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By Hodaka, February 4, 2009

Last several years, I set a week in February as “mug week”, and make just mugs, three to four dozens a day. Making mugs is rather a time consuming process for me. More mugs I threw, more I get efficient. The size and the shape are much more uniform this way using the same batch of clay. Some customers prefer to match them. Then I bisque them and store in boxes for the later day. Today, I have put handles and finshed 75 mugs. I will throw more mugs tomorrow.
Yah, I am not Goro Suzuki, my favorite Japanese potter, who threw 1250 teacups. Yes, One thousand two hundred fifty a day!

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By Hodaka, January 21, 2009

Birds need some food in this frigid weather. Thanks to grain hoppers, they scored big today.

The bisques are unloaded, and the next batch is loaded today.

Let’s try something new. Video of me throwing fluted bowl. I use about 1 lb of clay. I do not weight the clay, instead measure the length of pugged clay, 2.5 inch long. Width of thrown bowl is 21.5cm (8.5”). I grew up with the metric system, and am still not able to use the inch very well, especially smaller than inch (1/8, ¼). Just confusing.