How To CUT WEDGE Clay

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Layering up some hard and soft clay to make the perfect blend for throwing a batch of mugs. Cut wedging is all about remembering a few steps, it’s like learning a dance, (only much easier I presume, as I can’t dance). I begin with a large rectangular block, which I pat roughly into shape, it doesn’t have to be exact but if it’s somewhat neat it should keep that shape as you go on. I slam it onto the tabletop so that there’s a gap at the front, this way I can slide a wire underneath the block and upward at about the halfway back, separating it into two lumps. I then lift up the closest lump and slam it on top of the other, creating two layers. This entire mass is then lifted up and chucked against the workbench, flattening the rectangular piece of clay into a more manageable shape, (and one that resembles the form we started with), then the process beings again. I do this 25-30 times normally and it always creates the beautifully wedged up clay. I tend to use this method when I’m blending clays of different consistencies, whereas if I just want to remove air pockets I’ll spiral wedge the lumps, in theory both do the same thing but cut-wedging imparts less stress on your wrists, although it does require you to lift up and slam down heavier weights, meaning there are pros and cons. #pottery #kneading #satisfying #asmr #wedging #clay #ceramics