Making of the Cups

I threw 10 cup forms yesterday. Drying over night and a little help from a fan this morning they were leather hard and ready to add handles to. I have a very high tech method of making handles. I try to make my own dies to use in an extruder and then drape these extruded lengths usually about 7" over a round shovel or similar wooden tool handle. This gives me usually a nice rounded form and I leave them to become leather hard on the handle form. I then trim them to length and add them to the cups. I will cover them so that the handles have a chance to dry slowly as they adhere to the cups.