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Tips for Pulling Handles Off of Mugs
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2013
About this lesson
A 40-years-practicing potter's personal-blog tips for direct-pull mug handles: bracing the handle with a stuffed cup to hold its curve, compressing the butt end against a table edge to prevent cracks, and leaving an unscored rim at the joint.
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