reclaimed stoneware
3:15 - Weighing out & wedging the clay for the mugs, 250-300 grams)
4:40 - Throwing the mugs
8:41 - How I separate the cups from the batts
11:02 - Trimming the cups atop a clay chuck
15:27 - Pulling the mug's handles
23:21 - Quality control
26:05 - Biscuit firing the cups to 1000ºC
27:11 - Waxing their bases
27:31 - Glazing all the pieces
30:57 - Tidying up the glazed surfaces
33:32 - Loading & reduction firing my gas kiln to 1290ºC, cone ten
35:09 - Unpacking the kiln
36:47 - Fixing "holes" in the bottom of two mugs
40:32 - The finished mugs!
42:20 - Clean up
•
Find out much more via the link below!
https://linktr.ee/floriangadsby
•
Get in touch here: floriangadsby.com/contact
Sign up to my newsletter here: floriangadsby.com/newsletter
