How To Make A Hand Built Ceramic Lid

When made into a ring the flange should be slightly taller than the neck of the pot.

How to make a hand built ceramic lid.

I flip the lid upside down onto a piece of foam and roll out a coil to finish the joint inside the lid 9. Using the rim of the jar as a slump mold for the lid roll a small wooden or styrofoam ball around on the soft clay with slight pressure to create an even concave shape figure 10. Cut a inch thick clay strip longer than you ll need to fit inside the edge of your pushed in lid. I use a sharp knife to make a 45 incision into the box along the line.

Make the inner ring from slightly softer clay so it shrinks a little more than the outer ring. It s a really fun project with a lot of areas for creativity. Create the lid s flange using the corner of a wooden rib c. In this video i show you how i make a little box or jar using template.

Cut the flange of the lid from a slightly stiffer slab. Using a banding wheel and keeping the angle of the knife consistent i follow the line until the top is separated from the bottom 8. You can change the sha. Place the strip at the point where the slope begins.

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.