Throwing a 3.5lb cylinder:Basics but a bit bigger 

I've been in an adult education pottery class, 2 half hours a week since forever but it suits me, I learnt some good skills and now have cupboards full of mugs, bowls, little jugs and I'm trying to up the amount of clay trying to make bowls larger, more like platters for putting fruit in for example, with a lot of support. From a great tutor I threw an 8lb bird bath for the garden and I loved the whole process, however what I can't do is move the clay upwards, and previously I've just trimmed it away, where as now I want to be a better thrower and not produce heavy bottomed anything. This video and your teaching style suits me just fine, you say it as it is, no fancy tricks or slight of hand just good honest throwing technique. I'm trying to join 2 tall pieces together, so seeing this video come up for my the timing was perfect. I love your videos, so you keep throwing and I'll keep watching and learning. 😅😊

Thank you so so much,your explanations are so helpful☕️🍩

Oh I LOVE your tutorials! Thank you soooo much. Xxx

Thank you. Your videos have helped me a lot. Trimming the foot was life changing 🤩

You’re an amazing teachers, I love the breakdown of each step. But the force is centrifugal, the center going out.

Ohhhh Thankyou. I love yr vids soooo much!!! I’ve only been throwing for 2 years but couldn’t understand how to Centre through coning up. Just used yr technique, threw 11 mugs all centered first try!!! Legend!!! Thankyouuuuu. Back to basics still helps us all xx

What is the size of your cylinder using 3.5 lb of clay?

Thanks! Very helpful!!!

2:41 Thanks for giving us some extra intellectual stimulance! Usually I get som extra by converting to metrics. But now I get som more trying to tell my left hand to copy your right and vice versa. 😮 But even beside that I really love your videos!

Thank you! I really like your teaching style. I always learn a lot watching you.

Thank you for another great set of detailed instructions. And, you are going to read a million times that your video is flipped left-right ..... which adds a bit of fun.

Im just starting to try cylinders. ( In fact I just got home from practice. ) I can really relate to the issues beginners have. Thanks for putting this video up, its helping me see ways forward. ❤

Great video, I always look forward to them. After throwing a couple hundred pots, (still new) I started cutting them in half. I can't believe the inconsistantcy of my walls, kind of freaks me out. Thick at base, thinner at top, like a newby. I made 6 cyclinders trying to correct each time without success. Any other advice you can give?

Mudgirl---Haven't watched your videos enough to know---but I sure hope you've told your viewers that you're LEFT-HANDED. This info will certainly be confusing for a RIGHT-HANDED beginner.

Thanks for a great video. It was helpful to see how you trimmed the cylinder. I'm learning in a community studio space and we don't use bats because there is not enough shelf space for drying. This means we have to lift the wet pot off the wheel, and it is very hard to do without screwing up the pot. Any chance you could do a video on how best to do this?

How did you wind up reversed left-right?

You are a great teacher! Tks so much!