C#2 Wood Ribs are tools designed for shaping, smoothing, and forming ceramic pieces, both hand-built and wheel-thrown.
Key uses:
- Smoothing and Shaping: Used to smooth the surface of the piece while the wheel is spinning, to create a consistently smooth clay surface, remove fingerprints, and help create curved forms (such as the belly of a bowl or the curve of a vase) with beautiful proportions.
- Removing water and air bubbles: Used to scrape excess water from the surface of the piece during shaping to prevent the clay from becoming too wet or soft and collapsing, and to help compact the clay.
- Scraping excess clay from the bottom of the vessel: The straight edge or angled scraping part of the wooden rib can be easily used to scrape excess clay from the base of the piece that is attached to the potter's wheel.
Highlights:
- Versatile Design: The wood has different curved edges on each side and small curved notches at the end, allowing it to be used to conform to various curves of the workpiece.
- Hole in the center: Designed for a firm grip, preventing it from slipping out of your hand easily when your hands are wet with water or slip.