DiamondCore Explorer Pottery Carver Set

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The Explorer Pottery Carver Set, a true must-have for artists! Don’t miss this offer on some of the most popular pottery tools bundled together. This set includes a wide variety of essential ceramic tools, including:

• T1 Half Dome Trimming Tool w/ Paddle Handle
• P1 Curved V Tip Carving Tool
• S1 Sticky Pad 
• S4 Pottery Trimming Spinner
• A2 Semi-Flexible Diamond Pad, 120 grit
• SR Shrink Ruler (double-sided)

These great tools are essential for any ceramic artist’s collection. You can learn more about each of these tools below. 

T1 Half Dome Trimming Tool w/ Paddle Handle

• 17 mm-wide, half-dome shaped pottery trimming tool
• Blade has both a round side and a crisp straight corner 
• Paddle-shaped handle provides a bonus smoothing tool
• 12 mm x 12 mm x 16 cm beautiful hardwood handle 
• Blade never dulls; optimized to reduce chattering

P1 Curved V Tip Carving Tool

• "V" Tip curved blade
• Used for carving clay (“beak down” position) and sgraffito (“beak up” position)
• Ideal for fine, clean straight or arched lines
• 5” beautiful hardwood handle
• Features a comfortable foam grip 

S1 StickyPad - Gripping Pad

• 8”-diameter (20.32 cm) pottery sticky bat
• 8 mm-thick mat of rubberized material
• Ideal for gripping greenware and low-profile pieces for trimming; keeps pieces stable       
• Makes it easy to draw centering rings on the surface using a ballpoint pen
• Good for working with bisque, leather-hard or bone dry clay

S4 Pottery Trimming Spinner

• Goes on the bottom of a pot or mug while trimming; the potter's left hand rests in the concave center allowing the potter to stabilize their trimming hand 
• Wider footprint helps to disperse downward pressure and prevent collapsing
• Division marks provide quick reference for markings

Semi-Flexible Diamond Pad 

• Diamond grit pads 1.75″ x 2.75″ pads 
• Semi-flexible foam-backed pads with diamond grit
• 1/2" foam-backing "workhorse" pads
• Strong 120 (medium) diamond grit perfect for general use; works faster than sandpaper
• Ideal for smoothing high-fired clay, glaze, bisque, tile, stone or glass 

Double-sided Shrink Ruler

• An innovative way to measure the shrinkage of your clay 
• Flexible, two-sided plastic ruler has four clay shrinkage percentages (14%, 12%, 10% and 6%) to help matching lids to bowls, etc.