A banding wheel is a small, hand-turned turntable used in pottery for decorating, sculpting, carving and handbuilding, distinct from the larger, motorized potter's wheel used for throwing. Turning the piece by hand, rather than by touching the clay itself, gives a potter access to all sides of work that is still too delicate to handle directly, which handbuilding techniques such as coil and slab construction, and precise banded decoration in slip, underglaze or stain, both require.
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