Throwing a 3.5lb cylinder:Basics but a bit bigger

Seems as though everyone agrees.. the cylinder is the basic skill for all potters. Especially those that want to master everything else. Fight the nature of the wheel that wants to make a bowl! Fight the centripetal force! Here is a basic video on how to throw a straight, consistent cylinder on a pottery wheel from Mudgirl pottery

[Gaigai]

It's very helpful for me with some details. I will try the way you showed to push up the clay😂. Sometimes I thought I knew it all when I was watching the video. But when I actually did it, I still messed up. 😂

[denisenoble]

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. 😅😊

[oekjak]

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

[mudmagic]

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!!! Back to basics still helps us all xx

[overlycranked]

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.

[MariadoCeuRodrigues-vzfj]

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

[MargotMakesIt]

Love your video! The little details you walk us through are so essential, but sometimes forgotten. Thank you! And I ❤ your t-shirt!

[carllago]

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!

[annewatkis]

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

[srob]

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

[mindygeist]

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

[margiegandy]

Love your teaching style! Learning to fix a few bad habits! Thank you!

[betsykennedy]

Thank you! The sides bowls have been collapsing and now I know why!!

[Polarvortechs]

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. ❤

[kathypowell]

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?

[dotaylor]

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?

[roygass]

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

[pfosinger]

How did you wind up reversed left-right?

[PamelaRoss-qhjh]

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.