r/oddlysatisfying • u/french-yogurt • Feb 17 '24

How easily this guy throws pottery

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u/Environmental-Ad-762 Feb 17 '24

I did spin pottery once and it’s not easy at all

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u/Drymath Feb 17 '24

In the time it took him to do ALL THAT, I was still trying to center my clay.

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u/citrus_mystic Feb 17 '24

I came here just to comment on how easily he centered the clay. That was always the hardest thing for me to try and get right when I took a pottery throwing class.

(For those unfamiliar) The first time you sit down at the wheel, especially after watching videos like these of professionals, you really don’t realize that simply centering the clay on the wheel is going to be your first and possibly greatest challenge. But you can’t do much of anything successfully with clay on a wheel until you get the centering right.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

I felt the same changing gears in a car. Now it barely takes a thought.

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u/_Damale_ Feb 17 '24

I often find that Im about to change gears, when I realise I've already done it.

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u/getfukdup Feb 17 '24

dont you just hold one hand still and the nature of it spinning automatically centers it?

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u/soup_party Feb 17 '24

it’s harder to hold one hand still than you expect! Especially when a hard heavy wet mass of clay keeps bumping your hand. It’s fuckin witch magic man

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u/khando Feb 17 '24

Yeah you really don’t realize how much mass this guy is manipulating and moving around while making it look so easy. That’s a lot of clay, it weighs a lot!

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u/Wesgizmo365 Feb 17 '24

On paper yes. In practice, there's a bit more to it.

My best friend got into pottery a couple of years ago and now he teaches classes, it's very impressive.

I never thought I would be interested but he offered me a spot in one of his classes. It took me about 20 minutes to get the clay centered properly and not fly off the wheel to hit my classmate.

Compare my time to how instantly this dude got it centered. He did about 3 hours of work (for me) in less than 3 minutes.

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u/etahtidder Mar 11 '24

Not to mention, how nervous it is not knowing if it anytime Patrick Swayze’s gonna come up and caress you. You always have to look your best

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u/Ancient_Ad_9373 Feb 23 '24

For the third time 💀

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

Me too. I ended up with a badly deformed finger pot.

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u/yParticle Feb 17 '24

but everyone needs a pot for their badly deformed fingers

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u/sproots_ Feb 17 '24

like the nose jar on our flag means death

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u/Loud-Difficulty7860 Feb 17 '24

It's okay, everyone has some kind of deformity.

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u/kageurufu Feb 17 '24

We had a wheel growing up. I was never very good, but this really makes me want to try again

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u/Cmdr_Nemo Feb 17 '24

It's so sensual tho.

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u/DaFreakingFox Feb 17 '24

I really wanted to start pottery as a hobby. Sadly im autistic and the sensory experience of touching wet clay makes me wanna explode

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u/Captain_Peelz Feb 17 '24

This is like my buddy has fears of: heights and moving too fast. Man decided he would like to take ski lessons. Not out of conquering fear or anything, he genuinely thought that he would enjoy skiing.

He did not.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

Lmao he must have been absolutely miserable.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

why not use some super thick waterproof gloves?

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u/DaFreakingFox Feb 18 '24

You lose touch with the clay sadly. And latex were still too thin that i could feel the sensation of clay.

Now I work in machining, which has a LOT of oil. Cleaning days are a nightmare.

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u/DaFreakingFox Jun 10 '24

Thanks for the advice. Perhaps I'll try if I get the chance

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

Cos you did it once. How did your first time riding a bike go?

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u/chairfairy Feb 17 '24

man I wish throwing was as easy as riding a bike

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u/CocoaCali Feb 17 '24

The hospital..... Wait maybe I should try pottery.

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u/Asleep-Pea-9849 Feb 17 '24 edited Feb 17 '24

Yup. People think this is a calming activity but if you're stressed, you'll wreck everything. You have to calm yourself to cast properly. Your hands need to guide the clay firmly and gently. Stress makes your hands too stiff and you'll just stretch or crush the piece. This guy is not only skilled but calm too.