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9780764152153

The Potter's Wheel

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  • ISBN13:

    9780764152153

  • ISBN10:

    0764152157

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-03-01
  • Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

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Summary

A handsome, color-illustrated large-format book guides students through the craft of creating pottery and other ceramics. Different types of clay and their properties are described, as are various tools used by the potter. Additional advice details the process of glazing and baking. Hundreds of full-color photos show the tools, wheels, pottery techniques and finished products.

Table of Contents

Materials and Toolsp. 12
The clayp. 14
The potter's wheelp. 17
The toolsp. 20
Basic Techniquesp. 26
Wedging the clayp. 28
The right amount of water needed for throwingp. 32
Centering the clayp. 35
Batsp. 44
Turning with chucksp. 46
Parallel rims and basesp. 54
Reusing clayp. 56
Throwing errors: How to solve themp. 58
Step-By-Stepp. 66
Bowlsp. 68
Cylindersp. 78
Vasesp. 84
Platesp. 94
Casserolesp. 106
Gobletsp. 110
Two-piece vasesp. 116
Centerpiecesp. 124
Pots with lidsp. 142
Glossaryp. 158
Bibliography And Acknowledgmentsp. 160
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