Making Pottery Mugs — My Thoughts Explained

Here's a slightly different video. It's all about making mugs, yet with each step I explain why I do certain things and how they relate to the finished, glazed fired mug. You can find Masaki Dejima's work here:   / masakidejima  , it's his mug I use every morning. Timecodes: 0:00 – Introduction 0:30 – Throwing setup 0:51 – Throwing a medium mug from approximately 290 grams 3:20 – The importance of the rim 6:13 – Discussing drying to leather hard 8:53 – Trimming the mugs on a chuck 9:57 – All about the bases of mugs 13:35 – Pulling the handles 16:50 – Discussing the shape of my handles 17:40 – How to dry pots so they don't crack 18:44 – Final clean up of the handle 19:50 – THANKS! Thanks for watching, especially if you made it all the way to the end! ____ Instagram –   / floriangadsby   TikTok –   / floriangadsby   Website – http://www.floriangadsby.com