How To Make A Lid Ceramics

Make pottery lids and handles part 4 of 21.

How to make a lid ceramics.

Test fit the lid on the mug. You must add a handle that goes with your theme. Add theme elements to the lid. Locate a kiln at a local community center art space or library and schedule a time to fire your piece.

Construct the lid by adding a coil on the bottom of the lid that fits inside the walls of the box. Next turn the lid upside down and using magic water or slip attach two small balls of clay to the base of the lid exactly opposite each other 2. Our guide forms a gallery lid using calipers to measure the inside distance of the rim of the pot. Create the lid s flange using the corner of a wooden rib c.

The fusion of complex compounds on the pottery body provides the ceramic ware with a durable protective shield that upgrades the texture of the surface thereby making it a food safe. Smooth the balls on and shape them into points. Make pottery lids and handles part 5 of 21. Make sure the kiln is set to the correct temperature for bisque firing which is the first stage of firing the pottery.

Cut two notches from the gallery of the cup rim exactly opposite each other 1. Adding feet to the bottom of your box is option but adds a lot of interest. Cutting the lid on an angle like this removes the need for a gallery to be added to the body. The knob can be any style you choose figure 3.

The calipers can then be used to adjust the width of the lid piece. Carefully lower the item into the kiln and close the lid. Make pottery lids and handles part 6 of 21. Use a fettling knife to make the lid cut and make the cut on an angle so that the lid has support and sits on the body.

Make pottery lids and handles part 7. Use the tip of a wooden rib to undercut about an inch below the lid turn off the wheel and cut through the undercut with a wire tool and set the lid aside to dry to the leather hard stage. The outer diameter of the flange itself should equal the measurement.