Throwing Bowls and Plates

How to Throw a Pottery Bowl — A Beginner's Guide

In this, which is part 5 of my 'Beginner's Guide' series, I show you how I throw a simple, stoneware bowl on the potter's wheel. I discuss the general ...technique, together with chatting about some of the finer points, like how to finish the rim and how the interior curve should be made. Thanks for watching!

If you'd like to watch the other parts of this series you can find them here:

• How to wedge clay video: https://youtu.be/hYdLGLztT-Q
• How to center clay: https://youtu.be/-YCGK33c0xs
• How to pull up the walls of clay: https://youtu.be/VM8SJZ4lNRY
• How to open up and form the base: https://youtu.be/HF5IAJ0x2g0
• How to lift pots off the wheel: https://youtu.be/05CsVxlULo0
• How to throw a bowl: https://youtu.be/xPgPKRuFia4

• Trimming tips and tricks: https://youtu.be/XhlJLVL-Zg8

📖 • PRE-ORDER MY BOOK: http://ow.ly/9wYn50MQXV5

⏱ • Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Demonstrating two different methods
0:40 - 1st method
1:39 - 2nd method
3:42 - Opening up and checking the depth
4:20 - Cross section of the opened up lump
4:50 - How I pull the walls up
6:30 - How to clean up the bowl
7:10 - The roll test
7:34 - Cross section of a bowl and lifting away neatly
8:55 - Twisted metal wire
9:16 - The TOOLS I use
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This playlist covers how to throw, shape, and finish bowls and plates with consistent curves and balanced proportions. Includes tips on trimming, form control, and avoiding warping.