Making Ceramic Plates With Slabs

In this video we learn how to make a ceramic slab plate.

Making ceramic plates with slabs. First roll out the ceramic. To make a ceramic plate you ll need to roll out clay or throw it on a potter s wheel create a shape let it dry and fire it in a kiln. Avoiding the creation of a grain while making slabs is easy and quite straight forward. It is also helpful to flip a slab over and roll it on both sides rather than just one.

Make sure the clay is thick enough. Making plates isn t the easiest thing to do but you can handle it if you learn a little ceramics. Simply take the time to rotate the clay after each rolling. Wedge extremely well or warm the clay up in a pug mill.

Jayne s demonstration is for beginner potters to the advanced. After this place the clay on butcher or newspaper and smooth it out with a plastic card. After this place the clay on butcher or newspaper and smooth it out with a plastic card. Next use a paper template to help cut your design or use a circular object.

Cut slits to help remove the surrounding clay. Make slab and cut. Thinner plates are more likely to warp. Use the excess clay to build support pieces then curve the edges.

Make sure clay wetness is very uniform. If rolling a slab roll it in multiple directions. Roll slab to 3 8 to 1 2 thickness and large enough for at least one plate per slab. Once the slab is rolled we leave it open for 1 2 hours cut the edges etc.

And later place one more piece of cotton cloth on top of the slab and place another plywood on top of it. When rolling slabs make sure you roll it out evenly in all directions otherwise you could compress one side more than. Repeat this on the other side. Dry all pieces slowly and evenly.

First roll out the ceramic. Clay should be very uniform. Sort of like a sandwich i have followed this many times while making tiles coasters or murals and got good results. Keep pieces away from the edge of the kiln.

Learn how to create a plate with clay. This video teaches you how to make slab dinnerware with easy home made molds. Save leftover clay for feet balls of clay for feet by hand or foot coil of clay for foot by wheel. Next use a paper template to help cut your design or use a circular object.

More talc and more grog in the clay can help with many problems. Repeat this on the other side. Make sure drafts aren t causing uneven drying. Cut slits to help remove the surrounding clay.

Place newspaper pattern on slab and cut out plate using a fettling knife a plastic picnic knife works well for elementary age artists.