Making a big pot on the wheel

Alistair Whyte is a master potter and here he demonstrates how to make a large pot on the wheel. This is the third in a series of videos I'm making of Alistair at work demonstrating his techniques. The Boombandit is used to show how easy it is to get great crane shots easily and with little effort.

[@anartistkhaldounbouhamdan5675]

Very nice and beautiful
Thank you

[@carolsloanes1714]

Very informative demonstration thank you.

[@everythingnature7936]

So talented

[@aleksandarsasakordic2450]

Amazing!

[@aneliaivanova1]

Thank you for this video!

[@stickermigtigger]

What's the justification for the clay bed with a bat on it over a wheel with a bat on it?

[@ulquiorracifer6640]

Great video!

[@Im_drinking_with_your_father]

This man got more ox then Steve in Minecraft 👴🏿

[@romainiktis7313]

hello, .... what sport! I thank you for your explanations and your advice. Super your video and thank you again. I will try now 💪😉
Romain (France)

[@gabiglaezer8685]

Excellent video thanks a lot!

[@denicesantos5238]

Excellent video

[@al-ayoungentstailorfasalia651]

Good art and hard work

[@joyceknake8168]

Amazing how you can handle that much clay without losing it. I'VE BEEN THROWING for about 3 years and still struggle to handle any thing more than 4 #. Joyce Knake

[@fromcalifornia2822]

In my opinion, what a lot in early- -learning-to-throw miss is how important is is to keep your body, (with them tucked into your body) your elbows, arms, hands and fingers absolutely still. You have to focus on these things at different stages. Also, I suggest you not keep your foot on the peddle so you don’t have changes in speed or foot movement throwing you off. Yes, you have to learn what speeds to set the wheel at for different stages of the pot throwing. (They can go flying if too fast😂.)
Also, especially with a big pot you have to make sure the pot goes a full revolution while holding still, at the very least.
Hope that helps. I hate to see people give up or get stuck at an early stage of throwing. 😎
If standing to throw big you have to use legs solidly in place to keep arms, wrists, hands still.

[@Cuco43]

Why do you not throw the top part first?
So you would not have to recenter the bottom one

[@anthonynoble7890]

I love the your work. Thank goodness you for inspiring me to make my day dream of throwing big pots a reality.

[@desertblbuesman]

thanks for the demonstation. is there a reason you throw the bottom first which later nessesitates re centering the bottom again? and it would be great if you talked about tunnel centering which you seem to have a special knack for. thanks again.

[@TheRakuman]

desertbluesman ... tell me, would you build the top 40 stories of a skyscraper first? No. You have to start with the foundation first. You see, a potter has in his mind the shape he is after and he begins with the base or foot and waist of the pot. Then, with a sectional pot, like this one being demonstrated , you must continue with that shape from the waist up to the shoulder, or for larger pots, a continuation of the mid section. By throwing the second piece “upside down” and so on, once you flip it over and attach it to the first and cut the bat off, you now have excess clay where it was connected to the bat. This excess clay can now be thrown and pulled up, and the shape refined so as to either set it up for another added section or, thrown to completion. Hope this makes sense and answers your question.

[@lotfibousse9569]

desertbluesman

[@lynnt5859]

More videos please

[@omarabdeljawad596]

Wow

[@BBugel]

Schade, dass die Kamera so unruhig ist. Mich interessiert sein Gesicht auch weniger, als das, was er mit den Händen tut.

[@MarkoVegano]

Thank you for a wonderfully informative video.
I was wondering if you have to use clay with sand or grogg in order to make large pots like you do?