How to Make a Ceramic Teapot

The tool for making tea is the teapot. Teapots have many types and are made of materials such as earthenware, yixing zisha, crockery, porcelain, glass, etc., of various shapes.
The first criterion to determine a good teapot is that the pot must be hard. When tapping lightly on the pot, the clearer the sound, the more precious the pot is.
The video below demonstrates the process of making a teapot from soft clay to a finished piece set in stone.
Let’s watch the video to learn the steps of making a stoneware teapot with a material composition of 50% Chinese clay/kaolin and 50% coarse alumina hydrate.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:32 - Throwing teapot body
3:30 - Throwing lid
5:01 - Throwing spout
7:45 - Trimming and assembling teapot
20:19 - Pulling and attaching the handle
25:17 - Packing the electric kiln for a bisque firing
27:26 - Unpacking the electric kiln
28:02 - Waxing the teapot
29:37 - Glazing the teapot
33:19 - Rolling out the waddings to prop up the lid
34:03 - Packing the gas kiln
34:49 - Firing the gas kiln
37:32 - Unpacking the gas kiln
38:27 - Grinding the lid smooth
39:18 - Sanding the base
39:42 - Finished teapots
Enjoy it!
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