How to Spiral Wedge Clay: A Step-by-Step Guide
Spiral wedging is an essential technique in ceramics used to prepare clay before wheel throwing or handbuilding. Proper wedging helps remove air bubbles, align clay particles, and ensure the clay …
Ceramics Projects: Wheel Throwing, Handbuilding, and Slipcasting
Whether you’re a beginner looking for your first project or an experienced potter exploring new techniques, this page collects all of the project guides and technique posts on B2W Ceramics …
Basic Ceramic Materials and Tools You Must Have
Mid-range and highfire Stoneware Clay (cone 5-10) White Stoneware Mid-range and Highfire Clay Metal Rib Serrated Metal Rib for scoring Sherill Mud Tools Ribs Wheel Canvas Slab Roller Banding Wheel …
How to Make Paper Clay: Fiber Ratio, Step-by-Step Process, and Storage
How to make paper clay from scratch — the paper pulp process, fiber ratio (20% by volume), combining pulp with clay slip, drying down to working consistency, and storage.
Types of Ceramic Vessels: A Guide to Functional Pottery Forms
A practical guide to the main vessel types in functional ceramics — drinking vessels, bowls, plates, pouring forms, storage, and vases, with technique notes for each.
Learning how to make Slab built projects
How to Make Slab-Built Pottery Projects: A Step-by-Step Guide Slab-built pottery is a versatile technique that allows you to create a wide variety of ceramic projects, from functional pieces to …
How to make decorating slip
There are many different recipes you can use to make a decorating slip. The Simplest Way Materials The Stages of Clay Steps The other way you can do this is …
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.
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.