Thank you so much! That’s awesome! Best of luck with your ceramics course! I’m always happy to answer any questions you may have ❤️

Got any pics of your work? I’m thinking about buying a wheel

@@Gamernerxca2935 for sure! You can check out my work on Instagram! My handle is @black_cat_pottery 😊

There’s always time to try! 😁

Thank you! I'm so happy to read your kind words! :) We've been slacking a bit with the videos lately but we'll be back at it shortly! Anything specific you'd like to see?

Bongs and pipes. There just arnt that many on youtube

But also just more. I enjoy yalls style

@@nightsfog Sounds good! I'll see what we can do :) Thx!

Aww wow, that’s awesome! Thank you so much! 🥰

I can only hope that’s what my future grandkids will say 😂😂

Haha amazing!! Keep the downstem from your other bong if it’s not too nasty! You can use it in your new ceramic one!😁

Amazing!! Best of luck to you! 🥰

Thank you! I buy the down stems on Amazon and I put a rubber o-ring around it so it has a perfect seal but can still be removed to clean 😊

Haha that’s amazing! 😂

It’s never too late to play with clay! 😁

@@theclaycollective that’s true!! Gunna have to relearn how to throw clay lol

@@RaNGeRFaN4LiF3 I’m sure you’ll enjoy the process! 😊

Thank you so much! It’s just regular white glaze over a speckled clay! There are lots of different speckled clays, but this one is called white speckle 😊

@@theclaycollective Wow that's so interesting! I've always seen pieces with speckled clay that also have speckled glazes, I didn't know they show through like that! Thank you so much :))

@@julianahing5180 no problem!! It’s amazing how much the speckles come through with any glaze combo! You can even notice them slightly under black glaze!

We get most of our tools from Tuckers Pottery Supplies or Amaranth Stoneware! :)

This glaze is called Snow by Amaco! It’s totally food safe and functional 😊

Use any food safe clay and just keep in mind it’s shrinkage rate when making the stem for the down stem to fit in! And this one is glazed with a white glaze called snow 😊

Thank you so so much! For the stem hole, I measured the circumference of my glass downstem and then used a shrinkage calculator to find out how big I needed to make the stem for the glass piece to fit after shrinkage 😊

@@theclaycollective ok thanks, I see. You made it to fit the glass part, not vice versa (buying a particular dia glass pipe).

@@MikeMartino_Karatsupots yes exactly! Much easier that way. Or you can also create your own downstems out of clay! 😊

@@theclaycollective wow, how clever.

Hey! I buy my down stems on Amazon, they’re pretty generic so I just went for whatever’s inexpensive. The o-rings I buy from the hardware store. Use a shrinkage ruler to determine how big you need to make the opening of your bong in order for the down stem to fit after clay shrinkage! 😊

@@theclaycollective shrinkage ruler sounds like a game changer, thanks a ton my dude

They do fine! It’s the same process as cleaning glass bongs, but the slightly annoying thing is not being able to see inside. I just clean more often to stay on top of it 😊

This one is a 7/8 hole punch! Just make sure you measure your downstems with a shrinkage ruler first to make sure that’s the correct hole punch to use for your pieces 😊 I like to have a few different sizes for different style bongs and stems!

I use the blowtorch to dry my piece a bit so it doesn't warp when I pull it off the wheel :)

I used a dipping glaze, but instead of dipping I use a cup to pour it inside and then dump the excess back into the glaze bucket 😊

@@theclaycollective so it'll coat the inside well enough for it not to get messed up while using it? Then fire it in a kiln?

@@shaunkingkgttoatyerrdvhjus6850 absolutely! Glaze turns to glass after fired so there will be no leaking or absorption if you coat the inside with dipping glaze. And it will be just as easy to clean and care for as any other bong ☺️

@@theclaycollective thank you.

Thank you!! I believe this one was around 2-3lbs of clay 😊

It’s glaze! It’s a dipping glaze, so I poured it in to coat the inside. Once fired, it has a glass like coating to keep it protected and leak free 🙂

@@theclaycollective ty

Haha! Feel free to reach out to me if you like! My Instagram is @black_cat_pottery 😊

Heck yeah bud!

I fit them with a glass down stem after bud! That’s why I take the time to size the hole precisely 😁❤️

Fair enough haha

Why do you say that? It works just fine! You do have to put a downstem in it, I use glass ones and silicone ones 😊

@@theclaycollective oh i thought you wherent going to put a downstem in it and just smoke it as is

@@hoax4312 haha no no, definitely using a down stem 😊 I did make one bong with a built in down stem, and it was beautiful, but very hard to clean 😖 so now I use the removable ones.

That’s because I’m throwing in a public studio in this video and there were other people around 😊 (just covid things lol)