How to Fix Warped Batts

Everything in this video holds true, you won’t end up with ruined plate like I did, that was down to my own carelessness after the fact. When I last made hundreds of soap dishes, as they dried, I’d gently press them down in the centre in order to keep them flat. As they were so small I think they could take being manhandled like this, yet of course, flatware like this is an altogether different story. I’d trimmed these, them dry out overnight beneath a canopy of plastic sheeting and then, the following morning, when the platters were still leather hard, I lightly pressed them down with my palm in the centre, leading to hairline cracks forming on the underside. I lost six out of seven. You’d think after fifteen years potting I’d no longer make mistakes like this but it happens. Alas, at least these shapes are quick and easy to throw. Soft clay is key, and what I’m making are essentially just thick discs of clay initially, I don’t have to worry too much about how precisely they’re made at the thrown stage, it’s when trimmed that a majority of the refinement is done. All that’s to say, with this next batch, I won’t dare touch the things until they’re bone dry. #fail #satisfying #clay #ceramics #pottery #craft