Clay Shaping Tools Identification

A rotating platform used for shaping clay forms by hand

• Sponge

• Potter’s Wheel

• Banding wheel

• Extruder

A flat tool made of wood, rubber, metal, or plastic, used for smoothing, shaping, and compressing the surface of clay.

• Rib

• Loop Tool

• Sponge

• Rolling pin

Atool consisting of two wooden handles and a thin wire, used to cut targe pieces of clay from blocks or

to remove finished

pieces from the wheel.

• Wire Cutter

• Slipping tool

• Banding Wheel

Apointed tool used for scoring, incising

designs, and measuring the thickness of clay

walls.

• needle tool

• Wooden modeling tool

• Clay cutter

Athin, bladed tool used for cutting, trimming, and shaping

soft clay.

• Fettling Knife

• Bisque Firing

• Oxidize

A tool with a looped metal wire at the end, used for carving, trimming, and removing clay.

• Loop Tool

• Banding Wheel

• Clay Cutter

Wooden tools used to shape, smooth, or add details to clay projects.

• wooden Modeling Tool

• Sponge

• Rib

- Asoft, absorbent material used to add or remove water, smooth clay, and clean

surfaces.

• Sponge

• Calipers

• Brushes

• Mason

Atool used to apply slip (liquid clay) in controlled lines and decorative design

• Slip

• Banding Wheel

• Extruder

Aturntable that rotates freely, used to work on a piece from al angles while hand-building or decorating.

• Banding Wheel

• etruder

• Rolling Pin

• Brush Rib