The clay I use is a little bit short.
To counter the openess of the clay I turn the pot in the opposite
direction a few turns to "close" it up.
The flakiness near the bottom is from over drying with my torch and also shortness of clay, but it's a nice texture. After more ribbing, though, it goes away.
From last night. These jars range from 15-18 lbs. (6.8-8.2kg) in clay. Thrown in two sections using caps. I'm going to make a few more of these today. I need to fill a kiln up!
