Thought you might find some these resources helpful:
low cylinder working drawing.pdf
This is an actual-size drawing of the cross-section of the completed cylinder for week one, with dimensions (Adobe PDF).
Project notes cylinder 20090130.pdf
Step-by-step notes on how to throw a cylinder (Adobe PDF).
wedging notes 20090130.pdf
Step-by-step notes on how to wedge and knead your clay (Adobe PDF).
A closer look at kneading (video)
Video of English potter Simon Leach on how to knead your clay using the spiral method
Wot kneading again! (video)
Video of English potter Simon Leach kneading from a different angle.
Tips on centering (video)
Video of English potter Simon Leach on how to center your clay
cross section of cylinder (video)
Video of Simon Leach throwing a cylinder
See you next week!
Cheers,
Jay
