Today I did something new. I wanted a little break from mugs for the week. I had the thought of making something lidded.
I saw a really nice jar come out of the kiln the other day. It had a wide knob handle, and a high gallery around the lid. I thought it looked like a good lid for a casserole. So, that is what I threw; a casserole.
The biggest tip I can give on lidded forms, is to always throw the lid first. Traditionally, potters throw the vessel, then throw a lid to fit. The problem is that it is very difficult to trim the lid to the right size. You either wind up with a super chunky lid, or an oversized, thin lid. If you throw the lid exactly as you want it, first, it us quite easy to create a mouth of your vessel to match the outer diameter of that lid. Do, you throw a flattish form with a handle on it for the lid, me assure your outside diameter, then throw your vessel with a flange in the top. The flange is where the lid rests. Don't forget a gallery; this is what goes around the lid. Since the lid just sits on the flange, and is flat on the bottom, the gallery will keep the lid from sliding off of the vessel. When they are both leather hard, you trim. There is very little trimming to do when you throw like this. Since I don't really care to sit and trim all day, this us a big advantage. if you, somehow messed up your measurements, you can still trim your lid to fit, at this point.
I saw a really nice jar come out of the kiln the other day. It had a wide knob handle, and a high gallery around the lid. I thought it looked like a good lid for a casserole. So, that is what I threw; a casserole.
The biggest tip I can give on lidded forms, is to always throw the lid first. Traditionally, potters throw the vessel, then throw a lid to fit. The problem is that it is very difficult to trim the lid to the right size. You either wind up with a super chunky lid, or an oversized, thin lid. If you throw the lid exactly as you want it, first, it us quite easy to create a mouth of your vessel to match the outer diameter of that lid. Do, you throw a flattish form with a handle on it for the lid, me assure your outside diameter, then throw your vessel with a flange in the top. The flange is where the lid rests. Don't forget a gallery; this is what goes around the lid. Since the lid just sits on the flange, and is flat on the bottom, the gallery will keep the lid from sliding off of the vessel. When they are both leather hard, you trim. There is very little trimming to do when you throw like this. Since I don't really care to sit and trim all day, this us a big advantage. if you, somehow messed up your measurements, you can still trim your lid to fit, at this point.
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