69. How Much Does Clay Shrink By in Pottery?
Description
Clay shrinks at every stage of the pottery-making process. This can make creating the right size of pot quite tricky!
Another confusing thing is that different clays shrink by differing amounts up to around 25 per cent, from wet clay to finished pot.
Join me for this episode, where I talk about a simple way to find out how much your specific type of clay will shrink by. I talk you through how I discovered that my clay at Oxford Clay shrinks by 15 per cent from leather-hard clay to final glaze-fired pottery.
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*New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here.
*A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here.
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Resources for Potters:
Oxford Clay website resources for Potters
Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners):
Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule)
Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon
Video mini-courses for Potters
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