Joe, you are one of the mellow gentlemen who make learning accessible. Your approach is friendly and encouraging. I've watched this video several times; every time I watch, I look at what you do that's different than I do (verify your method vs. my own) and try your way. I have Parkinson's and that's part of the reason I keep coming back to your video. Most of the time, your method makes my work better, and takes less stress on my body to get better results. Your advice is right too. Very sharp and short needle tools are the way to go. At this point, you will be 71 or 72, my gosh I'd love one of your workshops. You are remarkable.

I wish I had Joe as a teacher he seems so calm and lighthearted!

Thank you very much for sharing this great and informative demo. It has been like going to a ceramic class taught by an accomplished potter. The advantage of this demo is that it can be seen time after time. Great job Joe!

I can't even picture touching a piece this dry. He's magic!

Like your calm measured teaching style. Cool heat gun set up. Cool pots. Cool guy :-)

always appreciate new ways to make life easier. I love that heat gun setup! Thanks Joe for sharing your techniques

Nice man...good teacher...beautiful shapes!

rare glimpse of a full demonstration, liked the heat gun timer, bracket and adjustable seat

Absolutely brilliant demo!

Excellent demonstration video!

All this good info. And free here on KZfaq. Thank you.

that was incredibly helpful. Great demo

What a fantastic video! Thank you so much for sharing!

This is a very good video. The information that is shared is very useful. Thanks a lot.

Very informative and enjoyable. Wish that there were close-ups of your tools and work.

Great video. Would like to more about future workshops your doing.🤙🏼

Great Video. Got a lot of new tipps. Thank You

Interesting that Joe does the initial shaping pull with his right hand inside the pot. I find my left hand doesn't have enough control might try shaping with the right hand on the inside

He's like the Bob Ross of pottery

Great demo, but camera is too far away and can't see any detail ie; hand positions and chatter design.

Good instruction, but why couldn't someone zoom in the camera for Pete's sakes!

At 23.07 listen hard around the time he says wobbling.."you go"😬 oh yea that's an EVP for sure and I dont even look for these things

That guy standing at the end of the table makes me nervous!

Drop the jazz intro!

It's really too bad the cameraperson did not get in close enough -- can't he zoom in? -- to let us see what any of this stuff looks like. The chattering? no idea. The heavy patterning? Not really. I was so frustrated watching this. He talks about his tools, can't see a thing that he's talking about. What a waste.