16-MAY-2024

A fellow potter had asked about my "cheat" to get a sharp transition from glaze to the bare clay foot ring.
When trimming the foot, I cut a small groove where the foot ring meets the body.
That groove provides a guideline for the tape and it fills with glaze.
The foot ring on the red mug, above, has taken a "flash" or "blush" of color.

Below depicts my use of masking tape for foot rings. Note the tape end is turned over, which makes it easier to find at pull off time - pull the tape whilst the glaze is still damp for much less dust!
I grasp the tape with both hands - same grip as below - and push the ware upside down into the glaze, the lift it out again. The tape is plenty strong enough...

The transition from outside to inside glaze at the top edge, that's another story!

Here's that same mug - neat clean edge.