Angled oil/soy bottle - Matthew Blakely

Using 340g of clay, the body of the oil/soy bottle is thrown without a base.

The clay is pulled up and collared in to form a narrow top.

The batt is lifted onto a tilt, recentred and an angled line is marked around the base of the pot by holding the knife steady at one point.

A small narrow spout is thrown off the hump.

A flat disc of clay is thrown for the base.

A tapered coil of soft clay is pushed into top of bottle when leatherhard, to make stopper.

Previously scored line is cut around to give an angled base.

Edges of bottle and base are scored and slipped and firmly pressed together. Excess clay is cut away and the join smoothed.

Spout is cut and scored. Area to be joined on bottle is scored and a hole cut to lead into the spout.

Spout is slipped and joined to body of pot.

Both ends of stopper are cut once leatherhard.

A small coil of clay is attached and pulled into a handle. It is looped around and attached to the stopper.

The finished oil/soy bottle.

The bottle is left to dry very slowly. When almost dry the base join is again neatened up and a bevel carved into the edge.