Pottery Equipment and Tools

Perfect for modeling, finishing or decorating, this 7" wheel is marked with concentric circles and rotates smoothly on a ball bearing and is weighted at the rim for greater momentum. A grooved wheel shank accommodates a small round belt for mechanization. Use of setstone bats permits continuous use.

Designed to fill the needs of school and studio potters, the Model B is competitively priced and is quiet and solid under a load of 50 pounds of clay.

Heavy-duty wheel for the potter who requires strong, consistent performance and whose work often includes large forms. It features a tough motor, 1/4" steel table, giving it the power and strength to easily center 100lbs. of clay.

High density polypropylene molded pan for all Brent Potters Wheels.

The Shimpo Aspire, a tabletop potter's wheel, can handle your most creative challenges. Its lightweight, compact design makes it easy to transport, and a 20 lb centering capacity makes it a practical addition to any studio or classroom.

Designed for artists at all levels, including studio artists, production potters, teachers, and students, Shimpo banding wheels are available in a variety of sizes and heights.

The Shimpo VL-Lite is a belt-driven wheel that is light enough to carry yet sturdy enough to throw on. It has a 1/2 HP 100-watt reversible DC motor, a steel body, an automatic belt-tensioning system, and a 12" cast alloy wheel head, and is affordable.

By far the quietest potter's wheel on the market, the VL-Whisper is a great choice for the classroom or studio.

The first truly portable tabletop potter's wheel, affordably priced, designed with power and features to satisfy both professional potters and beginners. Weighing only 26lbs, it can be cleaned transported and stored easily.

The Speedball Clay Boss is an affordable pottery wheel perfect for professional potters and beginners. It features sophisticated load-sensing control that maintains wheel head speed under changing load, a polyethylene tabletop surface with adjustable height glide feet and 2-part splash pan. 66 lbs.

Excel Kilns are economically priced yet still made with the highest quality components. They include many of the same features found on more expensive round kilns. All Excel kilns have stainless steel jackets, sealed dust free lids, and high quality Kanthal A-1 Elements.

This wedging board has a wood frame that is constructed of cabinet grade birch plywood, finished with durable exterior polyurethane. Features two recessed areas, each 10" x 12" x 1-3/8" deep, which are filled with absorbent plaster. A canvas wedging cloth snaps firmly over one plaster area.

The Brent manual clay extruder makes thousands of different solid or hollow shapes: tubes, bars, tiles, slabs -- the possibilities are endless. Construction is heavy-duty steel pipe with wear and stress points case hardened to withstand all production applications.

A versatile slab roller, the SR-20 is perfect for studio use or in an advanced school or university clay program. It is a mid-sized floor model that can produce slabs up to 20"W x 52"L. It includes one 1/4" shim with canvas and one 1/8" plain shim.

Set of 12 shelves made from 1/2" exterior grade plywood for Brent Ware Cart.

This set of essential pottery or sculpting tools ships in a clear poly bag that doubles as a convenient storage and carrying case. 12 tools are: 1 wire clay cutter, 2 brushes, 2 wooden ribs, 1 needle with wooden handle, 3 double end ribbon and wire loop tools, and 3 Boxwood tools.

Steel and hardwood tools include--potter's rib, steel scraper, wood modeling tool, needle tool, ribbon tool, loop tool, sponge, and wire clay cutter. Student kit also available.

Patterned from the Japanese egote (wood wheel-throwing ribs with a handle or a grip), Kemper Throwing Sticks are great for reaching into pieces where inserting the hand is not possible, such as bottles and vases. Available in two sizes, they are made from polished hardwood.

4-legged steel stand is favored by colleges because of its economy and durability. The welded angle steel frame provides great rigidity. Legs are on locking swivel casters.

The Mini Steel Detailing Tools is a set of five wire end tools each perfect for modeling fine detail on faces, for incised design and sgraffito. Steel cutting edges allow for clean sharp modeling.

Calipers are a great tool for measuring accuracy when creating a 3 dimensional sculpture. Traditionally, calipers are used to maintain a certain size, width, dimension taken from a live model that is then replicated in a sculpture, either in the same size or in a scaled-down ratio of the measurement.

Xiem Mini Ribbon Sculpting Tools are excellent for use with water-based clay, wax, plaster, and polymer clay. Use these miniature tools for sculpting, carving, trimming, texturing, and detailing a variety of materials. The ribbon blades are made of fine, tempered steel for maximum strength.

Made from a solid piece of surgical stainless steel for sharpness and longevity, with handles set in rubber for a secure grip, these tools are great or removing thick, uneven rims of coarse clay bodies on the pottery wheel. The sharp point cuts through thick clay quickly and smoothly.

The Xiem Sgrafitto and Detailing Set includes seven double-ended tools, offering 14 tools in all. Made from high-grade stainless steel, every handcrafted, double-ended tool has two precise cutting edges and comfortable rubber handles.

Great for delicate carving and adding details to soft clay, this set of three double-ended wire sculpting tools have rubber grips for secure and comfortable handling. Xiem Studio Wire Sculpting Tools are handcrafted from high-quality stainless steel to ensure a precise cutting edge.