Summary: Pottery tools include sponges, ribs and the needle tool. Get pottery tools ready for a clay bowl project by following the tips in this free pottery lesson from a ceramics expert.
Chris Cook received a BFA in ceramics and sculpture from Southern Oregon University where he studied raku, studio ceramics, stoneware, and various firing techniques under Jim Romberg....read more
"Alright, now that we got our clay ready, let me get our water. I got my tube. All natural sponges. And I got my two ribs here. One, very rigid, and this one is super fine. Love those. This tool here, needle tool, gen tool, boom, boom, boom, put the gen, put the needle tool where you can see it so it doesn't end up in your finger. And wire. And that's all you need. Now you just want to come to the wheel and get this piece centered, but first, before we start throwing anything, make sure you have your wear board ready for when those little cups start coming off, we're just going to pop them right onto to there. So now we're ready to rock and roll. You want to make sure that this is sealed to your bat. If this isn't sealed to your bat, it's going to go flying across the studio. So, there we have it, we're sealed. Now we're ready to start centering this clay."