How a Handmade Pottery Cup is Made from Beginning to End — Narrated Version

Another long video this week. Showing the entire process behind making one of my stoneware coffee cups, from a soft lump of clay, to the finished glaze fired vessel. I hope you enjoy and please let me know if you’ve got anymore questions down in the comments. Timecodes: 0:00 - Weighing out 200 gram lumps of clay 0:22 - Wedging clay 1:09 - Throwing coffee cup 3:55 - Trimming the cup using a chuck 5:17 - Pulling handle blanks 5:35 - Discussing this approach to handle pulling 7:57 - Wrapping handle blanks for a days work 8:44 - Pulling coffee cup handle 10:51 - Using a chuck to fix any distortion in the rim 11:15 - Packing the bisque kiln 11:47 - Waxing coffee cups 13:06 - Glazing cups 15:26 - Cleaning up glazed cups 16:12 - Packing the gas kiln 18:36 - Firing the gas kiln 19:26 - Initiating reduction at 850ºc 21:18 - Unpacking the kiln 22:42 - Sanding cups bases 23:07 - Finished pots and coffee cup examples Thanks for watching and I’ll catch you soon with a new upload. ____ Instagram – TikTok – @floriangadsby Website –