Cleaning and Carving the Slab Plate (Day 2) a Ceramics I Exercise

This video is the second in a series of videos for Ceramics I when making their Slab Drape Molded Plates. These plates are an exercise with my Ceramics I kids, where they learn to roll an even slab, learn to drape mold it, learn to carve and clean it, and lastly, we will do glazing using a bulb syringe and brush. The link to the first video in this series can be found here: https://youtu.be/x0m6lZhlD-Q This video covers how to clean the outer edge with a Mudtools Shredder, a notched rib, and a small stainless steel Mudtools rib. I show compressing the cleaned rim with my wet fingers to smooth it. After the outer rim is cleaned, I show how to lay out your design, and then carve it with a small Kemper Mini Ribbon tool. The video which shows how to make a notched rib is here: https://youtu.be/DzrRQJ5YE4U Check out my Amazon Influencer Store where I have recommendations for some of my favorite tools and products many of which I use in my videos- which are available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/shop/karanspotsandglass For the great tools I used in the video (including the ribs and ribbon tool) check out this link to a live Googledoc I continually update with lots of my favorite tools on Amazon using my associate links! (also some non-amazon suggestions on here!) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XbYPQjjJnHrQG5xyWGMHZkEcZj5N8VnUAbFZdJRrRmU/edit?usp=sharing In this video, I am using standard 153, a nice midrange firing stoneware. I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 28 years, the past 20 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; https://www.etsy.com/shop/KaransPotsAndGlass I started my Youtube channel a few years ago, to make videos to help my students if they are absent and miss a demo, or if they would like to explore more advanced techniques independently. I have been amazed to reach such a wider audience than my own students! Please subscribe to my channel if you would like to receive channel updates, or would like to learn more about clay and studio processes!