Original: Other pages Pottery Other websites The Origins of the Potter 's Wheel multi-page article on Ceramics Today site Video of a potter on a potter 's wheel shaping clay to form a bottle In pottery , a potter 's wheel is a machine used in the shaping of round ceramic wares .
Simplified: The potter 's wheel , also known as the potter 's lathe , is a machine used in the shaping of round ceramic wares .