This is a great book mostly focusing on tools and techniques but it’s a great place to start for anyone interested in pottery.

I found the information both fascinating and informative I recommend this book if you work with pottery to are interested in trying it.

Thanks to Netgalley for an eARC. This was a very insightful book. If you ever thought about learning how to do pottery by wheel throwing this book is for you. I give this a 4 out of 5 stars.

An excellent primer for beginning potters. Julia Clare Weber goes into more detail than many books aimed at beginning potters, and the photographs are instructive and provide good illustrations of hand position, etc. Recommended for library collections.

A well-laid-out systematic description of claywork.
Sadly, only 9 pages (out of 139) are about the actual throwing process, the rest is about tools, materials, basic shapes, gallery pics, gauging of clay amount needed (good point), trimming, glazing, loading a kiln, firing etc.
The book tries to cover too many angles and therefore touches only lightly on too many topics.
For the actual throwing process, I would have liked to have had some schematic drawings to show hand positioning/clay thicknesses which, despite the detailed photos, is difficult to comprehend for the student.
Still, an interesting book to lead beginners to more detailed texts.

The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing A Complete Course for the Potter's Wheel by Julia Claire Weber is a great compendium for a beginner interested in wheel throwing,.  When starting out on the wheel trying to keep the basic information straight can be a challenge and there is no way to take notes when one’s hands are covered in clay. One note, this book is not devoted solely to throwing technique but covers the many aspects necessary to successfully complete a pot.

The section on stages of clay with the trouble shooting tips is very useful for any beginner. So many factors can influence the success of a pot but understanding the stages of clay is critical.  My favorite section is the one devoted to surface decoration.  There is such a wealth of knowledge and so many great tips that I found myself returning to this section several times. (I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy and all opinions are my own.). This is an excellent reference book that any beginner wheel potter should have in their library.

This is and excellent book for the first time potter. It explains from the basic steps and moves onto more difficult tasks, with easy to follow photo and text explanations.
I love this book and how it truly targets beginners, there are many pottery books on the market, but many just skim through these basic steps, leaving the would be potter frustrated in the fundamentals. I have potted for many years as a hobby and I really recommend this book to beginners and experienced alike.

This was really great and I love how there's a ton of pictures as reference. As someone who has never done this, I think I could definitely get a good start from this book!

This is a well written, attractive book that covers all of the basics of throwing pottery on a wheel. It makes the process seem very doable, and not at all daunting. The illustrations are helpful in explaining the procedure, and descriptive.