Using a rib for the inside profile of a bowl can assure a continuous line from the bottom through to the rim. Even though our fingers serve as our primary throwing tools, there are times when a throwing rib does a better job.
I use wood ribs for compressing bottoms and smoothing plates, meal ribs for everything else. The rib provides support, especially when making large voluminous forms.After the first few weeks in pottery, you’ll want to look at having more ribs on hand than what came in the basic pottery tool kit you started with.
For no good reason I tend to reach for the silicon ones. Sort by. Sherill mud tools are our favorite throwing ribs. When throwing porcelain, it’s often best to use a rib on one side of a pot and a sponge on the other, or even to throw with two ribs.
With your right hand, always follow the position of the rib with gentle sponge or finger pressure on the outside of the bowl, supporting the clay. There are two benefits to working this way.
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I also bought one Xiem silicone rib: would have to agree with her on the Mudworks ribs. In the beginning, potters used actual animal ribs but luckily for us they are now commonly made from wood, metal, and plastic as you can tell from the selection bellow. Ribs are a potter’s best friend when it comes to defining profiles, wringing out water or adding decorative touches. If I had some teeth I'd eat some ribs. I always thought he was a bit nuts but he sure can play.I was going to ask the same questionI also prefer the Sherril cutoff words. Modeling tool: Definition. Second, the rib scrapes down the surface and removes all the slurry. Shaped like the traditional kidney rib to fit comfortably in your hand. After trimming, you can use ribs to eliminate trim tool marks, but you’ll need to be careful to hold the rib at an angle to prevent chattering and grog trails.Because of the variety of shapes available, you can find a rib to suit any profile you wish to make. The softest ribs can be used even on rims like a chamois and the firmest are nearly as firm as wood. In both the wood and steel series, there are 22 different profiles of varying sizes, each with a specific purpose or combination of uses. Bamboo Tools offers a variety of curved, straight and profile ribs.MKM makes a variety of ribs out of wood, steel, and coconut. To prevent this, remove all the slurry water using a sharp-edged metal rib to ‘wring’ the excess water out. I have honestly never tried using a rib during my pulls. The chartreuse has a little more flex than the yellow ribs. I' m trying to find a way to incorporate beginner's bump into my design "theory"......I like and own many other Mudtools, but I never understood the Mudshark tool with the fold away needle.Mud tools makes great ribs if you are a rib user .