Part four of my how to throw, 'Beginner's Guide', series. This time the film focuses on how to remove pots from the wheel after they've been thrown. There's many topics discussed here, so if you'd like to jump to certain points there are time stamps below. Thanks so much for watching and I hope this video is insightful, let me know what you thought in the comments.

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...  

My how to wedge clay video:    • How to Spiral Wedge Clay  

Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Fixing the rim of the pot
1:50 Removing the 'skirt' of clay
2:09 Sponging out the leftover water
2:32 Scraping away the slip on the outside wall
3:32 A cross section of scraping the outer walls
3:40 Discussing the grog in the clay
4:12 HOW TO REMOVE A POT FROM THE WHEEL
4:27 Scraping slip off my hands
4:52 The ideal type of wire
6:32 An example of removing a too soft pot
6:55 A cross section showing the supportive base
10:35 Discussing the strength of the clay
11:10 Using a piece of paper to 'brace' the rim
11:45 Hydroplaning a pot off the wheel
12:40 Using a heat gun to remove a pot from the wheel
13:10 Using batts to throw on — why and how
17:44 Don't be too precious
18:35 Tidy up tips
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