Pottery/Wheel Throwing

[Mayo123]

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Hi! I just graduated from Undergrad in December, and I've got tons of free time and I was considering taking a wheel throwing pottery class for fun. I was just curious if you guys felt that it would help develop my hand skills. I was hI was interested in taking something like that anyways, but I was just curious about your thoughts...

thanks!

 

[1FutureDDS]

Pottery/Wheel Throwing will involve using your hands. Using your hands for a skill multiple times will result in your hands being better at that certain skill.
This will also increase your hands abilities to handle other tasks in life.






NO BRAINER.

 

[speedy3816]

Hi! I just graduated from Undergrad in December, and I've got tons of free time and I was considering taking a wheel throwing pottery class for fun. I was just curious if you guys felt that it would help develop my hand skills. I was hI was interested in taking something like that anyways, but I was just curious about your thoughts...

thanks!

definitely do it! i took a class like that in high school (just for fun) not thinking i would actually like it... and i fell for it right away. i really enjoyed it then, and still do some now, in my spare time... its a great hobby 👍

 

[ItsGavinC]

I don't think it will turn you into a super dentist or anything. You might already have fairly good hand skills. Or, you might have terrible coordination and dexterity, and the class would help you. Not a great answer, I know.

 

[Dr. Dai Phan]

Hi there,

Working with pottery will certainly get your hands into "detail mode" but there is a much better idea courtesy of Dr.DP... Put a mirror infront of a sheet of paper and try to write some sentences by looking at the mirror, NOT at your hands. Eventually, you will see your hand in the mirror as your "connected" hand and once you master the technique, you can work by using dental mirror with little difficulty. This will get you ahead as you will see many first year students struggling with the image in the mirror and in the process, bend their heads so they can see the tooth they are working on!!! You can save all this agony by practicing what I suggested. DP

 

[speedy3816]

Hi there,

Working with pottery will certainly get your hands into "detail mode" but there is a much better idea courtesy of Dr.DP... Put a mirror infront of a sheet of paper and try to write some sentences by looking at the mirror, NOT at your hands. Eventually, you will see your hand in the mirror as your "connected" hand and once you master the technique, you can work by using dental mirror with little difficulty. This will get you ahead as you will see many first year students struggling with the image in the mirror and in the process, bend their heads so they can see the tooth they are working on!!! You can save all this agony by practicing what I suggested. DP

wow... DP, thats pretty hard at first... ive been doing what you mentioned. im gettin the hang of it though. i can definitely see how it will improve ones ability to work with a mirror!