Ribs

The Bean rib is designed to help in the forming and finishing of wheel-thrown work.

Used for shaping, smoothing and trimming pottery shapes. The steel scrapers (S) are made from thin flexible spring stainless steel.

Used for smoothing, shaping and finishing pottery pieces and molded from pliable rubber.

This hardwood rib from Kemper is perfect for shaping, smoothing and trimming clay pieces on or off the wheel.

The Mudtools Small Bowl Rib is designed to give as many radius sweeps on the clay as possible.  With a smaller curve in the front and bigger curve in the back, this is a workhorse of a rib.

Here is a rib that stands firm. Made of a heavier grade stainless steel, Mudtools Shape 7 Stainless Rib has less flexibility than some of the other ribs. The blunt end is good for carving away material or removing waste clay on the wheel.

Mudtools Shape 2 Stainless Rib is a workhorse for throwing, smoothing and compressing. In the Mudtools family, this shape is one of the firstborn.

The Mudtools Paisley Scraper proves itself indispensable for sculpting, shaping, and refining leather hard clay.

The toothy edge on this metal rib is fantastic for scoring, scraping and planing the clay.

The Mudtools Long Scraper with smooth edge works great for throwing.