Do you ever wonder how potters in videos you watch make it look
so easy when removing wet pieces of pottery from the wheel with the wire
and you think how do they do that? With practice. And you can do the same thing.
In this video, I'm going to show you how to remove pottery from the wheel
with the clay wire removal technique.
Hi Marie here back with another how-to video for you.
If you've made this pottery and now you want to get it off the wheel without
messing it up, I'll show you how to wire cut your
pottery and remove it from the wheel with a few tips along the way.
The wire cutter with the link on where to find one is listed in the description
below for you. Let's get some pottery off the wheel.
Many potters use bats but not all potters have bats so I'll be showing you
how to remove pottery from the wheel. Also
not all splash pans come off easy, so I'll be showing you with the splash
pan on.
We'll be starting small with a small pill dish.
You can take off the slip with a rib or a metal scraper.
I'm going to use the metal scraper. This helps lessen the chance of getting
fingerprints on your pottery and strengthens the clay.
Go in on a 45 degree angle.
You can use a modeling tool or the ultimate edger
to define the foot.
I'm using the ultimate edger. I also have a video on the ultimate edger.
I left a link for you in the show notes
below.
Put a nice little decorative foot on the bottom of the
pill dish. Now turn your wheel slowly and take your
foot off the pedal so you don't accidentally
speed the wheel up.
Load up your sponge with water and put it around
the little pill dish.
That's a good amount. I'm using the mud tool wire cutter.
I like the handles they're very convenient to use.
Place a thumb on each end of your wire cutter
and place your thumbs firmly on the wheel,
and move the wire cutter towards you.
Great.
Now stop your wheel. Place a ware board firmly on your lap
and a newspaper.
Thoroughly dry your hands. This lessens the chance of getting fingerprints
on your piece. Then hold your fingers like this.
Twist and gently lift up the pill dish. Twist and gently lift. There.
Now we'll do a mug.
Through the magic of video I already have a mug made.
Using my metal scraper, take the slip off the sides,
lessening the chance of getting fingerprints on
and strengthening the walls of your mug.
Don't forget to like and share with a friend that may be struggling cutting
their pottery off the wheel.
Now use your modeling tool to get rid of the skirt on the bottom.
Go in on a slight angle away from your pottery
so the clay doesn't go into your pottery. Let's try that again.
There we go Now I'm using my ultimate edger
to put a nice foot on it before I take it off the wheel.
Turn your wheel on slowly and take your foot off right away,
this lessens the chance of you accidentally putting your foot on the
pedal and speeding up your wheel.
Load up your sponge and put a lot of water on your wheel.
Using my mud tool wire.
Thumbs on each end, firmly press down on the wheel,
and pull towards you.
There, great. Now turn off the wheel firmly place your
ware board on your lap
and make sure that your hands are very dry.
This will lessen the chance of marks on your mug.
Gently hold your mug with both hands twist and
lift.
Great now we'll do a bowl. Through the magic of video, I have a bowl.
Using my metal scraper I'll take off the slip on the sides.
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all comments are welcome.
Get rid of the skirt. And remember to go in on an angle
so the clay does not hit your pottery.
I'm going to use my ultimate edger again.
Now place a little water on the rim of your bowl.
Then place a newspaper on the top. This will help to keep your bowl round
as you're taking it off the wheel.
Here we go, a little different angle for you.
Slowly turn your wheel
and take your foot up so you don't accidentally
push down on the pedal and have your pottery fly all over.
Now take your wire.
Hold it with your thumbs and place it frmly on the wheel
until she slides all the way off.
Great. Notice the bowl slid off. Perfect. Now
stop your wheel.
Grab your ware board with the newspaper on it.
Make sure your hands are totally dry
and gently hold the bowl with both hands. Twist and lift.
Twisting
and lifting. Remove the newspaper.
The bowl held its shape nicely.
With a little practice and the tips to help you get your pottery off the wheel
your success rate will go way up. If this video helped you learn how to remove
pottery from the wheel easier please give me a thumbs up. As always
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Lastly, I build my list of videos to create based on feedback from viewers
like you. If you want to see any other videos
leave a comment down below and I'll add it to my list. Now head on
over to this how to wedge video or this how to make a mug video to test
out your new wire removal skills. When you do
I get to play with more clay. Let's stay
dirty.