How to Throw and Trim Narrow Cylinders - A Surprisingly Difficult Shape

How to Throw and Trim Narrow Cylinders - A Surprisingly Difficult Shape

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0:00 - Introduction & notes on ideal interior shapes

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0:00 - Introduction & notes on ideal interior shapes

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How to Throw and Trim Narrow Cylinders - A Surprisingly Difficult Shape

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  1. 1 0:00 - Introduction & notes on ideal interior shapes
  2. 2 2:03 - Clay preparation
  3. 3 3:04 - Centring the clay
  4. 4 4:09 - The importance of the initial, opened base
  5. 5 6:14 - How to fix a 'rippling' base
  6. 6 8:16 - Why I leave the rims thick
  7. 7 8:30 - Using throwing sticks to fix the interior form
  8. 8 10:45 - Why it's important to dry these vases out slowly...
  9. 9 13:22 - How I dry these overnight
  10. 10 13:41 - Trimming the vases
  11. 11 14:43 - Trimming & bevelling the rim
  12. 12 15:56 - Trimming the base of the vase
  13. 13 18:33 - A ramble about how variance in ceramics is a good thing!
  14. 14 21:22 - Clean up

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