How To Make A Hand Built Ceramic Lid

Smooth the bottom edge and wrap the flange strip around the neck ring.

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. Cut a inch thick clay strip longer than you ll need to fit inside the edge of your pushed in lid. It s a really fun project with a lot of areas for creativity. When made into a ring the flange should be slightly taller than the neck of the pot.

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. The ends of the flange strip are thinned and softened scored and slipped together.

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. I use a sharp knife to make a 45 incision into the box along the line. Cut the flange of the lid from a slightly stiffer slab. In this video i show you how i make a little box or jar using template.

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.