5 Tips for throwing a cylinder

I think the top 5 tips for throwing a basic cylinder are:

You have to lubrication you hands so your hands and cylinder will not friction during throwing.

Centered it and plunge pointer finger. Don’t rest the hand on the wheel itself. Find the equal pressure between the tub, until the tub meet up.

Use the thumb to plunge pointer the cylinder. Twist in to the clay and go down.

And the “three pulls” is the one tip I think is the most important during the throwing. Working only on northeast or east side by using sponge. Pull the clay three times and one more shape pull.

Use the rib to compress and clean. It helps you compress the pot further, get straight back the pot sitting there absorb water. It squeezes the water out by using the rib and use the sponge to clean the pot.