Clay & Kiln Ceramic Tools & Knowledge
Interactive Studio Wheel ThrowerA parametric pottery wheel. Drag the clay to change height and diamete…Glaze PainterPaint glaze straight onto a rotating 3D pot. Eight preset glazes, a br…Clay CutterSlide a cutting plane through a thrown form and inspect the section. R…Kiln Curve SimulatorBuild a firing curve segment by segment, then play it back and watch t… Open 3D StudioAll four simulators in one place.
5 tools

Trimming & Cutting

Foot rings, clean rims and controlled cuts — the finishing stage that separates a rough cylinder from a resolved pot.

Trimming is where a pot gains its foot, its lift and its final proportion. Cutting tools also separate work from the bat, shape handles and open forms. This category collects the loops, needles, wires and pads you will reach for once a piece is leather-hard.

Trimming 3D

Trimming Tool

A wire or steel loop set in a handle, used to turn a leather-hard pot, cut a foot ring and refine the profile.

Trimming Read →
Trimming

Wire Cutter

A tensioned wire between two handles, used to free a pot from the wheel head and to slice clay into uniform slabs.

Trimming Read →
Trimming

Loop Tool

A wire or steel loop on a slim handle, used for hollowing, carving, fluting and reaching into forms a trimming tool cannot.

Trimming Read →
Trimming

Needle Tool

A sharp steel needle in a handle, used to mark levels, test wall thickness, score joints and free a pot from the wheel head.

Trimming Read →
Trimming

Sanding Pad

An abrasive pad or paper used on bisque-fired work to soften a foot ring or a rough edge before glazing.

Trimming Read →