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Pottery Trimming Techniques and Tips - Florian Gadsby's Approach

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This lesson demonstrates a potter’s approach to trimming leather-hard bowls on the wheel. It covers centering and securing the pot, using turning tools, shaping the walls, and finishing the foot.

Syllabus

- Introduction
- The clays condition...
- Assessing the pot's weight before trimming
- How to centre the pot / how to TAP centre
- How to slip the pot onto the wheel
- Discussing turning tools steel
- How to hold the turning tool
- Finishing the inside of the pot
- How to remove the pot from the wheel
- Using a 'spinner' to hold the pot down
- Discussing turning tools tungsten carbide
- How to secure the pot in place with clay
- Trimming the outside walls of the bowl
- Finishing the foot of the bowl
- The finished vessel
- CLEAN UP

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