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Throwing a Bottle on the Pottery Wheel
Wedging Clay on the Potter's Wheel
What is a Pottery Wheel?
How to Center Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Centering Clay to the Right Diameter
Forming the Bottom of a Clay Bottle on the Wheel
Forming a Cylinder on the Pottery Wheel
Pulling a Cylinder on the Pottery Wheel
Smoothing the Walls of a Cylinder on the Pottery Wheel
Wetting Clay on the Potter's Wheel
Using a Metal Rib on the Pottery Wheel
Forming a Cone on the Pottery Wheel
Forming a Clay Bottle on the Potter's Wheel
Forming the Neck of a Bottle on the Pottery Wheel
Smoothing Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Removing Excess Water from Clay on the Wheel
Summary: Using a sponge on a stick remove excess water that has accumulated while forming the clay vessel. Learn how to remove excess water from a clay vessel on the pottery wheel in this free ceramics video.
Jeff Zamek started making pots 36 years ago while working toward a business degree at Monmouth University. After which he went on to obtain B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in ceramics from...read more
"With the wheel going at a moderate speed we can finish the neck of the bottle and applying a little bit of water to the neck and wetting our hands. Putting our left hand on the inside, our right finger tracing that curve and again just putting it a little bit more, we can indent the neck, right index finger just kind of tracing that curve, keeping that curve, nice round curve, and then we can begin pulling up the neck of the bottle. The last step is to use our sponge on a stick removing any excess water from the forming operation to prevent any cracking in the future."
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