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Classic potter's kick-wheel in Erfurt, Germany An electric potter's wheel, with bat (green disk) and throwing bucket. Not shown is a foot pedal used to control the speed of the wheel, similar to a sewing machine. In pottery, a potter's wheel is a machine used in the shaping (known as throwing) of clay into round ceramic ware.
Potter A person who makes ceramic articles. Potter's clay The clay used by the potter (Potter's) Wheel Pottery All fired ceramic wares or materials which, when shaped, contain a significant amount of clay. Exceptions are those used for technical, structural or refractory applications.
The potter's wheel: In a process called "throwing" (coming from the Old English word thrawan which means to twist or turn, [20]) a ball of clay is placed in the centre of a turntable, called the wheel-head, which the potter rotates with a stick, with foot power or with a variable-speed electric motor. During the process of throwing, the wheel ...
Byron Temple (1933–2002) was an American potter. [1]Temple learned to throw on the wheel at Ball State University as an undergrad in his native Indiana. [2] After college and serving in the U.S. Army, Temple discovered A Potter's Book, written by the English potter, Bernard Leach, considered by mny to be the grandfather of modern hand thrown functional studio pottery.
The process began by "throwing" (from the Old English word thrownاا which means to twist or turn, [11]) the body of the hydria on a potter's wheel, starting with a large ball of clay. [7] This clay ball would be formed into a tall cylinder and then expanded outwards through the use of the potter's hands. [7]
The formation of the vessel is done without a potter’s wheel; instead it is a kind of wheel throwing making them essentially pinch pots. [2] [4] To begin, a ball of clay is pressed into a round flat shape, which is called a “tortilla.” This tortilla is pressed into a bowl to help it keep its shape as the bottom of the vessel.
Kansas students soon had one of the posts down, then quickly formed a convoy to send it to its natural destination at nearby Potter Lake. This is an activity Kansas fans are known to enjoy .
The traditional wheel was turned by the potters' wife or a child while the potter was making the pot. But currently, most of the potters' wheels are driven by electric motors. While the wheel is turning potters puts a ball of clay at the center of the wheel and moulds the pot with both hands.