Pottery Bowl Vase
How long does it take to mold a vase from clay?
The scenario is a professional or very experienced person using a pottery wheel to mold your typical vase, maybe 6"x10"?
Also, is there a way to calculate how many vases (and maybe other cups, bowls, etc) can be made from an x lbs. bag of clay?
Not to be impolite, but potters working on a wheel are throwing, not molding. Molding is something else entirely.
Anyway, I have seen experienced potters throw a nice vase in about 10 minutes, including centering the clay. I am an intermediate hobbyist potter and it would take me at least half an hour.
There are some books that will give you an estimate of how many pounds of clay you would be likely to use for an average bowl, mug, etc. A good potter uses less clay because they don't lose much (if any) in the centering process. It takes me about four pounds to make a decent-sized bowl or mug.
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