Trimming Pottery Tricks — A Beginner's Guide

I have a very particular way of trimming pots, developed over almost 15 years of making. In this video, I want to discuss that approach, show my techniques, and talk about subtle tips and tricks that help the process of turning and finish pots at the leather hard stage.

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If you'd like to watch the other parts of this series, which demonstrate how to make a pot, you can find them here:

Part 1: How to centre the clay:    • How to Center Clay — A Beginner's Guide  
Part 2: How to open up and form the base:    • How to Open Up Centred Clay and Form ...  
Part 3: How to pull up the walls:    • How to Pull Up The Walls of a Pot — A...  
Part 4: How to lift pots off the wheel:    • How to Lift Pots Off the Wheel — A Be...  
Part 5: How to throw a bowl:    • How to Throw a Pottery Bowl — A Begin...  

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:38 - The clays condition...
1:18 - Assessing the pot's weight before trimming
1:54 - How to centre the pot / how to TAP centre
5:20 - How to slip the pot onto the wheel
6:09 - Discussing turning tools (steel)
6:34 - How to hold the turning tool
7:31 - Finishing the inside of the pot
9:55 - How to remove the pot from the wheel
11:24 - Using a 'spinner' to hold the pot down
11:52 - Discussing turning tools (tungsten carbide)
13:20 - How to secure the pot in place with clay
14:18 - Trimming the outside walls of the bowl
16:20 - Finishing the foot of the bowl
20:03 - The finished vessel
21:05 - CLEAN UP
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