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The Right Tools Can Make Or Break Your Pottery

Carpenter, surgeon, chef or potter, the toolsFind a wheel that works well for your pottery
you use can make the difference between juststyle and you will have an invaluable tool in
getting by and being a master in your field.your  studio.
Imagine if the carpenter tried using a rock
in place of a good solid hammer. What if theSimilar to using a rock in place of a hammer,
surgeon had noting but a butter knife inthere are many objects that will do a
place of a precision scalpel? How would a topcomparable job as the texturing tools
chef produce gourmet food in a tin can over adesigned specifically for potters. But when
candle flame? And can the pottery artist getyou want clean, professional results, nothing
the results they desire with no wheel? Thesebeats a good set of tools. Whether you choose
are the essential tools of these crafts; theplastic or metal tools or even want a
basics necessary to do the job well. To standcombination of professional tools and a few
out from the crowd of potters however, therefound objects, get yourself a collection of
are many more tools available that can bothtexturing tools. You will create a style of
make your job easier and make the end resultspottery that is unique and representative of
superior. To prevent you form going hog-wildyou.
and buying every gadget under the sun we take
a look at some of the most useful ones on theThis last tool of the trade may seem a bit
market  today.extravagant. But if you have established
yourself as a professional potter or are very
If you are a serious potter, either as aserious about your hobby an electric clay
professional or as a hobbyist, then you knowextruder can be a time and money saver. Moist
the role potter's wheels play in producingclay can be mixed and blended quickly and
your art. Whether electric or foot poweredthoroughly for throwing and sculpturing. You
the wheel allows you to form and mold yourcan also use it to reclaim hardened clay by
clay with ease. If you have never used amissing it with water before passing it
wheel before it will take some practicethrough the extruder. You will wonder why you
before you are completely comfortable workingwasted so much time in the past hand mixing
your clay. But that is the beauty of clay; itclay and why you just threw out clay that had
can be formed and reformed again and againdried up.
until you are satisfied with the end result.



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