How to center your pot to trim

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The video provides a practical, visual tutorial for a common pottery challenge, offering a simpler method than traditional techniques. The clear demonstration and the creator's engaging presence make it easy for viewers to follow along and potentially improve their own skills.

Summary

This video demonstrates an easier method for centering a pot on a pottery wheel for trimming. The creator, Clare, explains and shows how to apply water, place the pot back on the wheel, create slip, and then use hand and body positioning to center the pot effectively.

Structure

1Introduction to centering a pot
2Demonstration of the traditional method
3Introduction of an easier method
4Applying water and placing the pot
5Creating slip and scooting the pot to the center

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Transcript

If you've been taught to center a trimmable pot this way or this way, there's an easier way. Hi, I'm Clare. Apply a little bit of water to your wheel. Put your pot back on, rub it around to make some slip. And we can scoot this right into the center. Hold your two hands together at 6:00. We're going to very gently lean our upper body forward and feel and hands still between our hands and it's right in the middle.