Making a Batter Bowl with Pouring Spout and Snug Handle on the Potter's Wheel

This video is a tutorial on how to throw a batter bowl with a pouring spout- and a snug little handle against the side for ease of use. I review the very basics of throwing a bowl, and then demonstrate how to pull and gently thin the rim to make a spout and then shape it for easy pouring. I hold a tool against the sides of the spout to add definition. When leatherhard, I demo the trimming process, which has a tricky element to it considering the spout protroudes above the edge of the bowl, and throws it off in level on the base. I solve that issue by building up some height with a towel, and then place the spout sticking off the towel. I could have also trimmed on a chum- as I show that in a previous video. The handle I am making is snug- it is a coil against the side of it not protruding that much, as I want it to be easy to store in a cabinet. I like these sorts of handles on batter bowls, as your fingers can just hook under it like a ledge to help hold it securely. I happen to be using Standard 153 stoneware for this demo- as that is the clay my students use on the wheel. For the great tools I used in the video (including the Kemper wooden knife) check out this link to a live searchable (control F) Googledoc I continually update with lots of my favorite tools on Amazon using my associate links! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XbYPQjjJnHrQG5xyWGMHZkEcZj5N8VnUAbFZdJRrRmU/edit?usp=sharing I made this video for my Ceramics II and III students at Mason High School. The wheel class practices a few weeks on just centering and opening. So, this is designed to lessen their struggle. 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!