022 – Your Must-Have Clay Tool

Links and Resources Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/p/BXNKfO3F7xz/ Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/potterymakinginfo/photos/a.10151503193013457/10154777128508457/?type=3&theater Most Recent MudTalk Monday Discussion Troy Bungart Pottery Tools Sarah Pike bisque clay stamps Transcript Welcome back! This is *only* the 22nd episode of the MudTalk podcast. I say “only” because I had hoped to have a lot more episodes of this podcast finished during 2019. If you signed up for the free course Your Best Pottery Year at the beginning of the year, you would have heard that one of my goals for the year was 20 new episodes. But… that was one of my extra goals, it wasn’t exactly at the top of my list. So I won’t feel bad because I have already accomplished some of my primary goals. In fact, I think going through the Best Pottery Year course really helped me focus on what was important and plan for success throughout the year. So at the beginning of 2020 I’ll be offering something even better, the Clay Success Club. It will include the Best Pottery Year Course plus a bunch of other stuff. Check out expertclay.com if you may be interested in something like this. Anyway, in this episode we are talking about pottery tools. And what potter doesn’t like to talk about tools?! The question was, what is your must have pottery tool? There were some great answers and some that made me consider adding a few new tools to my toolbox. So let’s start with the most basic of all pottery tools, the hands. Hands bv_xi Hands tthomas_art @bv_xi I was going to say hands too! Lol littlefishceramics ? mum and dad gave them to me. Marc robert isaacs My hands soulfirejewelry My hands! Earthen bones My hands! One of them broke, and I was helpless! Don’t take them for granted! Ribs bianca_colangelo Metal rib. Break ur nees Wooden rib. It cleans the wheel head, cleans up the edges of a pot thedoglovingartteacher Metal rib. I can score, cut, clean, shape… Yo panama Metal rib! It’s an all purpose tool. I use it to shape, clean, trim can’t work without it. glynnislessing Brass rib Leigh art tx Wooden and metal ribs l.y.s.t.o.n Metal rib by far olisny The “metal rib of death” as I heard someone call it. killionpottery Red rubber rib by mud tools. I use it for shaping & smoothing. Got it @ #brackersclay (Brackers Goodearth Clay) pinkmoonceramics Metal rib by far! It’s so satisfying cleaning up a pot at the end with it cedarhillchick MUD tools ribs & finishing sponge. Nicola hart studios Rubber kidney, my fav ❤️ shedceramics Yep…a little red rubber kidney. I use that every day. nbypotter Mudtools Red rubber kidney Al G Custom made by me from Stainless steel Sponges artofawen Yellow and white mud tools sponges. siramikpottery My sponge! bateendje A sponge ☺️ Carving spectorstudiosporcelain Exacto knife for sure mallymoonhandmade I second the exacto knife! @spectorstudiosporcelain and sponges! Oh the many many sponges! ? maruollitasguevara Carving tools rdceramics A rubber chamois I got for free from @didemmert_pottery. It says wiziwigtools.com on it Trimming marianwilliamspottery My giffin grip! 2frogsstudio My Do-All Trim Tool by #mudtools. It really does all and saves me so much time not switching from trim tool to trim tool looking for the perfect angle. And it stays sharp for a long time! danaswheel One perfect, sharp, trimming tool…hands down? penncerameg Turning tools that I’ve made and a wooden rib made from a bamboo spoon swoshpots My trimming tools from @hsinchuenlin – they are priceless to me. And his YouTube videos. dmorris_138 Half moon trimmer karoartceramics Scalpel! Other mycelium_sophira Well , my kiln . I just need clay and kiln. dowidat.ceramics It’s weird but a needle tool. Very useful in the building process cause I can cut straight lines, pierce clay for design and slip and score with it. corkelialee Needle tool ? itsart.bitch tooth pick! ryanreichcerami