36:13 you need a soap cutter they’re a box with a string that you use to cut soap

Once you start putting the pieces together, I think there is the vibe of these candy artisans who put several colours together to make a picture and then they roll out the candy and cut it into pieces which has the small picture in it.

Yes please more nerikomi!!! And I have three thoughts: 1) old forge creations is using the same hand extruder for making handles and his technique is absolutely great, it helped me so much. 2) could your friend Thomas make you another dice with 3 or 4 holes? That might reduce the pressure, make the squeezing less exhausting and you might save some time? 3) I saw someone using the extruder with little tube shaped plastic bags, which made it so comfortable to switch out the colors. It was a content creator from the US and he used a 2 inch extruder with a 3 inch plastic hose thingy. I haven’t seen sth like that in Germany, but also haven’t been looking for it. Maybe so else has? Ok, I have to go to my workshop now, I’m feeling so inspired. Just love your videos ❤️

I would absolutely watch the heck out of a full dish set series

I love the integration of a Japanese pottery technique, to create a quilt pattern which surprisingly has a significant American history to it (though yes, I know it didn’t originate in America), and it’s being created in Germany. It takes a village (of various cultures, that is, lol)!

Oh man these are SO FUN!! And, for what it’s worth, I’d equally be up for videos making “regular” ol’ bowl and plate sets too.

I love that you recorded the slaking sound for us :)

To make it easier to extrude the smaller pieces you should get your guy to do multiple of the little triangles on the extrusion tip thingy. Since more clay is come out at once it'll be easier to squeeze.

You should try to make a plaid pattern, I think that would be very unique.

The really small die plates should have a few holes of the same shape so that it needs less pressure on the handle. :)

The small nerikomi square would make a killer magnet!

35:50 , are there maybe soap making tools that would be like this? i know they use wires to cut bars as well so you might be in luck for a tool like that existing already!!

Oh, I can't wait to see you do this again!  They are so gorgeous.

I’d love to see you make a whole set that’s just for yourself! It’s so fun seeing you get excited about what you do, so it’d be so great to see you make something that’s for your own home

The amount of force used with hand extruder is proportional to the size of the hole. smaller hole only means more force is applied to the die not the stuff going through the hole. probably fractionally wetter clay will work better for smaller holes. also, curved cheater bars added to the length of handles may help with your hand strength. Looks good !

47:15 I’d watch that! Pottery is cool af!! And quilting is cool too! A whole set would be cool!

Oh, you nailed it! And it was so fun to watch all the steps of the process (for people who wonder why ceramics cost so much - here’s why!) A handy tip for using the the handheld extruder: Place the extruder against a wall (or any vertical surface) with the hole where the clay comes out pointing down. This will be easier on your hand when you’re squeezing the handle and the clay will fall naturally and with less distortion. I’ve seen some folks attach their extruders to a shelf with tie wraps for the same effect.

Of all the things you could do, making your own dish set would be at the top of the list; at the very least, it could go in your top 5 for sure. In my opinion. Great job!!

I had no idea how labor intensive these designs would be, thanks for sharing. Beautiful 💐

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