making you're own bonsai pots
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Yep, there are a few pot makers on here.
Me from earthenware.
And @hometeamrocker
@abqjoe OUT OF SOLID STONE!!!
It is fun and kilns will soak up the $$$$.
This is my favorite of mine, which @Vin has now.
oh and stainless steel @Vin idea and I fabricated them.
you gotta see the oval one... So cool.
Hometeamrocker paired up with a fun artist and made "octopots" SUPERCOOL!
I LOVE POTS OF ALL MEDIUMS!!!!
Me from earthenware.
And @hometeamrocker
@abqjoe OUT OF SOLID STONE!!!
It is fun and kilns will soak up the $$$$.
This is my favorite of mine, which @Vin has now.
oh and stainless steel @Vin idea and I fabricated them.you gotta see the oval one... So cool.Hometeamrocker paired up with a fun artist and made "octopots" SUPERCOOL!
I LOVE POTS OF ALL MEDIUMS!!!!
Anthony
Imperial Masterpiece
Bloodwar,
for cement, look up frost proof. We just cast colored cement, no frost.
Earthenware clay can be easily rendered non-porous [ frost proof ] see Google or Library - Berens - Egyptian paste formula.
Learn slab and how to deform a round pot to make it oval.
It's easy, and a club will make it easier.
These were made by my brother-in-laws nephew Nick. He started at around 16 and is 19 presenly.
Good Day
Anthony
Slab technique and later glazed and in use. Non porous earthenware.
Rough body
smooth body
for cement, look up frost proof. We just cast colored cement, no frost.
Earthenware clay can be easily rendered non-porous [ frost proof ] see Google or Library - Berens - Egyptian paste formula.
Learn slab and how to deform a round pot to make it oval.
It's easy, and a club will make it easier.
These were made by my brother-in-laws nephew Nick. He started at around 16 and is 19 presenly.
Good Day
Anthony
Slab technique and later glazed and in use. Non porous earthenware.
Rough body
smooth body
Cypress187
Masterpiece
I'm gonna try SuperSculpey® but I don't think it will hold 
, Just for fun!
, Just for fun!
aml1014
Masterpiece
I've made quite a bit of small polymer pots and they hold up better then clay! You can just about throw them as high as you can and have them hit concrete with just a "nick" in the pot. They can't Crack period!I'm gonna try SuperSculpey® but I don't think it will hold
Also, I'm going to try "shapecrete" soon. It acts like clay but it's concrete, which we know only gets harder over time.
Aaron
Soldano666
Omono
My molds 
my mix is Portland cement, sand, diotamaecious earth, and fiberglass fibers. I haven't used them yet but we'll see how the handle the frost over the winter, ive made hypertufa pots and they lasted quite a while. 
my mix is Portland cement, sand, diotamaecious earth, and fiberglass fibers. I haven't used them yet but we'll see how the handle the frost over the winter, ive made hypertufa pots and they lasted quite a while. I really like that round brown one in the third picture.
Great job!
Anthony
Imperial Masterpiece
Another suggestion - soapstone.
Very easy to carve and then let a friend fire the material. Becomes stone and can be glazed.
Good Day
Anthony
* Yes we did it already..
You can also carve raw grogged clay like stone and fire the result
Very easy to carve and then let a friend fire the material. Becomes stone and can be glazed.
Good Day
Anthony
* Yes we did it already..
You can also carve raw grogged clay like stone and fire the result
ghues
Omono
Here is a link to a bonsai blog that describes how to (step by step with photos) build cement pots. Scroll down to his 2015 posts.
Cheers Graham
Cheers Graham
Soldano666
Omono
Nice link. But serious I want the follow the link, can we have it yet?
ghues
Omono
What a tease hey.......yea I know....need to proof read before hitting the PR button.......reminder to self.......hey...!! it comes with age...lol
Try here https://anijhuis.com
Labreapits
Yamadori
This link will take you to a tutorial with pics on making concrete pots.
http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATPaperBonsaiPots.html
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barrosinc
Masterpiece
I have been making some stoneware pots lately.
They aren't the best, but I like the fact that I made them. I will get some pics soon.
They aren't the best, but I like the fact that I made them. I will get some pics soon.
fredman
Masterpiece
Very nice link (bonsai4me) above. Thanks for that.
Soldano666
Omono
thanks stick root. It was made from a punch bowl that already has the feet here's some other ones, some from the punch bowl and so.e from other bowls
to red cement dye looks pink so I'm bummed about that, but the cracks are cool, I just used a trash bag inside the moldWires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Just a small addition to this wonderful practice: when using cement,I mix in some shredded newspaper. This lightens the build and adds some extra natural looking 'aged cracks' but it does also increase breakdown speed. My pots last 3-4 years without glazing. With glazing, they don't seem to break down at all.
Using 20% more water and 10% less sand in the mixture, will create an almost marble like structure. Its harder to mold and takes ages to dry though..
Using 20% more water and 10% less sand in the mixture, will create an almost marble like structure. Its harder to mold and takes ages to dry though..
Soldano666
Omono
Try fibrglass hairs, if it cracks it should still hold together. Im in the process of testing this. All the jams ive made last year are buried in snow till April. Some with trees in em, some just being tested for durability in the elements. Some have experienced freezr thaw already this winter and green light to go. The 2018 batch will hit the pond for leeching next month. Time will tell I guess
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Thanks for the advice, but fiberglass is not something I want to ever work with again. If fragments get under your skin, they can take years to come out again. I used to skateboard in the 00's when every halfpipe was made of fiberglass. I still find fragments buried beneath my skin sometimes.
I'm experimenting with sawdust, perlite and other less "nasty" materials as we speak, using iron mesh for rigidity/support. Basically reinforced concrete actually ;-)
I'm experimenting with sawdust, perlite and other less "nasty" materials as we speak, using iron mesh for rigidity/support. Basically reinforced concrete actually ;-)
sparklemotion
Shohin
You should be wearing gloves when you're at the point where you're adding (alkali resistant) glass fibers to a mix, but I get the concern.
Plastic/acrylic fibers actually seem more popular nowadays. Here's the Buddy Rhodes Acrylic they have a few different PVAs as well.
Another supplier: Concrete Countertop Supply.
Plastic/acrylic fibers actually seem more popular nowadays. Here's the Buddy Rhodes Acrylic they have a few different PVAs as well.
Another supplier: Concrete Countertop Supply.
Your "fact" is the #1 reason I make mine as well. I appreciate the art of Bonsai pots and maybe appreciate the prices, but again, and IMO, its feels soooo nice when you say "100%, this design is by me!" maybe its vain, but I also like to create. Someday it would be wicked cool to buy an ancient pot( meaning the very old ones), but then I probably wouldn't have a retirement. hahaha
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