5 Tips & Tricks for Centring and Throwing on the Potter's Wheel

This weekend’s video goes over five simple tips and tricks that might help you throw better pots, or deal with unwanted wobbles and undulations in the clay by learning to throw ‘with’ them. From re-centring an opened-up lump of clay, to compressing the wall of clay AS it’s pulled up, to a technique that was taught to me by Svend Bayer in 2013 that really helped me throw lighter, more balanced pots. Then I cover water usage and ways of using less of it, and finally, a way of using metal, plastic and wooden ribs for shaping without potentially distorting the pot you’re throwing. Thanks for watching!

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• How to wedge clay video: • How to Spiral Wedge Clay
• How to center clay: • How to Center Clay — A Beginner's Guide
• How to pull up the walls of clay: • How to Pull Up The Walls of a Pot — A Begi...
• How to open up and form the base: • How to Open Up Centred Clay and Form the B...
• How to lift pots off the wheel: • How to Lift Pots Off the Wheel — A Beginne...
• How to throw a bowl: • How to Throw a Pottery Bowl — A Beginner's...

• Trimming tips and tricks: • How to Trim Pots — Tips and Tricks — A Beg...

⏱ • Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:54 - TIP ONE — re-centring the walls of clay prior to pulling
2:09 - TIP TWO — compressing the rim AS you pull up
3:39 - TIP THREE — compressing the wall with a braced hand
6:06 - TIP FOUR — how to use 'enough' water/slip
7:52 - TIP FIVE — how to properly use a metal kidney
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