Floyd Hale on sun 6 may 07
Question for the pros about teapot spouts...
I have reached a comfort level throwing conical teapot spouts on the wheel,
but because of the phenomenon of twisting upon firing, have been reluctant
to try altering them much. I would like to make more appealing teapot
spouts, ones with dramatic "lips and mouths," so to speak. I realize I
could alter my wheel-thown spouts and attach them with the appropriate
amount of rotation, to compensate for the twisting. However, I also admire
some of the teapot spouts made by "the pros" that are hand-built and
longer, and which are more "alterable."
My main problem in attempting to hand-build spouts thus far has been the
inability to form something on a spout template (like the wooden cones you
can buy)that looks halfway decent and that I can remove without deforming
it.
Can anyone provide any tips for hand-building tapering teapot spouts?
Floyd Hale
Robin Wolf on sun 6 may 07
I'm definitely NOT one of the "pros", but ....
I made forms for small serving pieces using Styrofoam that I trimmed and
then sanded to the form that I wanted. Then I dipped the form in thin
plaster, let it dry and then re-dipped and spot sanded until they had a
smooth finish (3 or 4 dips). After rolling out my clay and applying it to
the form, it wasn't too long until I could take my leather hard pieces off
of the forms to finish them.
Good luck -
Robin Wolf
robinwolf@pldi.net
In Kingfisher, Oklahoma where we've made it through 2 days of serious
tornados just west of us and they say another 5 days of severe weather.
WooHoo - spring time in Oklahoma!
Barbara Francis on sun 6 may 07
Hey Floyd,
I make hand-built teapot spouts by first rolling a cone-shaped coil, and then sticking a skewer or small dowel in it and then rolling on an angle to get the ideal thickness. I have had good results from this easy method.
Barb Francis
Floyd Hale wrote:
Question for the pros about teapot spouts...
I have reached a comfort level throwing conical teapot spouts on the wheel,
but because of the phenomenon of twisting upon firing, have been reluctant
to try altering them much. I would like to make more appealing teapot
spouts, ones with dramatic "lips and mouths," so to speak. I realize I
could alter my wheel-thown spouts and attach them with the appropriate
amount of rotation, to compensate for the twisting. However, I also admire
some of the teapot spouts made by "the pros" that are hand-built and
longer, and which are more "alterable."
My main problem in attempting to hand-build spouts thus far has been the
inability to form something on a spout template (like the wooden cones you
can buy)that looks halfway decent and that I can remove without deforming
it.
Can anyone provide any tips for hand-building tapering teapot spouts?
Floyd Hale
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Dannon Rhudy on sun 6 may 07
> I have reached a comfort level throwing conical teapot spouts on the
wheel,
> but .... would like to make more appealing teapot
> spouts, ones with dramatic "lips and mouths," so to speak. I realize I
> could alter my wheel-thown spouts >.......
Jim Connell, who makes very elegant teapots indeed, pulls his
teapot spouts. He just pulls a solid spout, forms it to the curve
he wants, and lets it set up to leather hard, or so. He then
cuts it in half, hollows it out, cuts the ends to the desired angle,
and attaches the spout. Of course, he mends the lines where
the spout has been put back together. You can also extrude
spouts, and then pull them to the shape you want, let them set
up a bit, etc. You can make a spout from a slab. You can make
a spout from a pattern. If you pull a spout off a "form" as you said,
you'll be more easily able to remove the spout if you cover the
form with newspaper first. There's always more than one way to
do anything/everything.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
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