This is a batch of cone-wedged clay ready for throwing on the potter's wheel or in hand building. It is finally set on its bottom, which had been on the left-hand side as it was being wedged and then shaped to remove the whirlpool dimple.
How to Wedge Clay Using the Cone Method
By Beth Peterson, About.com Guide
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The Final Cone-Wedged Clay
Cone wedged clay that is ready to be used on the potter's wheel or in hand building.
Photo © 2008 Beth E PetersonPrev
- Make a Ball of Clay
- The First Action Step to Cone Wedging
- The Second Action Step of Cone Wedging Clay
- Appearance of the Cone During Wedging
- Shape the Bottom of the Cone
- The Final Cone-Wedged Clay
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