S Cracks in Pottery – What Causes Them & How to Prevent Them
I recently decided to make a set of dinner plates on my pottery wheel. They turned out quite nicely, but as they dried the dreaded …
I recently decided to make a set of dinner plates on my pottery wheel. They turned out quite nicely, but as they dried the dreaded …
The key to drying pottery clay without cracks is to dry slowly and evenly. Mug handles are notorious for cracking at the joint because drying …
Pottery clay cracks when drying if some parts of the piece dry out more quickly than others. When clay dries, it shrinks. If one part of the clay is shrinking faster than the other, this puts an internal strain on the pottery. The clay cracks to cope with the strain.