Pottery Lid Trimming Demonstration: Learn To Trim Beautiful Lids That Fit!

In this instructional pottery video you will learn how to trim a lid using a wheel thrown jar as the chuck! I think this is a great method because it allows you to make aesthetic decisions more quickly and easily while you work, and you only have to center your jar once! You will learn how to center the piece on the wheel, two methods for attaching the piece to the wheel and my approach to trimming a finial/knob, one of my favorite parts of any lidded form. I will also show you how to make lids that fit.

Hi there! I’m Adam and I teach pottery at www.patreon.com/spectorstudiosporcelain. You can also find me @spectorstudiosporcelain on IG. For the rest of this 5 part series on designing, throwing and trimming Jars and many more detailed demonstrations, join my Patreon!