Refine your forms, smooth surfaces and add texture to your clay with this selection of thin metal pottery ribs. Lightweight and versatile, these tools are useful for shaping and finishing ceramic work, whether you're throwing on the wheel, hand-building or experimenting with surface details.
Metal ribs offer a firmer, more defined edge than wooden or rubber ribs, making them handy for refining profiles, compressing clay and creating crisp lines and contours. Choose a smooth-edged rib for general shaping and finishing, or try the scratchy rib to introduce texture and distinctive marks into your work.
The mixed-shape sets offer even more versatility, with three different rib profiles in each set. They're a great way to explore different shaping techniques and find the edges and curves that work best for your pottery.
Choose your tool
Stainless Steel Rib
A simple, versatile shaping and finishing tool for the pottery studio. The thin stainless steel profile is useful for refining curves, smoothing surfaces, compressing clay and tidying up the contours of your work. Its smooth edge makes it a good all-rounder for potters looking for a precise, firm tool to help achieve clean, controlled results.
Size: 100mm × 50mm
Material: Stainless steel
Stainless Steel Scratchy Rib
Give your pottery a little extra texture with this stainless steel rib, featuring a ribbed edge for creating distinctive surface marks. Use it to introduce lines, texture and visual interest to soft clay, or experiment with repeated patterns across the surface of your work. It's a handy addition for potters who enjoy exploring decorative finishes alongside more traditional shaping techniques.
Size: 100mm × 50mm
Material: Stainless steel
Feature: Ribbed texturing edge
Metal Ribs – Set of 3
A useful collection of three differently shaped metal ribs, designed to give you a variety of edges and curves for shaping and refining clay. Different profiles offer different possibilities for smoothing surfaces, defining contours and working with the changing curves of a ceramic form.
Choose from three sets — Set 1, Set 2 or Set 3 — each featuring a different selection of shapes. Ideal for expanding your pottery toolkit and experimenting with a wider range of shaping and finishing techniques.
Quantity: 3 ribs per set
Options: Set 1, Set 2 or Set 3
Material: Metal
Whether you're looking for a reliable everyday shaping tool or a few new ways to experiment with texture and form, these metal ribs offer plenty of possibilities for the pottery studio.
