Strap in, this week's video is a long, and in-depth one, that goes over the entire process behind making a stoneware teapot. Parts thrown on the potter's wheel, then assembled, handle pulled, and so on.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:32 - Throwing teapot body
3:30 - Throwing lid
5:01 - Throwing spout
7:45 - Trimming and assembling teapot
20:19 - Pulling and attaching the handle
25:17 - Packing the electric kiln for a bisque firing
27:26 - Unpacking the electric kiln
28:02 - Waxing the teapot
29:37 - Glazing the teapot
33:19 - Rolling out the waddings to prop up the lid
34:03 - Packing the gas kiln
34:49 - Firing the gas kiln
37:32 - Unpacking the gas kiln
38:27 - Grinding the lid smooth
39:18 - Sanding the base
39:42 - Finished teapots
My wadding recipe is: 50% china clay/kaolin, 50% coarse alumina hydrate. Mix together slowly and then combine with water very slowly, as it seems to turn to a liquid very easily, so add less than you think.
The gas kiln is a Rohde KG-340, and my potter's wheel is a Rohde HMT 500.
Thanks for watching!
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