also: てロクロ
noun
hand-powered potter's wheel; hand wheel
A potter's wheel operated by hand, as opposed to an electric or kick wheel. Used in pottery and ceramics.
陶芸教室で手ろくろを使って茶碗を作った。
I made a tea bowl using a hand-powered potter's wheel at the pottery class.
手ろくろは電動ろくろより静かで、微妙な力加減がしやすい。
A hand wheel is quieter than an electric wheel and makes it easier to control subtle pressure.
Compound of 手 (te, 'hand') and ろくろ (rokuro, 'potter's wheel'). The word ろくろ is of uncertain origin, possibly related to the verb 転がる (korogaru, 'to roll').