Handbuilding Tools
At Potclays, our handbuilding tool range offers beginner starter kits, tool sets and individual texture tools for potters of varying experience levels. You can also find carving and modelling tools in a range of materials, including metal, plastic and wooden options. Each item in our range is chosen to help you sculpt, carve, and shape your clay with precision and ease.
Handbuilding Tools for All Skill Levels
Handbuilding is a technique potters use to create projects with the use of just hands, fingers and simple tools for carving, brushing and building. Many consider handbuilding to be one of the easier forms of pottery making as it gives you greater control over the clay. Despite a perceived simplicity, potters are able to create complex shapes and designs that are full of personality. Tools for handbuilding can give you an added edge in providing texture and form in your work.
Options in our range include:
Modelling Tools
Featuring curated sets of tools essential for shaping, carving and detailing clay - like the 8" Wooden Sculpting and Modelling Tool Set, perfect for both beginners and experienced potters. We offer tools designed in a range of helpful styles, including knife-like edges and metal coils for consistent clay work.
Forged Steel Tools
Crafted from durable forged steel, these tools are designed to stand the test of time. Available in a wide variety of shapes and textures to suit different sculpting requirements, like the Curved and Spear with Coarse Teeth or Spatula and Screwdriver Ends tools. These metal tools are ideal for fine detailing, carving and creating texture and are favoured by professionals for their durability and versatility.
Calipers and Mini Tools
Calipers are a vital part of the handbuilding process, allowing the potter to measure the inner and outer dimensions of ceramic work - for example, measuring lids to pots - and ensuring consistency across the work produced. Our range of mini tools include tools for sgraffito, texture brushes and even a potters knife as well as much more, ideal for refining your creations.
Rolling Pins and Guides
Our rolling pins and guides are essential tools for slab work and creating flat ceramics. Rolling pins are available in a range of sizes to assist in rolling out clay slabs, while our wooden rolling guides help to maintain a consistent thickness in these slabs.
Why Choose Potclays?
From wire tools to rollers and everything in between, our range of handbuilding tools at Potclays offers the quality and variety you need to get the most out of every project. Whether you want to add intricate details or need to measure out millimetre-perfect slabs, you can find something to meet your specific needs in our extensive range of pottery tools.
Looking for something specific in our online shop, or need further information? Please do not hesitate to contact us.
