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Full of great pottery techniques, as well as ideas you can apply to any pottery project, these step-by-step wheel-throwing instructions will help you improve your pottery throwing skills from concept through completion. For a tool that really does one thing (spins in a circle), the number of techniques and results possible on the pottery wheel are just astounding.

Lauren Smith demonstrates how to throw a berry bowl. Simon Levin throws and trims off the hump. Dwayne Sackey demonstrates how to make beautiful, faceted bowls! Throwing and assembling oil bottles doesn’t have to be complicated, and Seth Guzovsky shows you just how easy it can be! Finally, Doug Peltzman shares how to throw a teapot. Get all this in our FREE PDF!

Five Great Pottery Wheel Throwing Techniques includes the following articles:

Berry Bowls

by Lauren Smith

Berry bowls are fun and easy to make. They’re also quick to sell and make great gifts. They can be used in more than one way in your kitchen: they properly aerate your berries to keep them fresh and can also be used as a strainer/colander. You can make them in any size and even add a tray underneath to contain dripping water.

Precision Trimming

by Simon Levin

Most potters have heard of throwing off the hump, but trimming off the hump is a little less common. Simon Levin gives tips for maximizing your efficiency on your pottery wheel by doing both.

Faceted Bowls

by Dwayne Sackey
Faceting clay can be tricky, but Dwayne Sackey shares his knowledge for faceting a gorgeous teabowl. 

Thrown and Assembled Oil Bottle

by Seth Guzovsky

Throwing and assembling oil bottles doesn’t have to be complicated. Seth Guzovsky shows you just how easy it can be!

How to Throw a Teapot

by Doug Peltzman

The teapot form is one of the most challenging projects to throw on a potter's wheel. Doug Peltzman creates beautiful teapots and he demonstrates his complex technique that is sure to take your pottery skills up a notch.

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