Bizenyaki Coffee Mug
Posted by Craftip (Jun 9, 2014)
I tried making pottery using a potter's wheel at a pottery lesson in Shouboku Togei no Sato. It was my first experience and I was nervous, but my instructor taught me very kindly and I was able to do it well. At first I had a hard time making the edge high, but at last I was able to do it.
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This is 600g clay.
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Divide it into half with a cutting string.
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To remove air, round it by hand.
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Place it on the wheel and make the bottom.
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And be aware of the center while turning the potter's wheel, and determine the size of the bottom pressing the clay down.
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Give a dent with your thumb in the center part and continue pressing down.
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Gradually enlarge the hole to be the same thickness.
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Check the thickness of the bottom using a needle.
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Gradually heighten the edge.
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True up the height of the edge by a needle.
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Detach the part of the mouth.
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Using some tanned leather, prepare a smooth edge.
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Spin the wheel constantly and press the clay down lightly.
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Trim away excess clay to shape the bottom using a trimming tool.
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Wet the fingers and smooth the outside of the bottom.
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Disconnect the mug from the wheel by a cutting thread.
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Form clay to a cylindrical shape and make a handle part.
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Attach the handle part to the body and smoothen the joint portion.
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Hold the joint portion from the inside of the mug.
It took about one hour to complete a handmade Bizenyaki coffee mug.
They will bake it in the kiln and send it to my house later.
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