Wednesday, September 27, 2006


Justin and Kyle are both West Virginia University students and are looking at a traditional wheel that was used in ancient time. Here the thrower sets on the round seat, legs wide open to the sides with the large flywheel in the center. The user then gets the wheel going with a stick up to a rapid speed. The wheel head is connected to a large concrete base which allows for continued inertia and the thrower forms the clay until the wheel stops spinning then repeats. It is hard on the back. I have tried this style of wheel throwing and it is difficult but possible.