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In the image above, agotes are made for pots with
different diameter bottoms and depths. My first one was a wooden
paint stick shown at the bottom; April, 1996. These are made with
red oak boards 1/4 inch x 24 inch [ 1.5 cm x 61 cm ] from
a local home improvement store. Below is a close up of the
joint that connects two boards. Brass screws, nuts and lock
washers are used because they do not oxidize or rust.
All the edges are sanded to round off the sharp corners.
Many recieve a couple of coats of polyurethane or lacquar to
make them last longer and easier to clean.
Oh yeah.. another detail; round and bevel the cutting edges that touch
the clay. The long side faces you [ the cutting side ] and
the bevel is on the side away from you. There is some level skill and technique required. But,
it is not difficult to develop.
Using an agote will give your pots cleaner bottoms on
the inside. It will also compress the bottom and help minimize “S”
and split bottoms..
And finally; I always bump a roundness on the bottom of my pots, trimmed or not.
Just like the bottom of a corked wine bottle; it dynamically strenghtens it.
P.S. An agote was used to make the
Tall IRIS Vase |
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