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Trimming a Pot on the Pottery Wheel: Step-by-Step Lesson

By Morty Bachar

Type
Article
Level
Beginner
Price
Free
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About this lesson

A detailed, photo-illustrated walkthrough of trimming a leather-hard thrown pot: marking foot placement with a pin tool, centering the inverted piece with clay lugs, cutting the foot ring, checking thickness by tapping, and burnishing before firing.