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How coils build a pot the wheel does not

Rolled ropes of clay are stacked and joined, so the wall grows by addition.

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Coiling builds a pot by rolling clay into ropes and stacking them, each coil joined to the one below, so the wall grows by addition rather than by pulling a single lump upward. The form can be round, oval, or deliberately uneven, and it does not need a spinning center to exist. The opening covers ropes of clay stacked on a rim, score, slip, and blend the join, and the lower wall can firm first.

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Ropes of clay stacked on a rim
Score, slip, and blend the join
The lower wall can firm first
A spiral seam marks the build
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

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Coil building in handbuilt pottery
Joining clay coils with score and slip

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How coils build a pot the wheel does not

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