A ceramic chess set, dice tower, marble run, tulip pagoda, fountain, wind chime and whale shark from Clay Hole templates

Showpieces collection, 40 percent off

All seven showpiece templates in one order

BETA: these templates are still being tested

We test every paper template by building it. A template carries the BETA mark until it has been built and confirmed. Each should be sound and work as drawn. We will know for certain once someone makes it.

Use them at your own discretion, and be ready to adjust on the fly if a project needs it. Pivoting mid-build is part of the fun of pottery.

Made one? Show us. Text it to The Clay Hole or tag @theclayhole on Instagram. Every template that gets built and confirmed leaves BETA.

A chess set with thirty-two folded pieces, a tabletop fountain, a marble run, a castle that rolls your dice, a five-note wind chime and more. The long projects, every piece numbered and drawn at exact size.

This is the bundle for the Showpiece Pottery Templates collection, where each template has its own card and a guide to what the set takes.

  • 7 templates
  • Expert to Insane
  • 113 pages
  • 66 template sheets
Every showpiece template we add later, free

The bundle grows with the collection. Every new showpiece template, and every update to one already in it, joins the downloads from your order at no charge.

$120$200All 7 showpiece templates in one order: 7 PDFs, 113 pages, yours to print as often as you like.

Delivered as download links by email the moment the order goes through. Every showpiece template we add later, and every update to one already in it, joins those downloads free. A member: log in instead and every template is free.

See each template on its own page
In this collection

Seven showpiece templates, each on its own page

Each one opens with its steps, its finished sizes and a free sample to flip through. Sizes below are what comes out of the glaze kiln at 12 percent shrinkage. New showpiece templates appear here the day they go live.

A faceted deep blue whale shark wall planter with white spots, made from The Clay Hole paper template, planted along its back Paper template 21, insane The Geometric Whale Shark A faceted whale shark wall planter 19 1/2 in long, built from 37 flat facets over six ribs. 19 1/2 in long, 6 15/16 in tall, 2 3/8 in off the wall, a planter of about 1 1/4 cups 9 sheets, 15 pages$30 on its own A white stoneware marble run tower with teal channels spiraling down it, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 22, insane The Marble Run Tower A square tower with eight channels that spiral down it twice, each wrapping a corner like a rain gutter. 16 1/16 in tall, a 4 in tower in an 8 5/8 in tray 13 sheets, 19 pages$30 on its own A stoneware chess set with six-sided pieces on a cream and charcoal board, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 23, insane The Chess Set A 19 1/2 inch board and 32 six-sided pieces, every body folded from one flat net. a 19 1/2 in board with 2 1/4 in squares, and 32 pieces from 2 in to 4 1/8 in tall 5 sheets, 12 pages$30 on its own A stoneware tabletop cascade fountain made from The Clay Hole paper template, water spilling from tray to tray into its basin Paper template 24, insane The Cascade Fountain A tabletop fountain with four trays that zigzag the water down into its basin. 10 7/16 in tall, the basin 9 3/16 in x 7 13/16 in, holding about 3/4 gal 8 sheets, 15 pages$30 on its own A five-tier blue stoneware tulip pagoda with 25 spouts and a tulip in each, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 25, insane The Tulip Pagoda A 14 inch tower of five stacked water tiers with 25 spouts, one tulip in each. 14 in tall, five tiers from 6 3/16 in to 2 13/16 in square, 25 spouts 9 sheets, 15 pages$30 on its own A stoneware castle dice tower with a tall keep, a felt dice courtyard and four blue-roofed towers, from a Clay Hole template Paper template 43, insane The Castle Dice Tower An 11 inch castle keep with three baffles inside that rolls your dice out its gate into a walled courtyard. 11 11/16 in tall, 8 7/8 in x 10 5/8 in overall, a 6 5/8 in x 3 15/16 in dice court 14 sheets, 21 pages$30 on its own A stoneware wind chime, blue glazed tubes under a cone roof with a round striker and a sail, from a Clay Hole paper template Paper template 45, expert The Five-Note Wind Chime Six stoneware tubes cut to a five-note scale, hung under a clay cone roof. 22 7/8 in from roof peak to sail tip, the roof 7 15/16 in across 8 sheets, 16 pages$20 on its own
How a template works

Print, check, roll, cut, build

Print at 100 percent

Actual size, never Fit to page. Plain copy paper works. Card stock survives a wet slab and can be used again.

Measure the square

Every sheet carries a 1 inch square. A ruler on it settles whether the print is right before any clay is cut.

Roll the slab

Each pack names its slab thickness on the cover. Let the slab firm up to soft leather hard, so it holds an edge and still bends.

Cut the count, then build

Lay the paper on the slab, cut straight down just outside the edge, bevel where the hatching says, and follow the numbered steps. Score, slip, press, compress, every seam.

Every collection

More pottery template collections

A teapot, mug with pour-over dripper, pitcher, butter dish, honey pot and spoon rest on a counter, from Clay Hole templates Kitchen and Home 19 templates Five glowing slab-built pottery lamps and lanterns on a sideboard at night, made from Clay Hole paper templates Lamps and Lanterns 5 templates A hexagon bud vase, a propagation station and a blue wall pocket on a sunny windowsill, from Clay Hole paper templates Vases 3 templates A wren house, a hanging teardrop and a spire tower ceramic birdhouse in a garden, made from Clay Hole paper templates Birdhouses 3 templates A ceramic wall clock with raised numbers above a slab mantel clock on a shelf, made from Clay Hole paper templates Clocks 2 templates A faceted origami pottery elephant, fox and dragon on a library table, made from Clay Hole paper templates Origami 3 templates Handmade kiln bead racks and bead trees loaded with glazed beads on a kiln shelf, made from Clay Hole paper templates Bead Racks and Trees 4 templates

All of them side by side, with each bundle price, on the template collections page. Every template in one place, sorted by level, on the paper templates page.

Questions

The ones that come up

What is in the bundle

All seven showpiece templates on this page, $120 instead of $200. One PDF per template arrives by email the moment the order goes through, each one the whole pack: the template sheets, the steps, the notes and the size table.

What happens when a new showpiece template comes out

It joins this collection and your downloads at no charge. The same goes for an update to any template already in it. You pay once, today's price, and the collection keeps growing for you.

Can I buy just one

Yes. Each template here has its own page at $20 to $30. The bundle is the seven together for 40 percent less.

Do I need a membership to buy these

No. The bundle is $120 for anyone. Every template is free for members logged in to a Clay Hole account, so a member has nothing to buy.

Can I sell what I make

Yes. The pots are yours. The template files are for your own use and are not to be shared, which is the whole of the terms.

Members

Every template, free, every time

46 templates now and more as they are drawn, all free for members logged in to a Clay Hole account. Print one tonight and bring it to your next session.

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