Coil Building Technique: How to Roll, Build, and Refine Coiled Pottery
Step-by-step guide to coil building — how to roll even coils, build and blend walls, control the form’s shape, and avoid the most common coiling mistakes.
Triaxial Blend: How to Test Three Glaze Materials at Once
A triaxial blend is one of the most powerful glaze testing methods available to studio potters. Where a line blend tests two variables, a triaxial blend tests three simultaneously — …
Triple Beam Balance Scale
The Ohaus Triple Beam Balance Scale is a great super accurate scale. This is a manual scale which means that it is a little bit tricky when learning how to …
Slip Trailing: How to Decorate Pottery with Raised Slip Lines
How to slip trail pottery — slip consistency, filling the trailer, technique for clean lines, and design approaches including feathering and marbling.
How do you make slabs without a slab roller?
One of the most important things you need to build slab projects is slabs. Slab rollers can be very expensive and hard to store in a smaller studio. Many hand …
How to Slip and Score Clay: The Complete Guide to Joining Pottery
How to slip and score clay correctly — when to use it, step-by-step technique, alternative joining liquids, and why joins crack.
How to Make Joining Slip for Handbuilt Pottery
How to make joining slip from clay scraps — materials, step-by-step process, liquid options (water, vinegar, magic water), consistency guide, and storage.
How to Make Magic Water for Pottery: Recipe and How to Use It
Magic water recipe for pottery — sodium silicate, soda ash, and water. Step-by-step instructions, what it does, how to use it for joins, and storage.
What is Vitrification in Ceramics? A Complete Guide
Vitrification is one of the most important concepts in ceramics — it determines whether your finished piece is food safe, watertight, and durable. Understanding what vitrification is and how it …
How to test for shrinkage and absorption rates
Clay shrinks when it dries, gets bisque fired, and again during the glaze firing. Whenever you make a new batch of clay or buy premixed commercial clay you should test …