Simple Slab Methods.

Duration: 10 min.

Year Published: 1948

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Demonstrates simple methods of making slab pieces, introduces the tools which are used, and shows examples of pottery which may be made from clay. , Demonstrates three slab methods of pottery-making. Shows wedging, forming a candleholder directly from a lump of clay, rolling a slab for a simple tile, and constructing a flower container from several pieces of clay. Emphasizes the correct use of basic tools.

Complete Record: SIMPLE SLAB METHODS. Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, c1948. 10 min., sd., color, 16mm. (Craftmanship in Clay Series, no. 1) Summary: Demonstrates simple methods of making slab pieces, introduces the tools which are used, and shows examples of pottery which may be made from clay. Credits: Producer, Don G. Williams; director and cameraman, Sol Dworkin; educational author, Karl Martz; script, Mary Esther Bund; voice, Dan Sherwood. © Indiana University; 10Sep48; MP4247., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.