SIMON LEACH POTTERY - Throwing a large open 4lb bowl ! 

Legend! Thanks for sharing Simon, you can never watch too many Simon Leach demo vids if you want to improve your throwing skills!

Thank you for such a helpful video! Everything that went wrong in my first attempt to throw a 4lb bowl this morning was answered/explained by your video (I should have watched your video before my attempt, not after! Never mind, there's always tomorrow!)!

Simon you have helped me so as I struggle with the wheel! I feel like I’m getting lessons one on one! Thank you so very much !

Thanks for the tutorial! Hoping to throw better bowls tomorrow with your tips.

I should have watched this video before I struggled and wrecked my big bowl yesterday !! Thank you for this

A lovely bowl and I love your torch lighter ....genius !!

Thanks for the tips,

I really admire you being able to work on a kick wheel...

Very good instruction, Simon

I enjoy these fantastic video's.

Would love a go on one of your wheels, it looks so relaxing compared to my electric wheel.

Thank you for the demo, It has been very helpful. Here is a question, what causes a large bowl to crack on the second firing? My teacher said it was something to do with not enough compression or something, I dont understand that concept, can you give us some idea of what that means, and how to keep this from happening?

another tip is to flip the bowl as soon as it is dry enough to do so so that the bottom dries evenly/faster than the top. If you still are trimming this method works great as well.

Thank you

Thanks so much for sharing the tip on what to do when you feel a weak point. Do you suppose a heat gun for crafting would work as well?

I infrequently throw off the hump but the problem can be that S cracks can occur, mainly due to lack of compression at the bottom the pot due to the fact that there is not a solid wheelhead under the base of the pots. Try throwing off the wheelhead for larger bowls anyway and I think you should overcome that problem. One can develop a tecknique for hump throwing whereby you squeeze the shank of the hump just under the base of the pot as you form the inside bottom of the bowl - hard to explain!

That is such a beautiful bowl Simon. Maybe I will be able to do that someday!!! :)

hey Simon do you know how to prevent s crack from throwing on the hump?? i get them a lot with large bowls even when im using stoneware.

Also, is this what you meant by a weak point in your pot?

How can you tell you have a weak point in your pot?

Interesting.

Simon, why do you use a mirror???

:)

Your hat got in the way. Frustrating. Great bowl.