Making a Mortar and Pestle - Wheel Throwing and Hand Carving
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- A video showing how I made a ceramic mortar and pestle using a pottery wheel and hand carving.
The biggest challenge when making something this thick, is to allow adequate drying and to fire slow. I let mine dry in a warm room in my house for two weeks. The final product is very heavy and doesn't have a high pitched ring that other thinner ceramic mortars may have.
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Clay used: Laguna B-Mix Cone 5
I left this video rather uncut, and with limited fast forwarding for those of you who want to watch the full process or skip to a spot you want to watch. No music and limited talking in this one as well. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think of the longer format compared to a 10-12 minute highly trimmed style.
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That's a very nice mortar Justin. If you're still interested in taking this further, perhaps this comment can be helpful. I'm from Spain and we do a lot of garlicky things in the mortar. The biggest problem with all current mortars that I see, is that they have a half dome type bowl. I suppose this has come about due to simplification for machinery to make them.
Traditionally, you'd have a large, marble mortar with a catenary type dome. You only find these as antiques now. This works great since nothing wants to jump out of the mortar and falls right back in, where the pestle will get it. The large wooden village mortars that they use in Africa also have a deeper bowl. Also adding just a few grains of salt helps keep everything in place.
Very good that you've not glazed the bowl and pestle. A smooth surface does not help and no one wants little bits of glass in their food.
We also use a wooden (boxwood, could be anything dense) pestle which won't ever grind bits of marble or porcelain into the food. Also makes much less noise!
I could send you photos but don't think it's possible here on UA-cam.
I’d love to see a photo.
Do you think it would be possible to make a Stone mortar and pestle and the pestle has a wooden handle because I know stone is more effective but wood is softer on the hands, what do you think?
@@natashaB-P4695 pestle with wooden handle is a very classic design feature
Great idea. I once made some smaller hand held mortars and pestils but I think this is more successful. One hint for stiff clay that’s not too dried out. Let the bag of clay drop from waist high several times. Bill Van Gilder did an excellent video on this and it really works. Thanks for another inspiring video
Thanks, and your welcome.
Thank you! I'm still learning on the wheel but now this is a goal of mine to make one.
Absolutely, a brilliant video and the longer length suited the subject matter. Thanks 🇬🇧
I have a bit of an addiction to these things. I have several, for different purposes. I love the way yours turned out! And it looks like it works very well. You always impress me :)
So happy to have stumbled across your videos. You try many unusual things I work on and a few I've not thought of but will pursue.
Also very glad you smoothed out that double lip surface on the mortar. Very nice!
Thanks for all your hard work in posting.
love it, the 3 round feet just set it off , thanks for sharing
Excellent job! We make ans sell several styles of mortar and pestles and this is unique, a great size and apparent weight and wonderful design.
Great video. I glazed the handle and the outside also. Love the stand you made for the kiln.
I like the format of the video! Thank you. There were no mysterious jump cuts that made me think "oh how did we get to this point?"
So cool.
Cool! Always love your videos - they aren't the standard run of the mill subjects.
Hai I am indian...I like your work sooooooo much.its awesome art
Justin., you Are very creative. Patience is your virtue. I am gonna check your website now and I will order something tomorrow. (Probably some makers stamps)
Thanks for your help!!
Trimming the pestle for the last part you could use a needle tool! I think that would work :)
Did you mention what cone you fired? I was wondering how high you went to get the results you had. Mid fire or high?
Perfect, no ringing and the colors are absolutely grandiosely
I would trade my oak one against yours any day
The only problem I have found with firing thick pieces is not firing long enough. it will break over a period of ... years. Upon inspection, the inside clay is a different color from the outside clay.
Obviously, the interior clay did not reach the same temp as the exterior clay. Therefore, increasing hold temp to accommodate is necessary.
Beautiful! Muchas gracias
Justin you said "clay" that's kind of a big category. Could you tell us what clay you used. Stoneware cone?, Porcelain? Thanks and another solid video.
Cone 5 B-Mix is what I use.
Could you make a "chuck" to suit for the trimming of this? Just an idea ok :)
Would be very useful were you to be making multiples of the pestles.
You really do need to fix that wheel to the floor! haha
I'm sure you'd find it a great deal easier were you to use softer clay too, save your joints Justins, they have a lot of time ahead ok :) Great job though and thanks for sharing.
Did i see correctly that you neither glazed the inside of the mortar nor the end opf the pestle?
Does that not lead to particles of the clay grinding within de garlic or whatever?
Yes, you saw correctly. I don't think the glaze would fair well under use. I don't expect particles to grind off under use. This clay is a porcelain alternative, and is very smooth. I did grind the mortar and pestle under fresh water off camera before use. There was no perceptible wearing of the ceramics, i.e. cloudy water. I do think the very fine grit of the unglazed clay helps the grinding.
@@JustinsMakery ok :) thanks for the great content and ideas od your videos!
Commercial ones usually don't have glaze either. I think the possibility of having bits of glaze in your food would be too large.
Hi! I am thinking of steeling your idea and making on for myselves. Is yours still holding and working as good?
The voice and hands has a face!
Did you put a hole in pestle so it wouldn't explode or is it okay that thick???
No hole. I was worried about that too, but I let it really dry out before firing and didn't have a problem.
I know you probably won't see this comment, but I had a question so I figured I'd ask anyways.
Would this process still work if made in stoneware?
yes
I like the format. Would rather have too much than too little content, leaving me the option to forward if there are parts that don't interest me. In this case voiceover makes much more sense than music. Five commercials does seem like a bit much, though.
The clip where the guy tells his pestle and mortar to shut up
How did it not crack during firing? It’s so thick, did you put firing holes?
Nope. No holes. Just really dried it good and fired it slow.
Hey can I purchase this from you
heh heh, he said stiff...
5/10 Throwing Skill
What wheel is are you using, and clay mix?