Pottery Making Techniques
Edited by Anderson Turner
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One of the best things about making pottery is that there are so many ways to do it—handbuilding and throwing, decorating and glazing, as well as firing with gas, grass or electric. With all these variables, it’s no wonder that no two potters make the same work.
In this collection of pottery techniques, you’ll discover scores of great ideas, practical information you can use and seeds of inspiration that you can nurture. Pottery Making Techniques showcases more than thirty skilled artists who provide instruction and insights to techniques they use on a regular basis. They’ve learned from their mistakes, sorted out the good from the bad, and streamlined methods that will work for you. Intermediate to advanced techniques are presented in a well-illustrated, step-by-step format that will provide years of inspiration.
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Throwing
 Carve with a Surform tool in Carved Teapots by Jim Connell
- Center clay with no effort in Low-Stress Centering by Ginny Marsh
- Build forms inside leatherhard molds in Getting It Together by Dannon Rhudy
- Make your own Throwing Sticks by Ivor Lewis
- Once it’s made, there’s Using a Throwing Stick by Ivor Lewis
- Cut-away views reveal An Approach to Bottles by Cory Roth
- Bats too expensive? Here’s How to Make Outstanding Bats by George Juliano with Elizabeth Hudgins
- Here’s a method for Building Large Forms by Michelle McCurdy
- Tired of lids that don’t fit? Try Throwing a Jar and Lid in One Piece by Sumi von Dassow
- Create a Cut-off Wire Bow by Don Adamaitis
- Learn about Throwing Long-Neck Bottles by Annie Robbins
- Fabricate Hand Tools Made From Scraps by Lili Krakowski
- Discover Trimming: Method, Technique, Mind’s Eye by Sumi von Dassow
- Stop struggling with Pulling Handles by Steven Hill
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Handbuilding
 Read A Show Story by MaryLou Higgins
- Find inspiration in A Collaboration of Painter and Potter by Susan Chappelear
- Build complex forms by Handbuilding with Slabs and Cones and Cylinders by Scott Dooley
- Try Making a Bumper-Jack Extruder by David Hendley
- Don’t settle for standard dies when you can make Homemade Two-Part Extruder Dies by David Hendley
- Complex dies are used in Industrial Workers Cups: The Intersection of Industry, Hard Times and Clay by Richard Burkett
- Perhaps you’ll make a variation on the Bumper-Jack Extruder The Sequel by Mary Kate Sullivan
- Attach slabs by Building with Nails by Hanna Lore Hombordy
- Make a decoration that you will be Rolling, Rolling, Rolling by Andi Fasimpaur
- Never tried paper clay? Paper Clay A Primer by Rosette Gault
- Explore Creating Forms with Hump Molds by Harriet Gamble
- The Budget Potter Slab Guide by Sylvia Shirley
- Get rid of junk by Combining Found Objects with Clay by Todd Shanafelt
- Stay neat after you Make a Split-Leg Potter’s Apron by Barbara Coultry
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Finishing and Firing
 Try a step-by-step for Airbrushing an Abstract Expression by Douglas Kenney
- Unlocking the Secrets of Crystalline Glazes by George Juliano with Elizabeth Hudgins
- Mix glazes with cups and spoons in Measure for Measure by Lili Krakowski
- Make life easier with Glazing Tips and Techniques by Sumi von Dassow
- Discover the secrets of burnished work in All Polished Up by Sumi von Dassow
- If you enjoy painting, learn about Slip Painting by Tamar Laderman
- Firing with Paper Saggars by Dannon Rhudy
- Find the ideal Kiln Wash by Bill Jones
- Building a Domed Cylinder Kiln by Don Adamaitis
- What happens in the kiln as the heat rises? The Degrees of Kiln Firing charts it out.
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