How to Throw and Trim a Plate on the Pottery Wheel - Clay and Ceramics Class

You've learned how to make a bowl on the pottery wheel. Now it's time to create a plate.

Follow this step-by-step lesson that walks you through:

• Centering your clay
• Opening the clay up
• Smearing and compressing the clay down on the bat
• Shaping and finishing your plate
• Cutting your plate off of the wheel
• Drying your plate
• Trimming a foot into the bottom of the pot

This lesson does require some prior pottery experience. I recommend taking the Pottery on the Wheel for Beginners course before taking this course.

• Introduction to Plate Making
• Throwing a Plate on the Wheel
• Recentering Your Plate for Trimming
• Trimming on the Wheel
• Conclusion