This is the ultimate edger and in this video I'm going to show you how easy it
is to use and the cool edges and patterns you can make with it.
Hi, Marie here from Pottery Crafters on this channel I show a lot of fun pottery
making videos with tips tools and techniques for the beginner Potter and
the experienced ones. At any point in this video you can hit the subscribe
button, the notification bell or both. Let's get dirty. Before I found the
Ultimate Edger the tops and bottoms of my pieces didn't look very good. This is
a great little multi-tool for the beginner Potter and the Potter that's
been around for a while. At first glance it looks a little complicated and I
wondered where in the world all these little grooves would go on my pottery.
Once they were all shown to me this edger quickly became one of my favorite
tools. The cool part about this tool is all the different things you can do with
it. There are six different edges here, A through F and I'm going to run through
all of them. This part is a called the double edge, it makes a nice double edge
on the bottom of your piece like this. The edger works best if you don't go
straight into the clay. Placing the edge on an angle as you go into the clay
will lessen the chance of marking up your piece.
LIke this.
You can even smooth it out up here
if you like or leave it. I love how it makes the smaller top and
then a little larger top at the bottom, thus creating a nice design and forms a
nice lip that's great for glazing. This is like a little safety ledge for
runny glazes. B and D are called the lip edges they're used to smooth out
the lip of your pots. Having this shape on both sides is very useful depending
on how your pottery is shaped and where you want to place the edger. You can flip
it around so it doesn't hit other parts of your pottery. Like this.
So you're nice and smooth. That is beautiful.
Makes a nice smooth lip every time. C is the top part of the edger called the
raised design edge. It's used to make a raised design on the top of your lid
like this. We're going on on an angle
for a cool design. Now if you like you can actually make two. Just smooth this out a
little bit and make another one.
I can clean that up later.
A little smoother. Yes I love this edger.
Okay, now you have a cool design. E is the single edge, this creates a nice single
edge on the bottom of your pottery like this. This is actually one of my favorite
edges. I use this a lot. Again I like how it makes the edge so the glaze doesn't
drip over. It's like the same as A but it is just a bit bigger and you can use it
for bigger pots. also, or mugs. I use around a lot of mugs. It's pretty
cool. I like it.
See how nice that is. Looks great We used it on this one also, this mug.
F is on the bottom called the large edge. It works great on large pieces of
pottery. It easily puts a nice lip on the rim, like this. Now you can use it this
way or this way. It doesn't matter. Whichever way you prefer and whichever
type of lip that you want to create. I'm gonna go on the outside with this and go
in on an angle. Just make sure you go in on an angle.
Here we go.
Created a nice lip. Whoops, brush that away because it's only clay. It works so nice.
Now you have a nice pot right there. If you combine the B and C edges you can
create a really cool decorative design on the top of your nob, like this. Go in
on the side. Always make sure you go in on an angle.
like that. Now you can always add a little bit of
water with your sponge and go over it again. if you like or leave it like this. It
looks pretty cool.
That's pretty cool. I love the design it really helps when
you're a beginner or professional. It's pretty cool either way I love it.
Another cool thing you can do at the edge is by using the tip of E, the single
edge to split the rim. Use your thumb and index finger to gently guide the clay.
Then place your hand on top of your left hand and slowly guide the Edger in the
middle of the rim, like this.
Don't move. Yeah! When you use your thumb and index finger as a guide you will
always keep the clay in one place. It works for me every single time.
I just love the pattern it makes on the top and how the glaze is going to catch
on the top, like this.
And the glaze just pools right in there.
I love that look.
And you can create it too with the ultimate edger. It's great to have all
these choices on a single tool. That's why the ultimate edger really is one of
my go-to tools. If you like to throw a little bigger thicker pieces the
ultimate edger also comes in a larger size. In this video, I showed how easy
this ultimate edger is to use in different ways you can use it. I'll bet
you can come up with a few yourself. if you have any recommendations for any
other tips or small items to make definitely post those in the comment
section below. Some of the best tips and feedback come
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