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I'm torn This book is initially wonderfully inviting - but quickly frustrating. It's filled with photos of great pieces and is really full of great ideas. The unfortunate thing is that the 250 tips are hardly complete. The instructions, although attempting to be step-by-step, leave out so much that they are at times completely useless. It's akin to reading instructions written by a manufacturer in China who doesn't speak English. I find myself flipping to previous pages asking "did I miss something? How do I get to this first step? How do I get from this to final?" I think the book offers strong ideas, but you better have the skills already in your tool kit. Go to Amazon

Not so secret info in here... I got this thinking it would be stuff that people learn after much trial and error...you know, "trade secrets", like the title. The info is very basic and very brief so it covers a little about a lot...which I guess is good if you know near to nothing about the subject. I don't know a whole lot about clay but as I said, I was hoping for something that would teach me things that I didn't know. I guess I already know a little about a lot so it was fairly useless for me. That said, the information that was given was clear with nice pictures etc. But just not enough of it. I would probably be better off with something all about just a few subjects as opposed to trying to cover it all in one swoop. Go to Amazon

Would recomend to the beginning potter I purchased a pottery wheel six months ago and have been teaching myself to throw and handbuild. I purchased several instructional books on the subject and I found this one to be the most helpful and inspiring. I don't know that it would be as usefull to the intermediate or experienced potter, but for a beginner its great! Go to Amazon

A most have in any class/studio environment This book is EXCELLENT! All very useful tips and if you are not a novice it's very easy to apply them. It's like a notebook of reminders and sensible tricks that make a potters life easier and in most of the cases saves money. I can't stop going through the pages, not in any order but a nice cover-all little guide. Go to Amazon

Good for beginners The book is set up nicely with good step by step and pictures to help guide you. I felt it would be better for beginners as there weren't too many things I hadn't already read about or even tried myself already. Overall a handy resource for your potters library if you're fresh out of ideas. Go to Amazon

Ampotter There almost too much material and the pictures therefore were small and the copy brief. I sent it back for a refund. Go to Amazon

So very helpful I am using a sculpting clay and want to move on to potter's clay. I don't know anything about clay, kilns, firing and all that, this book filled me in. The book concentrates on making pots but is full of useful information about potter's clay in general. Go to Amazon

Lots and lots of tips Lots of short tips on different aspects of pottery. Don't expect in-depth discourse on techniques with this book but do expect a lot of short and to the point answers for many aspects of clay working. I would buy it again and am so glad it is available am an e-book since that is where I read most of my books these days. Go to Amazon

Five Stars Five Stars Five Stars Perfect gift for my sister Five Stars Five Stars Five Stars Five Stars Five Stars Great seller :)

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