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Some time ago I said I would photograph my demo at Bonsai by the Harbour. Well I forgot my camera which was agreat pity, because there was a very informative segment on Photography and photographing bonsai.
I have had a go at doing this at home.

I suspect I have not done a very good job of explaining. So if there are any questions, or hints please ask.
I will now let the pot dry until leather hard before turning it upside down to add the legs. To morrows photos.
Lynette

Thanks Lynette I will have to try this way as well. Can you give a little detail on the join.

thanks very much lynette lookn forward to the rest!

Ooohhh... this one is looking like the one in this post. Can I reserve it Lynette?
S.

Brett,
I will try to explain a bit better, I find it a bit difficult when I can't see all that I have written before.
I have tool which is pictured beside the base which cuts at 45 degrees, I use this to make a 45 degree angle all around the base, then the side is joined it gives an outward flar to the pot. The join is scorred and sliped if necessary and the side pushed into place. when it is holding in place I then add a small coil around the inside for added strength at the join area. The coil is then smoothed into the clay and any tiding up that is necessary done. I will put the last couple of photos on in the next couple of days. The pot is now sitting on the drying shelf.
Steven as soon as the new kiln arrives I will have it full and will keep you a couple.
Lynette

Dam I did not explain my question well enough sorry. I meant the join of the rim ends not the rim to the base. I think that is my weakest link with this technique now which is solved by using the wheel as there is no join as the rim is continuous. Maybe knowing how you do it will help.

Thanks for the tutorial Lynette!! I'll have to try it using ball clay.

Bretts,
I did this the other day, with practice you can not see the seam. Can you find it?

I figure you must be showing me front and center but I am damed if I can find it
I am hoping you will tell me how you did this

I would not be so low as to put it out of sight


You can see better from the top


I just butt the two ends together and blend from the inside only, but it was easy to hide on square rather than round or oval

Blended on the inside


and on the outside


and a box that was blend on the inside then disguised on the outside

Hi Kitoi,
So how do you achieve the cracks if not with dry clay.
Brett, I make a 45 degree cut on each side and butt them to gether and blend and strengthen on the inside, so the join don't show even on round and oval pots.
Lynette

Thanks Lynette and Kitoi,
Pot making is very interesting, being the gun how activist that I am I don't think I am suited to all the dangerous stuff that is associated with Pottery making but seeing all these techniques I feel compelled to keep nattering away at it
Thanks

Lynette,
I slammed the clay on the floor and not flipping it over till it was the thickness I wanted. Works best with a grogged clay. The two round and small square were made using soft clay, the tall rectangle was assemble at leather hard.