Week one resources:

Hi folks,

If you're having a bit of difficulty throwing a cylinder this week, you might find one or more of these resources helpful:

A closer look at kneading
Video of English potter Simon Leach on how to knead your clay using the spiral method

Wot kneading again!
Video of English potter Simon Leach kneading from a different angle.

Tips on centering
Video of English potter Simon Leach on how to center your clay

cross section of cylinder
Video of Simon Leach throwing a cylinder

Basic one-pound 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).

demo notes cylinder.20080912.pdf
Step-by-step notes on how to throw a cylinder (Adobe PDF).

demo notes wedging.20080912.pdf
Step-by-step notes on how to wedge and knead your clay (Adobe PDF).

Cheers,
Jay