Using Butter to Make Better Spouts
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2024
- This week's CZcams video is all about making spouts. From pulling them in various styles, how to fix certain errors, good practice methods and even how you can use butter to make vessels pour better, (in dire situations, it isn't permanent). I hope this film is helpful and if you have any spout pulling advice please let me know in the comments!
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
1:01 - The importance of the rim of the pot.
1:55 - Pulling a lip on a rim that's TOO thick
2:45 - Pulling a lip that's TOO thin
3:21 - The ideal rim thickness
4:14 - Proper finger positioning and what part of the finger to use
6:06 - Different ways of pulling spouts
9:49 - Testing how they pour
11:09 - Showing finished examples
11:17 - THE BUTTER TECHNIQUE
13:40 - Clean up
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Sometimes I put a piece of plastic over the area I want to shape, let the rest of the pot firm up, then remove the plastic and shape the spout area.
Fascinating! I’ve never heard about that technique, I need to try it!
Definitely an innuendo in there somewhere, I just can’t put my finger on it. 😂 love your videos man!
I think there was a visual one between 1:30 and 1:49
Id never expect to be so enthralled on the craft of a spout. The explanation of sharp vs thick or rounded edge effect on pouring isnt something ive ever heard before and is really eye opening.
The one with half a cilinder and a hole was really pretty and felt like it really was part of the rest of your pieces, fitting with your simple and angular aesthetic
OMG!This was so helpful and educational. I was making spouts completely wrong and my liquids always dribbled all over the place. Thank you so much.
For a more permanent hydrophobic solution, there *are* hydrophobic coatings that you could just apply on the outside of a given put. Might also make them easier to rinse as any dirt would likely be carried away with the water and also not stick very strongly to the hydrophobic coating
04:10 it's a little bear 😭 so cute!!
My ceramics instructor taught us to move the wet finger in a side to side motion or a twisting motion while applying pressure between to two dry fingers. I feel it was less likely to tear that way.
You can improve the dribble performance of a spout by making the angle, in cross section, of the outermost portion of the spout closer to horizontal. This ensures that when you’re pouring, the water would have to move *upwards* to continue along the outside surface of the spout. I think this is why the last pot performs so well: it looks like the lip of the spout turns a little bit downward at the very tip. That, combined with the sharp edge, forces the stream of water to break away from the outer surface of the spout.
there are basically three things that decide if it pour well. it's the fluid velocity as it exits the spout, the angle of the spout compared to gravity, and the sharpness of the edge. sharp doesent nessecarily mean thin here, just that the radius at the last edge the water sees is pretty small. the length of the spout is increasing the velocity, which also improves pourability. if the spout curves out it will also have a lesser angle relative to gravity at the end, which means less of an assist for the water to get around the edge and cling to the wall.
Very nice video. I have such a hard time getting a nice pouring spout. Love the butter trick and I'm glad you touched on the handle placement of the one jug. I believe a lot of people make handles too high and too roomy on pitchers especially. Really thinking about the center of gravity and how much room is needed for your fingers is key for handles on pouring vessels as well as on mugs.
Now I'm deeply curious to imagine what sort of spout you might develop that would more aesthetically fit your more sharp edged style. Could a more sharp edged or somehow even stepped spout even be possible, if not also functional?
Sir, I finished your book yesterday. You stated exactly why I don’t throw chawan. Enjoy your holiday!
Love the piece with the hybrid spout jutting out! The tight orange ridges on that part are marvelous!
First! Hell yeah Florian, you work that clay sooo good
Until now I had never stop to think of all the things to consider about spouts
As always your videos are a delight of informations !! Thank you for sharing your work it helps a lot !!
Thank you, Florian! Spouts have been challenging for me. Your tutorial is very informative.
Thanks for all the tips! I really liked the spout made with a half cylinder. It reminds me of some fountains/wellsprings (sorry, I don't know the exact word) made with bamboo in some oriental gardens. Again, thanks!!
I imagine you could use any oil-type thing in place of the butter to help a spout work better. It would need to be food safe, hence why butter is used. But shortening might work as well as food-grade wax.
Why would it need to be food safe? It's going to burn off in the kiln.
It’s not gonna burn off cuz it’s used after the pot is fired
Thank you for sharing your techniques!
After long time seeing my favourite video. Hello Florian Gadsby!!!!
I like the half cut tube spout, it was a lot different from the rest and stood out.
I love these tutorial videos, they really make your expertise shine through. Even in practices you're not too familiar with, being an expert still allows you to approach the problems you encounter effectively. I have a question, though: are spouts such as those seen on plastic jugs (such as the one you use in this video) possible on pots? I think they could look interesting on your pots, seeing as they're angled and sharp.
I LOVE your videos! I'm a HUGE fan! Because of your videos, I've regained interest in doing pottery on the pottery wheel. In fact, I have a small pottery wheel myself. I'm even considering pursuing making pottery on the pottery wheel as my career.
Wow... thank you, Florian - this is next level informative! 😵❤️
Une vidéo très instructive ! 💜💜
Great video as always - any tips on trimming a bowl with a spout?
Absolutely love this video. And the butter trick came just in the nick of time. A little cream pourer that just came out of the kiln was dribbling. I applied a minuscule amount of butter (less than you did) and it poured perfectly. Pot saved. My question: how on earth did you figure that out?
I love watching your video Thank you for sharing them with us 💙
What you were talking about with the butter made me wonder that if you took a paintbrush and added an extra layer of glaze on the spout where you had added the butter if it would change the shape minutely enough to make the useless spout better. Since it is all about the shape that makes the pour work and the glaze effects the shape maybe the glaze is the answer to having a good spout every time no matter the style in which you make the spout
Nice share. Thanks !
I wonder there is a glaze that you could apply to the bottom of the lip such that it mimics the properties of butter. Something that you could brush on after the majority of glaze has been applied
I really like the last one.
One day I'll have one❤
Merci.
Hello Florian
When you mentioned that different glazes could affect the pour, I wondered if you have ever used a different kind of glaze on the inside of a pot than the outside?
And if you have how did it break at the rim?
I've wondered, but not yet tested, if a bit of beeswax would do the same thing as butter but be a bit more permanent? It wouldn't wash off as readily as butter but would be food safe.
I imagine it would work! I need to test it.
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Butter. You say.
1:40 Well now you're just pulling my ...spout...
If the shape and size of your finger changes the shape of the spout, could you use a long fairly thin block to give it a more angular appearance like the spout on that plastic pitcher you use? Makes me wonder what other shapes you could use as well.
How well does the glass jug at 12:40 pour? The very tip of the spout is lower than the underside of the spout so for water to dribble down the body it would have to flow uphill.
I've never made pottery myself, but I do have two glass measuring jugs - one which pours well and one which pours terribly. The difference between them is that the one that pours well has a similar sort of downturned spout like that glass jug.
How would you make teapots that have continous no drip perfect stream when pouring - like those japanese teapots?
Maybe bees wax instead of butter? Bees wax doesn’t wash away if you use cold to lukewarm water.. perhaps it works?
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I'm kinda curious how you'd go about making a gaiwan
I wonder if coconut oil would work as well as butter. If so, it might be a bit less likely to go rancid.
And there you have it...Butter helps with everything 🧈great Tutorial though👍
some parts of this video made me giggle like a child. even more so than the handle pulling
Thank you.
I think Renaissance Wax or liquid quartz might help as a long-term solution
Don't know about those things you mentioned but I imagine that whatever you put on the lip needs to be safe for consumption. Hot liquid could affect them and mix.
Maybe beeswax? its a little more durable than butter but will probably need to be refreshed every so often.
Maybe automotive ceramic coatings would be a "permanent butter". Or high temperature waxes - they won't wash off as quickly.
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You can use butter to make better sprouts too.
Using Butter to Make 'Butter' Spouts
But how do I make a spouse? That's the real question I can't find an answer to.
Tutorial? How many of yall don't even touch clay