potter's wheel
Ceramic shaping turntable
A potter's wheel is a rotating disk used to shape clay into pottery.
The potter centers a lump of clay on the wheel and shapes it with their hands as it spins, allowing symmetrical forms like bowls, vases, and cups.
Traditional wheels were kicked or pedaled; modern ones are typically electric.
Moldable earth for ceramics
- throwingPropelling by arm motion
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- wedgingForcing into tight space
- kilnOven for hardening clay
firing · glaze · slip · stoneware · porcelain · earthenware · bisque · grog
Propelling by arm motion
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- wedgingForcing into tight space
- pullingForce toward oneself
- trimmingCutting away excess
collaring · coning · opening · ribbing · chattering · paddling · scoring · attaching
Revolving around an axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- torqueRotational force measurement
momentum · speed · rhythm · control · balance · friction · resistance · clockwise
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
kiln · firing · glaze · slip · stoneware · porcelain · earthenware · bisque · grog · vitrification
throwing
Propelling by arm motion
trimming · collaring · coning · opening · ribbing · chattering · paddling · scoring · attaching · burnishing
spinning
Revolving around an axis
torque · momentum · speed · rhythm · control · balance · friction · resistance · clockwise · counterclockwise
bat
Flying mammal or sports club
rib · sponge · wire · calipers · chuck · chamois · bucket · apron
vessel
Receptacle for contents
cylinder · plate · mug · pitcher · jar · urn · goblet · chalice · platter · teapot
- ceramicsporcelain, cup, bowl, plate, vase
- potterypot, throwing, ceramic vase, terracotta, earthenware
- Pre-electric technologywaterwheel, windlass, pulley, plow, bellows
- rotating thingsflywheel
- spinnersspinning top, tops, top, gyroscopes, fidget spinner
- spinning thingsfan, spinning top, propeller, turntable, fidget spinner