How to Center and Pull Clay Cylinders on a Potters Wheel Part 2

[@judgetoogood1033]

Great video. I enjoyed this series with a beginner. 😊😊😊

[@itsclearasmud7718]

@@judgetoogood1033 Charlie was a trooper. Is helpful to see how the information in the videos might be applied to learning or in a lession. And indeed we go through almost every pitfall. I had a new student last week. She had never thrown before. She actually had never seen a pot thrown on a wheel. Shes 96. Best student I've ever had. She was able to pull a 4.5 inch cylinder in the first 30 minutes. Amazing! No bad habits.

[@sarahjarden8306]

This has been a real help, Charlie was so brave to put himself forward, but what super help he got and the improvement he achieved! Thanks Charlie, I do all the things you do/did, and with the help you got from Jeff I hope I can improve. Great channel Jeff, you are really generous with your help and expertise. :-)

[@itsclearasmud7718]

You are right about Charlie. A man who is very secure in himself to be able to put it forward like that. It had to be difficult for him. What a trooper!!

[@lilqueeniescraftingismypassion]

This is the most useful vid, thanks to both of you for this, just starting pottery., so is this going to be a regular series on teaching? I see that I started on 2, will go back and watch 1.

[@itsclearasmud7718]

Yes. I will keep producing vid as I can. I recently started producing an order for 7000 pieces of pottery. I'm 2000 in and taking a little break because of the heat here in Southern Az. Hoping to get a few vids out soon in my off time.

[@itsclearasmud7718]

Also you should watch the first three videos on production pottery. Those are really helpful for beginning potters as well. And that instruction is what Charlie is trying to accomplish.

[@judgetoogood1033]

Sorry but I could not see how he was holding the scraper. Is the vertical part going into the lip? 😊😊😊

[@itsclearasmud7718]

@@judgetoogood1033 if you are using a metal rib to remove slip and water from the outside of a pot you can go up and past the lip. But you will need to carefully chamois the lip for a smooth finish; with out dripping down the side of the pot. The rib is vertical and perhaps canted at an angle to reduce the amout of rib touching the surface of the pot. I find at times if I put the entire edge of a flat rib against the pot I can pull that pot out of round due to the drag on the surface area. That's on a cylinder. On a round pot touching a straight rib, the rib will not be able to fully touch the surface of the pot due to curvature. Stainless ribs are flexible and can be held/ bent in such a way to approximate the curvature of the pot while scraping off moisture or smoothing the outside texture; such as removing finger rings.