Mugs for beginners (Golden rules of mug making)

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2019
  • #mugs #pottery #ceramic
    This is the final, long video lesson we will be having in the beginners playlist for a while. we have gone over all the basic shapes together :) glad to see you made it this far.
    How to throw cups for beginners ( watch this first) : • Cups for beginners
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Komentáře • 103

  • @John_Weiss
    @John_Weiss Před 5 lety +47

    I've now started the habit of pulling 2-4 handles for each mug. That way, if I screwed up the first handle, I already have backup. Alternatively, I can pick the best of the handles I pulled for that mug and attach it.

    • @EarthNationCeramics
      @EarthNationCeramics  Před 5 lety +13

      Potter tip ^

    • @adamhanson5565
      @adamhanson5565 Před 4 lety +2

      My method is similar, count the number of mugs that I'm going to be trimming, then pull handles for around 1.5x the number of mugs I'll need.

  • @Julia-kg4tf
    @Julia-kg4tf Před 3 lety +47

    I like how you explain everything like I'm 5 years old, that's exactly what I needed

  • @homebrewer7
    @homebrewer7 Před 11 měsíci +3

    After 16 years as a beginner of making mugs you have caused me to like making them. I hate handles. I will be 87 this November 18th.

  • @debbiesmith297
    @debbiesmith297 Před 6 dny

    as always my favorite teacher! thank you so much!

  • @jennh8972
    @jennh8972 Před 4 lety +4

    Rewound to @4:13 about ten times for a solid laugh.. well.. ten solid laughs.
    You are appreciated good sir.

  • @stephbuchinski9878
    @stephbuchinski9878 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great tips, also thank you for explaining so everyone can understand. Being able to see different potters perspective is awesome. Man this love being a potter.

  • @CarlyCarlson
    @CarlyCarlson Před 8 měsíci

    You are, by far, my favorite potter on the CZcams’s. Love the instruction, thank you so much!!!!

  • @seanstumpf4190
    @seanstumpf4190 Před 5 lety +48

    The production value of your video's are nearly as good as your pottery. You sir, deserve many subs.

  • @camiladf1380
    @camiladf1380 Před 3 lety +1

    I need this man as my teacher. He's friggin funny.

  • @katkempf5072
    @katkempf5072 Před 2 lety +3

    I’ve had several classes and your explanations are so much more clear. I never knew to use a paintbrush for cleanup, great tip!

  • @sarahlefton
    @sarahlefton Před 5 lety +10

    You’re a really, really good explainer and I wish I had stumbled upon your vids when I first started. I feel like I’m relearning everything - thanks for keeping it so simple and clear.

  • @cameronscragg4126
    @cameronscragg4126 Před 4 lety +5

    This is the best handle pulling demo I’ve seen and I’ve watched A LOT 😍

  • @amandaneilson8561
    @amandaneilson8561 Před 2 lety +3

    Such a great video, thank you. I have been having problems with attaching my handles, I think the mugs have been too dry. Watching this vid I had a real light bulb moment. I like the towel idea too.

  • @strivingformindfulness2356
    @strivingformindfulness2356 Před 5 lety +10

    Note to those who do make and sell mugs: *Please* make at least some of your mug handles large enough into which four fingers will fit *comfortably.* 2.25" to 2.5" on the inside, and more of a square shaped handle, would be great. This type of handle makes it so much more pleasant and comfortable to hold the mug.
    Thank you from a handcrafted mug lover.

    • @EarthNationCeramics
      @EarthNationCeramics  Před 5 lety +2

      This is a fair note. I will be making a "different handles" video soon.

  • @Dally_Sparkles
    @Dally_Sparkles Před 5 lety +3

    Thank you Donte you are my Pottery Teacher! and you are Awesome!

  • @sharontaylor9244
    @sharontaylor9244 Před 5 lety +4

    Your two best tips IMO, start with a piece of clay the right size to make just one handle, rather than pulling multiple handles from a larger piece, and decide where to cut the ends by holding the pulled handle behind the cup. Thank you, hadn’t figured those out for myself yet.

  • @dahliapinwheel4704
    @dahliapinwheel4704 Před 5 lety +53

    Donte, do a cheap pottery wheel test. They make toy kits for kids ($20)

  • @srhsmustangmudhole1156
    @srhsmustangmudhole1156 Před 5 lety +10

    I have been struggling for a while and it was like you knew what I needed today. I realized two things I was doing wrong after watching your video today. Thank you so much, huge fan!

  • @andreag7822
    @andreag7822 Před 5 lety +3

    Thank you Donte for this collection of beginner videos, they have all been very helpful to me 🇬🇧

  • @Catherine-Breton
    @Catherine-Breton Před 2 lety

    I love every of your videos, they are not too long, never

  • @alandunnighan2159
    @alandunnighan2159 Před 5 lety

    NIce video Donta good potter tips as always.

  • @rileymadsen5375
    @rileymadsen5375 Před 5 lety +3

    Hey I just found your channel the other day and its AWESOME! I bought a kiln a while back and actually stopped doing pottery for a while because the first "good" creation I made got destroyed in my, now deceased, grandma's manual kiln. I just watched your two videos on using the skut kiln and applied the methodology to mine. Today I did my first successful bisque firing and painted some glaze on the piece. My kiln is now set on high for glazing and I am about to go to bed! I look forward to learning more techniques from you in the future, thanks for all the dedication to this craft and for sharing tips on youtube. Take care - Riley

  • @VioletEPK
    @VioletEPK Před 5 lety +5

    I love out-of-the-box handles. They really give the mug more personality. Back when I took my first ceramics class, we had to pull 100 handles before we did mugs. It sucked at the time, but I appreciated it when I could pull nicer handles. (still not my favorite thing to do though)

  • @sunglee9109
    @sunglee9109 Před 8 měsíci

    Earth nation is so w😊ell instructional. Many thanks.

  • @emilyb1311
    @emilyb1311 Před 3 lety +4

    Wow... the way my teacher never mentioned anything about letting the handles dry a little before attaching them 🤦🏻‍♀️ this seems so obvious as I’m typing it but as a beginner until this video I felt so frustrated with this process! Thank you so much for making these amazing videos. 🥺

    • @jaimegiglio2301
      @jaimegiglio2301 Před 2 lety

      A question I have is how long do you let the handle dry and mug dry before attaching?

    • @vikio452
      @vikio452 Před rokem

      @@jaimegiglio2301 just until the surface isn't sticky, and the handle and mug can hold their shape a bit when you press on them. You don't want to create a squishy mess.

  • @ludouglas1
    @ludouglas1 Před 5 lety +3

    Aha YESSSSSS i just watched a Q and A where he said that!! He sounds like the kind of cook I am hehehe!

  • @meganaugustin2170
    @meganaugustin2170 Před 2 lety

    You crack me up. Thanks for the video, I will be trying the "carrot" method for my handles today!

  • @gb4670
    @gb4670 Před 5 lety

    awesome rant... awesome video as always.. thanks

  • @SuperDavidBrothers
    @SuperDavidBrothers Před 3 lety

    Wow I didn't know there were such handles as the ones you made where one is really really curled up like that and another looks like a hair clip that looks so so amazing man spot on job dude!

  • @chupablahblah
    @chupablahblah Před 5 lety +4

    I make my mugs different by making four little (0.5 oz) balls of clay and sticking them on the bottoms and smushing them a little bit to make a little bit flat. This was born out of being too lazy to trim so many bottoms but everyone loved them so much (said they were "so cute") that I just still do it.

    • @marthagSC
      @marthagSC Před 5 lety +1

      chupablahblah interesting idea!

    • @John_Weiss
      @John_Weiss Před 5 lety +4

      Try using only 3. Tripods are more stable than 4-leggers.

    • @chupablahblah
      @chupablahblah Před 5 lety +1

      @@John_Weiss thank you I will try that when I get back to it!

  • @sgriffith3912
    @sgriffith3912 Před 4 měsíci

    Fantastic!

  • @harley6793
    @harley6793 Před 5 lety

    Wow I’m early. I’m excited for this video even though I haven’t even started yet

  • @tracyairth8625
    @tracyairth8625 Před 3 lety

    Great job!

  • @bandwilkalviwilk8437
    @bandwilkalviwilk8437 Před rokem

    Great 👍 really thorough

  • @cgallup1
    @cgallup1 Před 3 lety

    Great tips. Extruded handles work great also all of the handles are more uniform and lets face it easier to apply. I also use a torch on most of my pottery no cracking and i can bisque fire in one or 2 days with out issues. ~ Big G Pottery

  • @chrispya1
    @chrispya1 Před 2 lety +2

    "Petting a cat" is not where my dirty potter mind is going.

  • @alinacampos-vega2368
    @alinacampos-vega2368 Před 3 lety

    thank you....super helpful

  • @thenightskystudio
    @thenightskystudio Před 5 lety +8

    Little, little time, big, big time. 👌

  • @paulwhelan8334
    @paulwhelan8334 Před 5 lety +5

    Support this guy, he takes time for school and work to produce this funny and very educational content. If everyone dropped a little in the hat for him we get to continue to enjoy and learn from his content. www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/overview

  • @albertowylt
    @albertowylt Před 3 lety

    thank you very much, nice lesson !! peace :))))))))

  • @SuperDavidBrothers
    @SuperDavidBrothers Před 3 lety

    Wow I've never even seen a mug that hug at 3:09 that's pretty crazy stuff man!!

  • @mtoralf
    @mtoralf Před 4 lety

    Thanks for the tips ;)

  • @sensoryoverload4454
    @sensoryoverload4454 Před 5 lety

    Appreciate the handle crafting! Work at an art studio, started getting into pottery and I’m so bad at handles that my boss told me she was going to invest in a form 😅 oops.. short story I appreciate your video haha!! Oh boi

  • @cgallup1
    @cgallup1 Před 2 lety +1

    Timid Dante I use a map gas torch for all my pots to trim in 3 to 5 minutes

  • @gouletlise4110
    @gouletlise4110 Před rokem

    Thanks... handles are a stress factor for me. Never know how to gauge dryness of the cup and handle.

  • @miawatkins1370
    @miawatkins1370 Před 3 lety

    Your videos are so helpful

    • @EarthNationCeramics
      @EarthNationCeramics  Před 3 lety +1

      I try

    • @miawatkins1370
      @miawatkins1370 Před 3 lety

      @@EarthNationCeramics ya I’m in 9th grade and for my ceramics class i have decided to give mugs a shot and your videos are very good guides

  • @Deedee-tt8pt
    @Deedee-tt8pt Před 4 lety

    I did it, I understood the touch needed and I dit it. Every other time I would break it thinking I was ‘milking’ the clay
    “Like petting a cat” made sense. Now I just have to successfully make a mug and I’ll have somewhere for my handle Lol

  • @cgallup1
    @cgallup1 Před 2 lety +1

    Invest in a clay gun its easier to extrude handles then to pull every handle every time you cab also pull extruded handles its more consistent

  • @chazalie1
    @chazalie1 Před 2 měsíci

    Simple is better,humbly a beginer.

  • @nat.1589
    @nat.1589 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m addicted to your videos, I wish I could learn from you in person! I have a question about your sponge, what is this? I have never seen a sponge like that and it looks so useful. Greetings from France!

    • @EarthNationCeramics
      @EarthNationCeramics  Před 2 lety

      Is a mud tools sponge, they have three different ones. I believe most of them are made from memory foam and they're a lot smoother than most rough sponges

  • @pat8820
    @pat8820 Před rokem

    🙃😀😀😀 Thank you!

  • @cgallup1
    @cgallup1 Před rokem +1

    Or you can use a torch and dry your mug trim it and put a handle on it in 6 minutes!

  • @Shawnreidpottery
    @Shawnreidpottery Před 5 měsíci

    I wonder what sells better , a pulled and for an extruded handles ?

  • @kleja72
    @kleja72 Před 8 měsíci

  • @refabyouless1166
    @refabyouless1166 Před rokem

    @9:09 walks to kitchen, pours another glass of wine, comes back and presses play again.
    #50shadesofclay

  • @AlejandroPerez-ob8ki
    @AlejandroPerez-ob8ki Před 4 lety

    Que me podrías recomendar para hacer 1000 handls cada dia

  • @raji_sabari
    @raji_sabari Před 3 lety

    When we are buy this materials to make mugs

  • @faisalhashmi711
    @faisalhashmi711 Před 3 lety

    👍🙋‍♂️

  • @micheledickey4066
    @micheledickey4066 Před 3 lety

    Don’t you need to wedge the clay for the handles??

  • @jaxeaton939
    @jaxeaton939 Před 4 lety +2

    Could you say... it’s four scores...? (And seven years ago)

  • @johnonorgan
    @johnonorgan Před 4 lety

    how does a drum machine help anything

  • @SuperDavidBrothers
    @SuperDavidBrothers Před 3 lety

    Also at 7:08, on your wheel, it looks a lot like Mickey Mouse lol!!

  • @brianivy1153
    @brianivy1153 Před rokem

    Lol...syke!

  • @barrettbarnyard1959
    @barrettbarnyard1959 Před 3 lety +1

    Oh look! He is MILKING A COW!!! (pulling the carrot) LOL you're welcome

  • @michaelhigbe9443
    @michaelhigbe9443 Před 3 lety

    Two questions for you - 1. How much clay do you use for your mugs? 2. How tall are your cylinders for mugs before you fire them?

    • @EarthNationCeramics
      @EarthNationCeramics  Před 3 lety +1

      I don't have a standard size for how much clay I use. I usually go by feel; as this video is a little older my mugs are much larger now.
      as far as the shrinkage rate goes this Clay is BMiX so it shrinks in between 10 and 12%.
      Which of course is dependent on the size of the mug as I do not have a standard size for my mugs.
      I'm not a productionist, I'm an artist.

    • @michaelhigbe9443
      @michaelhigbe9443 Před 3 lety

      Earth Nation Ceramics I asked because I just started using B mix and I usually throw to “as tall as I can-ish” which so far has been about 5.5 to six but I really didn’t count on the shrinking. Thanks for the tips esp. your candid glaze info. M

  • @unglaubiger5645
    @unglaubiger5645 Před 4 lety +1

    Is it just me or is pulling handles really easy?

  • @jessicawhalen4027
    @jessicawhalen4027 Před 2 lety

    big thing take big time dry = big brain words

  • @lisalovelylpa
    @lisalovelylpa Před 3 lety +4

    Omg the sexual overtones lol

    • @chrispya1
      @chrispya1 Před 2 lety

      I'm thinking this could go on p**nhub.

  • @ludouglas1
    @ludouglas1 Před 5 lety +2

    I’m starting to get worried about you. Every vid I’ve seen, you have wounds in yr hands. How? :-|

    • @meganburak7297
      @meganburak7297 Před 5 lety +3

      His day job is as a cook/chef - he got a bad burn a while back and you might just be seeing some of the scars that are still healing

    • @EarthNationCeramics
      @EarthNationCeramics  Před 5 lety +3

      My scars are little love notes to my subscribers

    • @isaaclara2485
      @isaaclara2485 Před 5 lety

      Daddy I love how you use your hands to please us 😫😫😫😫

    • @nowirehangers2815
      @nowirehangers2815 Před 3 lety

      @@isaaclara2485 no

  • @zweigackroyd7301
    @zweigackroyd7301 Před 2 lety

    Same dryness? Sorry, but that is absolute nonsense. Do you need to dry things slowly if it isn't the case? Yes. Should you anyway to ensure the attachment point holds? Also yes.

  • @privatecitizen1251
    @privatecitizen1251 Před 3 lety

    Then title this handles for beginners. And make it 1:30 long.