How to Make a Sweet Potato Ocarina out of clay, instructions on how to make a ceramic 10 finger hole ocarina... Ocarinas - clay whistle flutes, sweet potato. Ceramic musical instruments.

Ocarinas by K. Dunster

How to Make a Clay Sweet Potato Ocarina

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Assembling the Ocarina Body - continued

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Press coils of clay into the "slipped" channel. This will reinforce the joint, making it less likely to crack during drying and firing.

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Use the handle of tool #8 or a round sided pencil to roll over the clay coil on the seam line. This packs the clay down and flattens it.

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Use the fettling knife to further smooth and flatten the joint.

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Use the frosting knife (tool #10) to paddle the seam line.


Next: Cleaning up the Voicing >>



Introduction and Tools 1 | Forming the Body 2 3 | Making the Mouthpiece 4 5 6 | Position Mouthpiece-Cut Voicing 7 8 9 10 11 | Finger Holes 12 13 14 | Align Mouthpiece 15 16 | Adjust Voicing Size 17 | Attach Mouthpiece 18 19 | Tuning 20 | Assembling the Body 21 22 | Tidying up the Ocarina-Finishing 23 24 25 26 27 | Plaster Ocarina Mold | Clay Ocarina Mold | Make an Ocarina using a Clay Mold | Make an Ocarina Without a Mold | Glaze a Ceramic Ocarina | Glaze a Dragon Ocarina



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