This video is all about how to cone clay during the centering process on the potter's wheel. I break it down, step-by-step, and discuss the how's, why's and go over many common errors beginners make when coning and how to fix them. I hope you find this inclusion in my 'A Beginner's Guide' series helpful! 🐚 • Here's my video all about spiral wedging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYdLGLztT-Q 📖 • ORDER MY BOOK: https://geni.us/bymyhands You may also be interested in my 'A Beginner's Guide' series, which you can find here: •    • How to Throw a Pot — A Beginner's Guide   📢 • Find out much more about my work here: https://linktr.ee/floriangadsby ⏱ • Timecodes: 0:00 - Introduction 0:36 - Preparing clay 1:36 - Describing the basics, w. visual guide 2:25 - Hand positions 3:35 - The necessity of water 4:10 - Why I lean the clay over as I cone down 5:43 - Sponge & alternative hand positions 6:33 - How to avoid craters/volcanos/indents in the top 7:29 - Linking hands 8:30 - Wheel speed • I throw using both a Rohde HMT 500 & 600 potter's wheel and fire using Rohde kilns too, the electric is a TE-200 and the gas kiln is a KG-340. ____ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/floriangadsby/ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@floriangadsby Website – http://www.floriangadsby.com/