How To Make A Coil Pot

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Mayra A.

• How To Make A Coil Pot
• Mrs. Kelley
• 4th period

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COIL POTS
Coil pots are usually quite large as for pinch
pots a usually quite small.
Coiling is one of the loveliest things to do- it
is quiet, calm, and peaceful.
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WEDGING
First step is to WEDGE, check for air bubbles.
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START OF
You should start of by making a ball the size of
a golf ball.
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PINCH POT
Now that you have you ball do as if you were to
do a pinch pot.
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BASE
Now from the pinch pot make what would be the BASE
Make the pinch as big as the pot is going to be.
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COILS
By making the coils you have to roll out the clay
keeping your fingers straight
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JOINED
Place one coil on top of the base which would
join them together.
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PRESSING
With your own fingers press down the clay to the
inside keeping the clay together.
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ADDING COILS
Add coils one-by-one until the desire height.
(2)
(1)
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SMOOTHING
After every four or five coils, a scraper is used
to smooth the clay from the outside.
(2)
(1)
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CLOSING
Now if you want to start going in place the coil
in the inside.
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FINISHING
Now they coil pot is almost done. You smooth out
the outside, closed it in.
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DECORATING
After the pot is done now you can decorated as
you like.
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