Notes on suggested clay weights
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Notes on suggested clay weights
SUGGESTED WEIGHTS FOR SPECIFIC POTS.
This is a suggested general clay / weight guide to start a domestic potter on to what may be a great discovery of ones own venture. You must weigh your clay every time before you start work, and keep a record so that next time you will know exactly how much clay to use.
· * Note: the wider a pot becomes, the greater proportionately the weight for the lid.
With this casserole, the weight for the lid is slightly more than for the pot. This is
because the lid requires considerable turning.
· A rounder, less flat pot with a small opening would require less clay.
REMEMBER : these weights are only a guide. All sizes are approximate no
two potters would make the same sized pot from a given weight or type of clay.
· Particularly important is to keep an exact record of the amount of clay required for the lids in a range of diameters.
· If you record clay weights you use, you will soon develop an intuitive feeling for the required weight of clay to a particular volume or height.
· In the early stages of throwing you will probably find that you use more clay than you really need to. By keeping records you will know how much to lessen or increase a weight should you feel the last batch of pots were either too large or small.
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