Cline Campbell Pottery Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Can anyone share a teapot spout pattern or template? I've searched on the internet and haven't been able to find one. I'd like to make a spout with a belly, like a thrown spout. I've had thrown spouts "unwind" in the glaze fire and I think a handbuilt will avoid this problem and allow me to make longer ewer-type spouts. Thank you Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 5 From this article by Margaret Bohls. edit: @Cline Campbell Pottery I took the liberty of editing your title from "slap" spout to "slab" spout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Cline Campbell Pottery said: I've had thrown spouts "unwind" in the glaze fire and I think a handbuilt will avoid this problem and allow me to make longer ewer-type spouts. If you leave the end of the spout squared off, rather than cut at an angle, then the twist won't really matter. It can change the look of the piece, but it's an option. They actually continue to wind in the direction of the torque applied during throwing, not unwind. If you throw counter clockwise, the twist is clockwise as you look at the tip of the spout. Cutting the angle to about 5 o'clock works well with most teapot spouts, however a lot depends on the thickness, shape and length of the spout, as well as the type of clay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cline Campbell Pottery Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Thank you, Min, for changing the subject typo. The picture you posted is what I usually find when I'm searching for a template. It hasn't been that helpful because the perspective is off, and I'd like the seam to be on the other side. I've tried drafting my own pattern based on this photo, to limited success. I'm hoping for more options. Thanks again for helping Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Just a thought. Maybe you could make a spout to your liking and then cut it on the side you want, flatten it back out and trace that on paper. might take a bit of tweaking but it should get you where you want and its YOUR spout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Good elephant is playing with this concept. @GEP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 6:28 AM, Babs said: Good elephant is playing with this concept. @GEP I’m playing with a template that is very similar to Margaret Bohls’s. I’m not sure it’s possible to have the seam on the top, because the bottom profile is very curvy, while the top profile is much closer to a straight line. Anyhow, I have been thoroughly blending away the seam, because I don’t want that to be part of my design either. My motivation for trying this is about better dribble control, but I also do not like the way a thrown spout will twist while firing. A dribble free spout needs to be bent downward and have a sharply pointed profile, therefore it matters when the profile twists more or less than expected. https://www.instagram.com/goodelephantpottery/p/CYcUhTUldRy/?utm_medium=copy_link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, GEP said: I’m playing with a template that is very similar to Margaret Bohls’s. I’m not sure it’s possible to have the seam on the top, because the bottom profile is very curvy, while the top profile is much closer to a straight line. Anyhow, I have been thoroughly blending away the seam, because I don’t want that to be part of my design either.... I was wondering about that, and also how thick the clay needs to be (as you presumably need to thin some of it to achieve the 3D curve). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, PeterH said: I was wondering about that, and also how thick the clay needs to be (as you presumably need to thin some of it to achieve the 3D curve). I’m using a 1/4 inch thick slab (roughly the same thickness as all of my pots, thrown and slab). This is enough clay to belly out the bulb part a bit. For the skinny end, where the wall thickness needs to be much thinner, I pinch the entire tube closed, form it into the curve I want, then open up the tube again with a hole puncher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Would it be worthwhile to build a press mould out of a solid-built form you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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