Throwing a clay pottery pasta bowl on a potters wheel demonstration demo how to pot throw make

I want to see something challenging for you lol throw like 30 pounds or something that may not be that hard for you but damn it would be for me haha

you make it look sooo easy— i’ve been throwing for about a year now, and i can make mugs, teapots, long necked vases, pitchers, and bottles to my heart’s content…. but bowls, for some ungodly reason, i just cannot get. the rim always gets too wide and splays out and collapses… what do you do to keep it from doing that?

Much better camera angle. Now we can see what the outside hand is doing. Beautiful bowl.

fantastic…you make it look like magic.

There’s a saying that to make a 20 lbs bowl you need to start off with 25 lbs (more or less).

This guy pretty much used pound for pound to make that bowl. No wasted clay. Amazing.

centerings fairly easy just takes practice that takes skill

i am so amazed when i see people throw like this. one speed, one fell swoop — it is truly impressive. just have to keep practicing…..

does your wheel have a wobble and how do you center it so easily i have to force the clay up and down a couple times to center it?

What happens to the clay scraped off the bat?

I like the base on this pot. Is it rounded?

you make verry nice work!!!

grtz Belguim

You seem to use mostly your fingertips, no knuckle or hand pad action. And yet your hands look almost delicate. Where is the strength required to move such a large amount coming from? And what about the foot? Do you dig it out or leave it as is? If you did turn it, would it throw the bowl off balance?

what type of caly r you using?