
Pottery Rib for Mugs & Tumblers, Shaping Profile Tool. Pick your size and color
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Pottery rib for throwing straight-sided mugs and tumblers with an angled tapered bottom. Choose your size and color!
✨ DESIGNED FOR USE
Holes for grip and for hanging on a pegboard
Flat profile that works for left- and right-handed potters, just flip it over
📏 WHICH SIZE?
Sizes are the rib's overall height. Relative to clay weight:
100–110 mm suits small cups (~450g)
120–130 mm suits everyday mugs (~500g)
140-150 mm suits tall mugs and tumblers (~600g)
Clay shrinks as it dries and fires, so finished pots come out smaller than the rib. How much depends on your clay body.
🏺 HOW TO USE
- Throw your cylinder close to its final height first, then use the rib to refine the shape
- Keep the clay and the rib wet
- Support and push the wall from the inside with your other hand and let the rib shape the outside
- Start with thicker walls, because shaping with the rib stretches and thins them
- Make an undercut at the base of the cylinder so you can place the foot of the rib into it
- Go slow but with confidence
- Second passes are better than too much drag in the first pass
🔧 CARE
Rinse off slip after use and let it dry before storing.
🚚 MADE & SHIPPING
Designed and 3D printed by me in my home studio, where I use these ribs for my own mugs. Made to order in 3–5 days, plus delivery.
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