How to Fix a Wobbly Rim — A Beginner's Guide

It's been a while since I've made a video for this playlist. It's so gratifying to see the views these videos get over time, which I hope means they're actually been useful to those watching. This week, I'm covering a really simple topic, which is how to level the rim of your pots if they happen to be wonky, uneven or inconsistent.

I cover why this might happen in the first clay, which is mainly due to poor wedging of the clay or centring and then I discuss five different techniques to correct and fix any movement in the lips of your pottery.

Together with throwing in a few throwing tips at the end, which are specifically about maintaining control when you're pulling up the walls of the pot themselves.

There's a lot information for you to digest in this—but a million thanks for watching, it honestly means a lot! I hope you find it helpful!

• How to wedge clay:    • How to Spiral Wedge Clay  
• How to center clay:    • How to Center Clay — A Beginner's Guide  
• How to pull up the walls of clay:    • How to Pull Up The Walls of a Pot — A Begi...  
• How to open up and form the base:    • How to Open Up Centred Clay and Form the B...  
• How to lift pots off the wheel:    • How to Lift Pots Off the Wheel — A Beginne...  
• How to throw a bowl:    • How to Throw a Pottery Bowl — A Beginner's...  
• How to tap center:    • How to Tap Center Pottery — A Beginner's G...  

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Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction
1:58 - Why a perfect rim isn't always 'best'
3:55 - What a centred lump of clay 'should' look like
4:51 - How to use a needle to level the rim
10:10 - How to use a turning tool to level the rim
11:30 - How to use a wire to level the rim
13:35 - How to use a knife to level the rim
14:51 - The no tools method!
17:27 - How to compress the rim as you lift it up
18:13 - Maintaining good practice
19:22 - Clean up

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