Trying to Recreate my Favourite Teapot

Florian Gadsby
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Published 2024-07-21
This week, I'm creating a small teapot, a recreation of a shape I made recently that I really liked. I cover the throwing of the miniature components, the trimming of parts and finally the assemblage, attaching the spout and pulling the fine handle, all before carving and carefully finishing the vessel a few days later. I need to push myself to make more of these, and in larger batches, as I always adore the process.

Let me know what you think and thanks as always for watching!

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction & why I use throwing bats
1:57 - Throwing the teapot's body
5:13 - How I 'invert' my callipers for one off pots like this
5:38 - Throwing the teapot's lid
6:48 - Throwing the teapot's spout 'off the hump'
8:49 - How I carefully dry the pieces overnight
9:15 - Trimming the body & lid
14:30 - Attaching the spout
18:23 - Handling the teapot
23:09 - Carving the handles & quality control
24:01 - Clean up

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All Comments (21)
  • @chloegreen1003
    The amount of effort that goes into perfecting each piece really makes a difference in the end product. I aim to have this attention to detail
  • @randalljames4456
    I want to see what Florian would do if tasked with making a Yixing clay teapot and see his take on the delicate Chinese style. So much thought is put into the temperature control and the pour ergonomics and flow. Often, they don't glaze them, so the teapots can build a patina and season with the flavor of a tea over time
  • @pentaco0243
    I love tiny pots you make! They are small and delicate, it’s always a joy to watch you throw them❤
  • @SweetPickins
    I love watching you make teapots and all the components that go along with them!
  • @druidOcelot
    my FAVORITE teapot is an unglazed little 150ml number of this very neat speckled greenish-tan clay. its absolutely teeny and the clay its made of is just such a nice satiny texture, and its the perfect size for single cups. especially in the spots where its been stained by the tea thats gone through it over the years, it brings a lovely warmth to it. (and having several small teapots means one for every mood, even if they seem impractical)
  • @pandabugdiaries2384
    I love the tiny teapots! for the style of tea i typically do they are the perfect size!
  • @IrinaGreenman
    I love tiny tea- and coffeeware! I find it absolutely enchanting, and watching you make these is endlessly satisfying. I don't know how many times I've watched your video on making espresso cups, and when the displayed comment said this was a tiny teapot I clicked SO FAST 😂
  • @randalljames4456
    Sick and trying to watch something to get my mind off the pain. Perfect timing! Beautiful work!
  • @violentfrog_
    most of the teapots the potters I watch make are way too big. Nice to finally see something more useful for gong fu tea styel.
  • @mikeysmall88
    I thought the tap centring video was going to be the best ever! This is not bad😊😂
  • @clarabisson7299
    your glazes break over edges so you made the corner of the lid 90 degrees. What about an acute angles, or even shallow wells, would that produce like a transparent area or dark ring respectively
  • @darkmann12
    Nice to see serious tea-heads in the comments.