Ribbon tools are used for cutting, shaping, trimming and hollowing both wheel-thrown and sculptural forms.

Used to cut heavy clay strips, designs, and holes. A sharp steel needle firmly set in a textured aluminum handle to allow for a firm grip.

17 Gauge High Temperature Wire from Kemper Tools is ideal for projects that require wire support in high temperatures of ceramic kilns such as bottle sagging, bead supports, special stilts, element pins, kiln furniture, and cone holders.

This is a favorite general-use paddle tool. Made from reclaimed local hardwood (sourced from dead and dying trees) that will give you a lifetime of use. This little guy works hard to join a seam, put a pleat in a tea bowl or deform a small pot.

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.

The Small Shredder is an indispensable tool for shaping and carving leather-hard clay.

Our Standard Green Mudwire is ergonomically designed to be a pleasure to use. The handle is made with a durable polymer and is shaped to give you a comfortable grip without having to wrap the wire around your fingers.

When Mudtools founder, Michael, visited potters in Japan, he observed that it was common for them to pull, rather than push, their carving tools through the clay. This dragging motion allowed for less friction and a fluid cut.