How a Handmade Pottery Cup is Made from Beginning to End - Narrated Version

Watch a detailed 24-minute video demonstrating the complete process of creating a handmade stoneware coffee cup from start to finish. Follow along as the potter weighs clay, wedges it, throws the cup on a wheel, trims it, pulls and attaches the handle, and takes it through bisque firing, glazing, and final firing in a gas kiln. Learn about techniques like using a chuck for trimming and fixing rim distortion, as well as the intricacies of kiln packing, glaze application, and initiating reduction firing. Gain insights into the entire pottery-making process, from raw clay to finished product, with clear explanations and time-stamped sections for easy reference.

- Weighing out 200 gram lumps of clay
- Wedging clay
- Throwing coffee cup
- Trimming the cup using a chuck
- Pulling handle blanks
- Discussing this approach to handle pulling
- Wrapping handle blanks for a days work
- Pulling coffee cup handle
- Using a chuck to fix any distortion in the rim
- Packing the bisque kiln
- Waxing coffee cups
- Glazing cups
- Cleaning up glazed cups
- Packing the gas kiln
- Firing the gas kiln
- Initiating reduction at 850ºc
- Unpacking the kiln
- Sanding cups bases
- Finished pots and coffee cup examples