Barware Set Slab Pottery Project Guide (PDF)

$25.00

Make your own ceramic barware set using clay slabs. This downloadable PDF project guide includes printable pottery templates and step-by-step instructions for five vessels: a wine goblet, beer stein, cordial vessel, martini goblet, and cocktail coupe.

Designed for makers with some slab-building experience, the guide includes templates for constructing a drape mold and optional craft-foam designs for adding texture and pattern.

This is a digital download formatted for printing on US Letter paper. No finished ceramics or physical materials are included.

The 20-page guide includes:

  • A detailed list of project materials and tools (also listed below, so that you can see what you’ll need before purchasing the guide.)

  • Instructions for printing the guide

  • Step-by-step instructions on how to make each of the five vessels that make up this set

  • Fun facts and useful tips

  • 7 pages of templates for cutting out slabs and assembling a drape mold.

  • 6 pages of optional design patterns for making reusable craft-foam texture templates.

You will be sent a link immediately following your purchase to download the pdf guide. It’s formatted for easy printing on US Letter paper size only.

Make your own ceramic barware set using clay slabs. This downloadable PDF project guide includes printable pottery templates and step-by-step instructions for five vessels: a wine goblet, beer stein, cordial vessel, martini goblet, and cocktail coupe.

Designed for makers with some slab-building experience, the guide includes templates for constructing a drape mold and optional craft-foam designs for adding texture and pattern.

This is a digital download formatted for printing on US Letter paper. No finished ceramics or physical materials are included.

The 20-page guide includes:

  • A detailed list of project materials and tools (also listed below, so that you can see what you’ll need before purchasing the guide.)

  • Instructions for printing the guide

  • Step-by-step instructions on how to make each of the five vessels that make up this set

  • Fun facts and useful tips

  • 7 pages of templates for cutting out slabs and assembling a drape mold.

  • 6 pages of optional design patterns for making reusable craft-foam texture templates.

You will be sent a link immediately following your purchase to download the pdf guide. It’s formatted for easy printing on US Letter paper size only.

Tools and materials you will need

For the templates and drape mold:

  • This pdf guide, printed

  • One 20” x 18” piece of scrap cardboard, chipboard, or foam board (choose a material that is sturdy and cuts easily)

  • One 18”x 5” piece of flexible material that is water resistant, such as craft foam, canvas, or wax/parchment paper

  • Glue (I prefer Tacky Glue, but Elmer’s glue or a hot glue gun will work.)

  • Tape or glue stick

  • X-Acto knife or other sharp blade

  • Cutting surface, such as a self-healing mat

For the clay construction:

  • Your favorite clay

  • Slab roller OR rolling pin and thickness guides for slab rolling (long paint stirrers or yard sticks work well and are usually 1/4” thick)

  • plastic rib or credit card (I prefer the red Mudtools rib) for compressing clay slabs

  • X-Acto knife, or other blade

  • Optional: Pony-roller

Optional if you’d like an extra challenge by making personalized texture templates:

  • 2mm-thick craft foam (also known as EVA foam. Can be found in rolls in some stores & online, such as Amazon.)

  • 2mm-thick craft (EVA) foam with adhesive backing. Can also be found in rolls online.