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Creating Handmade Ceramic Soap Dishes - From Clay to Final Product

Florian Gadsby via YouTube

Overview

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Follow along with a detailed pottery demonstration video showcasing the complete process of creating custom soap dishes for a special collaboration between Perfumer H and Nigel Slater. Master the intricate steps of ceramic craftsmanship, from preparing soft clay and throwing techniques to the final reduction firing at 1290ºC. Learn essential pottery skills including trimming, beveling edges with diamond sanding pads, waxing, glazing, and proper kiln loading and firing procedures. Observe professional techniques for finishing touches like base sanding and proper packaging methods for delicate ceramic pieces. Perfect for both aspiring and experienced potters interested in detailed technical processes and collaborative artistic projects.

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Preparing soft clay for the dishes
- Throwing the dishes
- Wiring them dishes off
- Trimming the dishes
- Cutting the dishes into shape
- Loading the electric kiln for bisque firing to 1000ºC
- Unpacking the soap dishes
- Bevelling the bottom edges using a diamond sanding pad
- Washing the dust off the dishes
- Waxing the soap dishes
- Glazing the dishes
- Cleaning the bases
- Packing my ROHDE KG-340 gas kiln
- Reduction firing the kiln load of work to cone ten, 1290ºC
- Unpacking the kiln
- Sanding their bases
- Wrapping the dishes for delivery
- The finished dish and the soap

Taught by

Florian Gadsby

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