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Custom made Mug | Design and Throwing Lesson
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Below is a step by step illustration of throwing, trimming, handle pulling and glazing a custom made mug to a very specific customer requirements spec. The efforts starts with understanding what the customer would like to achieve and how he / she is planning to use it. The finished product is white stoneware and is functional and durable (microwave oven, oven, dishwasher). Because it is high fired, one must remember to factor in the shrinkage. In our case, the clay shrinks 13% through the full process of drying, bisque firing (cone 06) and glaze firing (cone 6).

Making a Mug: Pottery Wheel Lesson

Custom made mug with specific glaze design
Custom mug specifications		 Cut clay with cutting wire
Cut off 1 3/4 lb. clay
Wedge clay - white stoneware
Wedge clay		 Place clay on wheel's bat in center
Place on wheel


How much clay do I need for a mug? See link

Center clay
Center clay		 bring clay down to size while centered
Push, while centered, to size
Pull tclay walls to size
Pull wall to dimensions		 Pull walls up
Pull clay walls up



Pull walls to the specified height
Pull to dimensions		 Measure mug's walls height
Verify wall height
Measure mug's width
Verify width		 Smooth walls - mudd tools red rib
Smooth walls with a rib
Throwing mug is complete
Throwing portion is complete		 Place up-side-down and center - trimming
Center upside down for trimming
Trim bottom
Trim to specifications		 Trimming is complete
Trimming is complete

Pulll handle
Pull handle		 Dry handle a bit by waiitng or heating a bit
Dry handle a bit - wait or use heat
Apply handle to top of mug
Apply handle on top of mug		 Apply handle to bottom of mug
Apply handle to bottom

Shape handle to specifications
Refine handle shape		 Required drawings
Drawing requirements per customer
Trace drawing on mug before clay dries
Trace design as specified		 Mug after bisquing to cone 06
Mug is bisqued (cone 06)

mug glazed with two glazes - clear and brown glazes
Mug is glazed on bottom		 Paint black underglaze on traced lines
Paint traced lines with underglaze
mug is complete and ready for shippment to customer
Apply clear glaze and glaze fire 		mug details close up
Finished mug - close-up


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