I'm 82 years young and you have been my inspiration from the first time I picked up a handful of clay 12 years ago. Thanks, to a wonderful teacher..

I worked on this for 4 hours today. At about the 4th ball of clay it started coming together! Thank you for posting this video!!

I just started taking pottery class. My second class was today and I attempted a mug. I wish I would of watched this video before my class! I ended up with more of a bowl, because I did not understand the coning. This Video is explained it perfectly! Thank you for going step by step with the different pieces. It REALLY helped!

I have neither the patience nor the artistic ability to be a potter or an artist - BUT I'm utterly in awe of the way you manage to bring form and beauty to a lump of clay. Furthermore, I'm humbled by your extraordinary generosity in passing on your knowledge and expertise to others. You're an inspiration to us all Mr Leach. Best Wishes from a humbled IT Consultant.

My ceramics teacher recommended watching this to help me understand making a greek vase on the wheel. It did clear up some confusion. Thank you!

I received a pottery wheel and clay for my b-day and have tried so hard to end up with something that I cold shoe but so far I just have a about 20 pounds of waisted clay. trying to follow your wonderful directions but I guess I am just too old to learn am 71 but really want to learn...thanks for you great directions best I have seen so far

This shows me two things I need to be doing. When opening I don't keep my hand on the side and after opening I don't collar in. I get the godawful flaring out at the top and have been trying to figure out how to get rid of it. I'm going to try these two things out tomorrow and hopefully make some beautiful, straight cylinders! Thanks!

Thank you so much! I was not doing number 5 and that was not taught to me. The explanation of the cylinder wanting to open outwards at the top is exactly what has been happening to me.

This is the most comprehensive explanation on this very important exercise! This is sheer genius!!! I'm just starting out and this will help me immensely!! Thank you so much Simon!!

Thank you for sharing! Very easy to understand how to throw a cylinder for beginner 🙏🏽

This was a very helpful video. Thank you for taking the time to post, it's still helping folks seven years later!

Thanks for these wonderful videos, Simon. And double thanks for those of us who are just beginning and need good basic instruction.

So today was the day. I got my first potter´s wheel. After a few hours I had my first halfway decent cylinder. This Video helped me a lot. Tank you Simon.

Thank you Simon, easy to understand, easy to follow, really appreciate your clips.

I want to thank you for this video. I've been having such a hard time with cylinders. This has helped me figure out what i was doing wrong.

I really have appreciated and gained a lot from this lesson, thank you for being such a good teacher. You have helped a lot of us. Have a good day.

Thank you, I always learn something when you review the basics of throwing. Claire

I think you are really generous with your knowlege and time. I have learned so much from you. Thank you.

Thank you very much for this video. I have been following this process with a lot more success than my previous attempts at cylinders. Very grateful to you!

Very great video. I've been having trouble in class with pulling the walls and I appreciate your repeating of steps.

thanks so much Simon, this is by far the best instruction I have discovered! very well done. I can't thank you enough this is going to help me so much. take care

A truely evergreen video.

been watching many vids. this made the most sense.

I have admired your work for a very long time, after watching your videos I am sorry I never had the opportunity to study under your tutelage. you are a captivating teacher. thank you for sharing a bit of yourself with us.

Thank you so much for sharing all the different stages with us. Going to try out your technique tomorrow!

Thanks so much simon! I have been doing pottery for five years now, but learning these basic skills from different people really expand talent. Looking forward to maybe the steps to making a bowl, or plate as well!!!! Thanks again, Kimberley,14 of Long Island, New York

I have watched many of your videos, but find this one my favorite. Basic are important and this video is well crafted and well, basic! Well done, well planed, Hope you continue this way, thanks.

This lesson showed me a variety of ways to make a cylinder. Thank you for teaching me theses skills. You are a great teacher, thanks again!

Such a good video!! Seeing the basics over and over helps tremendously!!!

Thanks for a great video - I've been struggling with the cylinder for a few days but this makes it clear what I'm doing wrong!

Simon, I'm a new student but a life-long learner. THANK YOU for all these videos you've done! I have learned TONs! (or Tonnes, if you like). I'll be keeping an eye out to see if you ever make it to Washington, DC for a workshop! Cheers!

Thank you this is so helpful for aspiring potters!

Beautiful video, just beautiful! Paused and saw the sign over your shoulder ~ "Speed kills." Oh, so true! I'm now only throwing my hand-dug farm clay (Maryland clay, redware) and the speed of my wheel has a huge effect on stability, time I have to work on the form before it returns to the "free mud" state it's nature tends toward. Also, if I rush the wedging process, my clay will have lumpy irregularities, as it tends to dry in the bag in such an irregular way, soft areas and harder areas, when resting. Patience with wedging, not rushing, it key to happy wheel time, too! Speed kills, such a great reminder! Thanks, Master Potter Leach!

Thanks, Simon. Great demo.

This was such a great demonstration and has taught me so much! Thank you for taking the time to make this video, I am a terrified beginer and you have really clarified so many things for me!

This makes so much sense thank you!!! I have really been struggling with pulling and now I see what I’ve been doing wrong

Perfect demonstration, easy to remember steps, thank you!

Sooo helpful. Many of my problems start right at opening and lifting.

thank you so very much for all this info for the beginning potter not to mention the tips for us older potters. the very least we can do is click to help you. hope you are having a fun time in the woods of NY

Fabulous teaching method...thank you!!!!

That was great. The basics are so useful for the beginner.

Beautiful and excellent way of presentation , very helpful with each steps.....thank you sir!

Thanks simon very useful as im starting throwing again due to earthquake disruption closing the clubs. I always found cylinders difficultvin the lifting up but this drives it home really well - always watch your stuff very concise :-) kim from christchurch nz

I like the teaching techniques and the picture of the finished stages

Thank you for such a clear tutorial! I obviously need far more practice, but this helps greatly.

Thanks Simon, Really clear instructions.

Thanks Simon. Much appreciated.

so so helpful! Thank you, Simon

after weeks of studying, this is definitely the best tutorial i've seen yet. well done.

Best one out there

I never thought about pulling teh walls in to counter the centrifugal force. Thank you!

Excellent video! Thank you!

Very helpful. I haven't tried my hand at throwing, yet. I thought it a good idea to watch a few master potters go over the basics, first. Thanks for posting. ❤

Thank you so much Simon for sharing your knowledge! :)

Watching again! You are the best!

By Jove I think I've got it!! Many thanks for passing on three generations of Leach wisdom. Thankfully I'm not too old to pass it on to my kids and their kids. One of many reasons I pursued your specific approach is because I enjoy the way you speak. Your videos are the first instructional videos in throwing that I've been able to tolerate listening to all the way thru. Another is the tradition I mentioned above: How in 2020 do you do better than being taught to throw by Bernard Leach's grandson?

beautiful. Thanks for this. I realize I have not been collaring in. I've been having trouble with the cylinders flaring. I look forward to trying this!

thanks , needed the help because I am having so much trouble with this. but this different stage really help a lot.

Very useful Simon ... thank you!

Great demonstration, it was good.

thank you SO MUCH! I'm throwing cylinders with confidence!

So very helpful thank you for sharing this video

great video for beginners and old timers like myself!

Thanks Simon, great technique... will try this next time I am at the pottery studio

Bravo! Great tips, thank you!

Thank you Simon. that was very helpful.

Fantastic. Thanks! It's the numbers 4&5 I was missing!

This was lovely! Thank you so much!

What an awesome demo 👌

Great video

Very helpful. Thanks so much.

Fantastic Demonstration- from teacher to another:-)

Thank you......!!! you are D best so humorous too. Please keep on going,G.

Wow, this was so educational and inspiring, thank you so much! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

goede uitleg dank u

i watched this clip a couple of years ago and ive just rewatched it in 2015, i think it mustve sunk straight in... it all seems very familiar...thanks Simon

great tutorial!! thanks a lot!

Muy buen video ...Gracias Simon :)

Great vid! :) Lots of skill there!

Start at 9:45 to skip to see all 7 steps sequentially.

Thanks Simon

That was money. Great teaching technique.

Perfect video i m glad i watched it, very helpful, thank u:)

Excellent!

wow! such great instructional video! thx a lot ! :)

I sure appreciate the step by step of the shapes! Yes I bought the book after seeing this, and yes I am totally making a step by step skill by skill class for my new grade sevens here in winnipeg manitoba. And yes I was cheating a bit in both wedging and centring properly so every now and again my throwing would really be a struggle. I found my own teacher here and also signed up for some teacher professional development by sounding stone here in winnipeg. Excellent! Anyways thanks a ton for your patient walk throughs, and is it possible to by the pattern for your treadle wheels, I am hoping to get my local shops classes interested in building a few, so we can use them. Peace Friend! My family is from cornwall also lanteglos on camelford. Barbers

Thank you! thew a cylinder tonight with your help!

Excellent thank you

This was very informative! I like how all of the steps are shown at the end. I will definitely focus more on collaring to see if it helps! Also, what is a good wall thickness for the end result?

great demonstration , thank you :-)

This helps a LOT THX SO much!! :D

awesome Simon thanks matey..... sammy

Thank you so much for this video, taking your time to share your knowledge. I have been potting for 5 years. A struggle to master the technique, but i am determined. I believe my problem was at #4. I was opening up the size of the base not wider than. Also clay consistency seems to be an ongoing problem: sometimes too hard to work with, sometimes too soft: any suggestion here Simon?

This is great! Heading to my pottery class and I'm going to try these techniques! :)

Thank you. This was necessary and brilliant for me. Super helpful.

Thank you!!!

Great demmo Simon - just heading back out to the wheel - wish I could take the computer out with me....

Very good demonstration..... the elbow support is where I am having a problem... when I pull up I get a wobble and my walls are uneven.

very helpful

Brilliant