SIMON LEACH - Tricky trimming !

[lenniewood]

you can throw a chuck and then cover it with a large woven cloth (in Australia we have chux cloths) and then put your pot in before you turn. It means you can use a chuck when it is wet without transferring wet clay to your pot. Only a novice but hope this helps

[fuckbradscottfabian6]

clay and pencil(broken pencils) grffin grips easy

[delinda1956]

I have improved my throwing skills by watching your videos & practicing . thanks for sharing I would like to know about your trimming tools I've never seen trimming tools like that. Where could I purchase them? The tools you use look so much easier to use or maybe you just make the whole process of trimming look easy but either way i would like to have the trimming tools I see you use so I can see if I can improve my trimming skills. Please continue sharing, it is very much appreciated. dee

[chrisfranz]

what is that pad on top the wheel head i've seen on other videos? it keeps the bat stuck?

[Lynardo3]

I would love to know more about using a chuck.

I have never seen it done nor do I know how to construct one. Perhaps you could indulge us with a clip on this?

Deanna

[lorepaisa]

Tim See has a good video about using chucks...you can either bisque them or just throw one, wait till it dries a bit and use it...of course you cant re-use it if you dont bisque but the bisqued ones can scratch the surface of your pot...anyway check him out his channel is timseepots

[Lynardo3]

Thank You for the info.  Very appreciated

[yannickevenas]

Have you tried the Giffin Grip to trip those types of bottles? It would be very handy to use.

[sleachpots]

yes I have thanks ! but I generally can cope quite well , just occasionally i have a tricky customer !! but thanks . SL

[unaportenia]

jajaja i hate trimming!!! I always try things like this to avoid making chucks.

[MamereClaire]

Thanks for sharing the pain as well as the glory! I hope the large tool you were using is part of your tool line. Here is the USA they are using plastic to band boxes so making one is not possible

Claire

[credenza1]

That is a lovely shape. Why is the neck a different colour from he body?

[roz3273]

It has to do with the drying of the pot, the part that is drier is a bit ashie (?) looking.

[credenza1]

Walking a tightrope, Simon. Nervewracking to watch...I was waiting for the neck to snap.

[mudpuppy61]

You sure have a strong sense of perseverance! I like this camera angle very much. Sometimes I just throw a raw clay chuck and then I end up just re-wedging the leftover chuck clay when I'm done.

[judyyama]

Thanks for trying it the way most of us would at least once and making it work. The bottle has a lovely profile worth the trouble.

[ClydeB3]

3 golf ball size balls anchored to the wheel head and rim/neck of the bottle after centered.

[madpotter1]

Wow, you have a lot of patience!! Thanks for showing us this clip. I get so amazed at your tap centering and wish I could master this (I am practising!).

[sloth1982]

In my class workshop we use small jelly lids instead of credit cards

[monkeybss]

Ouch!

That poor bottle, I thought it won't survive your "shortcut".

[leeuw666]

i'm learning again.......thx Simon!!, Gerda

[WyndtreePottery]

I thought that pot was going to end up on the wall! Thanks Simon

[longbeforedawn]

I sooo know what you went through with that pot. Very aggravating. Any suggestions about repairing the rim of the pot after it got all flattened out from the abrasion of repeated tap-centering?

I eventually just threw a chuck. Took a lot less time I think. (I had a number of pots with narrow necks that needed turning)

I found that a bit of paper towel between the fresh chuck and the leather hard pot helped.

I think a lot of people would like to see you pull up a chuck right quick.

Good show.

[rapidac]

Art of The Potter (clip) will give you Leach and Hamada

[sleachpots]

Yes I know that one ...any others ? SL

[pensandcalls]

I had to laugh at you on this one. It looked a lot like my attempts at 'short cutting'... You might have been better of with a DRY wheel head so it wouldn't go skidding across the turntable. I use a small baby food jar lid instead of your credit card piece. It works very well.

[Redshift21]

A tricky pot

[elliottfaure]

Thank you Simon.

Have you ever thought of just having a web cam going during the time that you are in the studio and we(your viewers) could tune in whenever we could? Wouldn't that be less work also for you or the person that has to upload and edit these clips and worry about the time restrictions?

[sleachpots]

How could I have a webcam running all the time ...sorry I am not a computer nerd ? SL

[tripanfal]

such a simple thing as a piece of credid card like that. These are the small tricks I appreciate seeing. Thanks Simon.