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Step 1
Employ hook tools to turn clay. These are extremely sharp implements that are angled and can have many differently shaped heads to handle different pieces.
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Step 2
Buy hole cutters to make clean holes in pottery that is thick or wheel thrown.
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Step 3
Buy a triangle-shaped plastic scrubbing pad that can be used to smooth the interior of a hole already made. Simply insert the tool in the hole and twist.
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Step 4
Buy handle makers to form coils that can be used as handles or to create a coil pot. These tools are handles with small loops used to pull through the clay.
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Step 5
Use glaze dipping tongs with sharp points to dip your pottery pieces. These are generally less than 1-foot long and have 4 gripping points.
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Step 6
Use a fettling knife to trim, sculpt and carve pieces of pottery. This is an essential tool for anyone who makes pottery.
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Step 7
Invest in a faceting tool to pull off big pieces of clay and when you need to do extensive carving.
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Step 8
Buy an embossing tool for detailed work like tracing designs and signing your work. This tool makes very clean lines and often comes with a number of different ball heads to create various details.
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Step 9
Invest in cutting tools, which are essential for trim work on the kickwheel and general sculpting.
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Step 10
Bevel holes with a double-pointed dowel tool. This tool also smoothes the holes made into the clay.
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Step 11
Produce patterns and different textures on your pottery with a clay hammer which has a variety of designs on its heads.
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Step 12
Buy a clay cutter, which is a lengthy piece of wire that has handles. This tool is used to cut and slice sections of block clay.
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Step 13
Invest in a banding wheel, which is a tabletop object. To use it, place your pottery on the wheel, take a loaded paint brush and hold it against the section of the piece you wish to band and spin the wheel. You'll produce a band that encircles your pottery.
