How To Make A Ceramic Slab Pot

Save the leftover clay for a knob supports for propping up the handle and spout if needed and decorations.

How to make a ceramic slab pot.

Roll out a slab of clay the amount you need depends on the size of the stencil you re making into a ball and smash the ball onto a hard surface then reshape it into a ball again. Once you ve made the initial pinch you might need to press both your thumbs into the center to open up the pot a bit. You can use paper or cardboard for your stencil. Make the slab big enough for the body bottom handle and spout of your teapot depending on the size of mold.

Repeat this process at least 10 times. Form a slab just as you did in steps one and three. Make sure you roll it to at least 1 4 inch in thickness. The most common method is to roll out the slab by hand using a rolling pin.

Pound your clay so as to make it pliable yet tough. Roll it out utilizing if you have one a rolling pin or a evenly roung shaft of some kind. Slabs can be made in a variety of methods. Follow these few basic steps to make a slab clay tea pot.

Trim one edge into a straight line using your potter s needle. Slab rollers are large pieces of equipment that enable potters to roll large slabs to uniform thicknesses rapidly. Laying it so it abuts one edge of your base mark and trim away the clay so that the new slab will fit snugly in between the interior surfaces of the two sides already in place. Make sure you don t push your thumb right through as you ll need to have a base to your pot.

This is the basis of a simple pinch pot. When you re happy with your smooth round ball push your thumb into the center of it. Other methods include using slab rollers extruders and hand tossing. Draw your design on your paper medium.