How to Make A Large Pottery Jar — From Beginning to End

This week, I'm throwing, trimming, glazing and reduction firing one of these tall lidded jars. There are the largest version of these jars I've made. THANKS for watching and as always, if you have any further questions please do ask.

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Wadding recipe: 50% China clay and 50% coarse alumina hydrate, mixed slowly with water until it has a clay like consistency, then wedged and stored in an airtight container.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:26 - Preparing clay
1:21 - Throwing the body component
10:28 - Throwing the lid
13:06 - Turning the lid and jar
21:59 - Packing and firing the electric kiln
23:06 - Glazing the jar
25:47 - Attaching the waddings
26:31 - Packing the gas kiln
27:00 - Firing the gas kiln
28:34 - Unpacking the kiln
30:05 - The finished jar
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