Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
These types of plates top the chart for most satisfying object to create, they’re straightforward to throw provided you have big enough bats and I’d say by far the single worst moment is wiring a vessel like this, off of the bat itself, the sheer potential for things to wrong is so astronomically high.
Once thrown and safely separated from the bat though, they’re a breeze, as long as they’re trimmed and dried evenly so they stay flat throughout the process, in fact that’s likely the second trickiest part of the making these, finishing them so they don’t warp, also a nightmare. It’s for this reason that whilst leather hard a pot like this is only ever flipped around between two bats as it’s so easy to accidentally bend the plate, warping it, which could eventually lead to cracks forming.
Once bisque fired, I lay these pieces on a flat surface to see if they teeter or spin. If they do it’s at this stage that I grind back the offending clay until it sits flat. If you catch it here it normally doesn’t come back to haunt you once reduction fired.
Glazing is simple, again provided you have a wide enough bucket, in and out, that’s it. I used to be wary about placing the pots on foam like I do, my fear was it would grind away the dry powdery glaze itself, and it can if you rub it around on that surface, but the heavier objects tend to hold themselves down firmly enough so this doesn’t occur.
Then it’s fired again, this is the final test and there’s still plenty that can go wrong, but it worked a treat this time. Thanks for watching!
#plate #tableware #pottery #ceramics #maker #craft #satisfying
These types of plates top the chart for most satisfying object to create, they’re straightforward to throw provided you have big enough bats and I’d say by far the single worst moment is wiring a vessel like this, off of the bat itself, the sheer potential for things to wrong is so astronomically high.
Once thrown and safely separated from the bat though, they’re a breeze, as long as they’re trimmed and dried evenly so they stay flat throughout the process, in fact that’s likely the second trickiest part of the making these, finishing them so they don’t warp, also a nightmare. It’s for this reason that whilst leather hard a pot like this is only ever flipped around between two bats as it’s so easy to accidentally bend the plate, warping it, which could eventually lead to cracks forming.
Once bisque fired, I lay these pieces on a flat surface to see if they teeter or spin. If they do it’s at this stage that I grind back the offending clay until it sits flat. If you catch it here it normally doesn’t come back to haunt you once reduction fired.
Glazing is simple, again provided you have a wide enough bucket, in and out, that’s it. I used to be wary about placing the pots on foam like I do, my fear was it would grind away the dry powdery glaze itself, and it can if you rub it around on that surface, but the heavier objects tend to hold themselves down firmly enough so this doesn’t occur.
Then it’s fired again, this is the final test and there’s still plenty that can go wrong, but it worked a treat this time. Thanks for watching!
#plate #tableware #pottery #ceramics #maker #craft #satisfying
