Course: How to Pull Up The Walls of a Pot — A Beginner's Guide, Topic: Step 1: Initial Setup

Topic outline

Introduction
- Select activity After a lump of clay has been centered and the bas...
  
  After a lump of clay has been centered and the base formed, the next step in the process is pulling up the walls of the pot and doing that is the topic of this tutorial in which I'll discuss how to pull up the walls alongside showing you any tips and tricks I have together with showing you what to avoid to hopefully get your throwing to a point where you can quickly, evenly, and confidently pull the walls up on the pots you're making. It’s worth noting that this tutorial won't go over centering or opening up and forming the base of your lump of clay as I've already covered those topics in great detail in the two previous tutorials. Both centering and opening up the clay correctly are undeniably important parts of this process and if you attempt to pull the walls up on a pot that's centered poorly or opened up incorrectly you'll only make this next step of pulling the walls up all the more difficult. So let's begin.

Step 1: Initial Setup
- Select activity 1.1 The base of the pot has been clearly defined, ...
  
  1.1
  The base of the pot has been clearly defined, as has the thicker portion that surrounds it.
- Select activity 1.2 It's this thicker section that's going to be p...
  
  1.2
  It's this thicker section that's going to be pinched together and pulled into the walls of the pot.
- Select activity 1.3 It's quickly worth reiterating how important i...
  
  1.3
  It's quickly worth reiterating how important it is to have a sharp angle on the interior corner of the pot.
- Select activity 1.4 Before I start pulling the walls up into a cyl...
  
  1.4
  Before I start pulling the walls up into a cylinder, I just make sure that my walls are angling upwards instead of potentially angling outwards.
- Select activity 1.5 To do that, I wet my hands and collar the wall...
  
  1.5
  To do that, I wet my hands and collar the walls in slightly. This way, the wall is facing the direction you intend to pull it.
- Select activity 1.6 In this cross-section, you can see the area fr...
  
  1.6
  In this cross-section, you can see the area from which I'm going to pinch, which at this point are these two grooves on either side.
- Select activity 1.7 As for the base, once it's set, I never want t...
  
  1.7
  As for the base, once it's set, I never want to push down any further as it's already quite thin.
- Select activity 1.8 Ideally, I want the thickness of the base to b...
  
  1.8
  Ideally, I want the thickness of the base to be matched in the thickness of the walls after they've been pulled.

Topic outline

Introduction

Step 1: Initial Setup