Sink Making Process: Series Three

                                 Part 7: Artisan Style Bath Sink Construction

Hand formed bath sink overflow addition  is demonstrated.

 

                                                        

                                       Part 8: with hand Formed overflow

The hand forming of a bathroom sink overflow tunnel is demonstrated.

                                                                         

Part 9: Hand Formed Overflow On Porcelain Sink

The process of hand forming an overflow on a 18 inch OD rimmed style sink which will shrink to 16 inch OD after glaze firing.

Sink Making Process: Series Two

                                     Part 4: with style changes and reduced size

Traditional wheel throwing techniques are used to reduce the diameter and change the rim style of a pressed sink form.

                               

                   Part 5: Small Vessel Sink Styled and Sized with Custom Detail

Ram pressed porcelain basin is hand formed and altered to re-size as a small bathroom vessel.

                                                                   

                              Part 6: Pressing and Drain Overflow Addition

Bath sink is hand altered on foam forms with traditional wheel techniques to re-size and re-style the custom basin.

                                                                      

                          

Sink Making Process: Series One

This series of videos provide a detailed description of each step in the process of making my Water Stone line of bath sinks at Maine Kiln Works. The videos provide a detailed insight into the tools and processes, both traditional and contemporary, which are used to create the Artisan styled sinks.  In 2001. After 30 years of hand throwing bath sinks—I added a 60 ton Ram Press and began press forming sink blanks which are then individually finished by hand. This post-forming alteration process allows 3 sink styles and 3 sink sizes to be finished from a single resin die made to press an 18 inch OD overflow sink blank.

                                  
                                   Part 1: Ram Press Formed Sink Process

Maine Kiln Works uses the Ram Press Process in an unusual way which leverages both modern industrial and traditional clay forming techniques. The press produces sink cross sections which are much denser than hand thrown sinks—reduces drying & firing distortion, limits shrinkage while producing a more durable high quality bath appliance.

                                                 

                                           Part 2: Hand Detailed Bath Sink

Press forming and hand finishing demonstration & description—three different styles and sizes of custom detailed bathroom sinks.

                                                                          

                             Part 3: Rimmed Porcelain with Custom Detail

Contemporary bathroom vessel style sink—altered with hand detailing and custom sizing.