This is great! I seem to have a problem grabbing the clay at the bottom before a pull..for instance at 16:55..globs of clay come off instead of going into to piece to be raised up. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Alexander. Thank you for your comment. Best as I can describe it, there is a delicate balance between inside and outside hand. If clay is building up on your outside hand you are likely digging into the outside a little aggressively. My outside hand is just slightly below my inside hand. I make a swell or a speed bump, before I start to raise. I rotate my outside palm upward as I lift. staying under the speed bump. I hope that helps. Please feel free to ask any other questions. Happy throwing!
@@fluxstudiodenver8062I’m experiencing the same situation as Alexander where clay comes off when I push in. Based on your response, do you think it’s too much pressure pushing on the outside hand? Or is it friction from not having enough water on the walls?
How are u retrieving your used clay bits from the big water jug?? I'm finding it breaks down a.d it's gone mostly. Second, we have septic system. Where are you washing hands and rinsing tools??? Thank you.
Hi Catherine., Thank you so much for your message. It is a pain reclaiming all the slop in the buckets. We use two separate rubber maid trash cans. One is for crashed pots and the other is for bucket slop. The buckets are dumped in the rubber maid can through a screen, and then we pump the water off and dry the slop. When its firm we blend it with the crashed pots through the clay mixer. We also have several 5 gal buckets of water around the studio. They are used for cleaning hands, tools, glaze stuff, etc. The sinks are then plugged off with a 6" stand pipe so the sediments have a chance to settle a bit before going down. We also have sediment collectors under the sinks. I hope that helps!
I’ve watched a lot of wheel throwing videos, I think yours is one of the best I’ve seen. Great instructions, great explanation very well done. I’m a very new potter doing it for only six weeks you helped me greatly. I subscribed. -Cheers
Those are great looking walls! I’ve ended up trimming past a few bottoms of the cylinders/bowls… how do you typically handle trimming the bottoms? The cross section looks pretty thin on the base here.
T\hank you so much! I try, but not everything is always even. More often than not anymore, I am wiring the bottoms and leaving them flat. Apart from a fancy bowl or something I want to make the time to trim everything is flat.
I have thrown on the wheel at the Arvada Center for about 10 years. I still always have trouble pulling out a flat bottom. I love the way you use your left hand as a guide on top for opening and I appreciate your sponge measurement trick. Things like that are so helpful and I never hear anyone saying stuff like that.
Great video. i do pretty much all the same thing you showed but I can't seem to get the height. BUT I am determined to get it so I will practice some more. Thanks!!
Befire coming up i use a rib as a compression tool to compress the bottom. Plus it makes the clay have a compressed straight side on outside wall. First pull up is with left hand up and in. Orients the particles in proper direction. .
I've looked at many tutorials, your video by far is perfect for me. Your instruction is CALM, clear and concise. I wish I would of found you in the beginning of my Clay class instead at the end. Very helpful.
I truly enjoyed and learned a few new tricks of the trade. Thank you for your kindness. Sharing valuable information. I will take it to the wheel today.
First time I've seen someone mess around with stabbing their needle tool into a sponge instead of just having a sponge on a stick as part of the tool set
