General Tools

For smoothing and curving clay

The coiled wire leaves a beautiful pattern as you pull it through the clay. Use it for faceting, and you get a surface that looks beautiful on wood-fired or salt-fired pots and underglazes that break (like celadon or temmoku). Our handles are made of a durable polymer and are shaped to give you a comfortable ergonomic grip without having to wrap the wire around your fingers. The stainless steel coiled wire comes to you compressed, and you pull it out to get the curl that suits you. Please note: wire extends up to a max total length of approximately 15″

Save your fingers! The Short Curly Pink Mudwire is perfect for potters who work small. This is more than just a cut-off tool. As you pull the wire through the clay, it leaves a beautiful pattern. Use it for faceting, and you'll get a surface that looks beautiful on wood-fired or salt-fired pots and underglazes that break (like celadon or temmoku). Handles are made of a durable polymer and are shaped to give you a comfortable ergonomic grip without having to wrap the wire around your fingers. The stainless steel coiled wire comes to you compressed, allowing you to stretch it out to get the curl that suits you. Please note: wire extends up to a max total length of approximately 6″

Chrome plated tool used for producing clay slabs of even thickness without rolling guides. The wire retaining rings are set in the location slots according to the thickness of the slab required.

The Heavy Black Mudwire is the big brother of the Standard Green Mudwire general-use wire. This Mudwire is made with a thicker, high-grade stainless steel braided cable, making it stronger & more resistant to kinking. The heavy gauge wire is built to take on the big jobs and groggy clay. The handles are made with a durable polymer & are shaped to give you a comfortable ergonomic grip without having to wrap the wire around your fingers.   Please note: wire length is approximately 17″ but may vary slightly

For cutting from a block of clay, or removing pieces from the pottery wheel head.

Wooden rolling pin for rolling clay slabs. Overall length 52cm.

The Conical Shredder is indispensable for making longer strokes and is good for texturing and working on rounded surfaces. Like the Small Shredder, it is also an indispensable tool for shaping and carving leather-hard clay.  This shredder functions well and doesn't frustrate the user by trapping waste clay in the tool. An added benefit is the tool mark, which leaves a handsome textured surface in the clay. Note: in this case, the colour of the handle does not make a difference to the product. We will do our best to ship the color requested, but occasionally, substitutions must be made.

The FANG series of scoring tools allows you to find the right tooth size for the material you’re working on. All FANGS are made from cutlery-grade stainless steel. Ideal for scoring and scratching onto clay. 

The Flat Shredder provides a long flat plane. Mudtools Shredders are indispensable tools for shaping and carving leather-hard clay. This shredder functions well and doesn't frustrate the user by trapping waste clay in the tool. An added benefit is the tool mark, which leaves a handsome textured surface in the clay. Note: in this case, the colour of the handle does not make a difference to the product. We will do our best to ship the color requested, but occasionally, substitutions must be made.

The smooth edge of the Long Scraper works great for throwing, and the toothy edge is fantastic for scoring, scraping, and planing the clay. This is a good tool for sculpting and hand-building. Made from a flexible cutlery-grade stainless steel. 

The Paisley Scraper proves itself indispensable for sculpting, shaping, and refining leather-hard clay. The tight inside radius of this tool is good for working around joints (such as the inside of a teapot spout.) We like to use the teeth on the Paisley Scraper to remove and shape clay prior to smoothing and polishing up with a Polymer Rib. 

The Paisley Scraper proves itself indispensable for sculpting, shaping, and refining leather-hard clay. The tight inside radius of this tool is good for working around joints (such as the inside of a teapot spout.) We like to use the teeth on the Paisley Scraper to remove and shape clay prior to smoothing and polishing up with a Polymer Rib. 

The Small Shredder is an indispensable tool for shaping and carving leather-hard clay. This shredder functions well, and doesn't frustrate the user by trapping waste clay in the tool. An added benefit is the tool mark, which leaves a handsome textured surface in the clay. Note: in this case, the colour of the handle does not make a difference to the product. We will do our best to ship the color requested, but occasionally, substitutions must be made. Instruction video can be found in the link below https://youtu.be/wJ_pdjCX6xg  

Comes in a pack of two 

Including all the essentials to get you started: Cutting wire, Sponge, Pin tool, Trimming + sculpting tools, Wooden + stainless steel ribs

For cutting + incising. Stainless steel, with textured handle for easy grip.

Perfect fo creating deep & precise cross hatching

For smoothing, blending, and sculpting clay 18cm x 2.6cm x 3mm (Clear 6mm) OUT OF STOCK