Throwing Pots Working with Walkers #10 white stoneware, image shows early shape of pot and rim being formed Cutting, and removing excess clay from the base As neck of pot is too narrow to put hand inside to swell the pot, a throwing stick is being used to expand the sides Forming the rim Centering clay on the wheel for the lid Centering clay for the lid Opening clay to make lid flange and foot Lid flange and foot being formed Checking correct foot width of lid Cutting lid off wheel bat with nylon line Spout formed ready for refining Using thin throwing stick, spout is thinned and lengthened Spout form consolidated Base trimmed, spout now rapid dried to "leatherhard" with heat gun Heat applied to spout base Spout position is located on pot body, and hit with spoon to create convex surface inside pot Indentation made by spoon is refined with smooth river stone Seive has been marked out and holes are being drilled. Clay slip applied to pot ready to receive spout. Spout base has been shaped to fit pot profile, and is "slipped" ready to attach to pot body Attached spout being consolidated Spout being trimmed for correct pouring shape Completed body and spout Teapot body and lid made and ready to turn at "leatherhard" stage