Coil pots "ceramics"

Coil pots are pots built up of clay that has been pressed through a stensal that created cylinder tubes, device then need to be cleaned at small scraps of clay can dry quick and can alter the shape of the clay when ist come out, we then had to use the potter wheels which made the pots easier to craft. Before starting on the potter wheels we needed to create a clay base so that the wooden pallet could stick to the metal wheel this creates a solid base that make working the easier and prevents damage the the metal dish underneath, to start we had to make as close to a perfect circle as possible this would make our base, the first coil would be added to the. Are and blended to create a strong foundation. 

The potters wheel meant that we could neaten the out side and also meant that we could quickly cross hatch the coil ready for the next layer, supports were put in place as the coils became higher so that the pot wouldn't flop and collapse as some peoples did as the pot became higher the sides were neatend and smoothed giving the pot a professional finish.