Shaping
the vessel
    
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Potters
often use wood ribs
or their fingers
on the outside.
A finger tip of
the left hand or a throwing stick is used on the inside.
Throwing
sticks of various shapes allows the potter to enter smaller necked pieces
and still expand the form from the inside.
To
alter the shape, the potter pushes one area from the inside while the outside
is pushed or supported in a different area.
Gently
compressing the clay with pressure from both inside
and
outside at the same spot can strengthen and distend
the
form at the same time.
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