Bamboo Pottery Rib, R018

This bamboo pottery rib, or dango in Japanese, is used to change the shape or smooth the inside or outside of a form, usually while it is being thrown (wheel pots) or formed (coiled pots).

Size: 6.5" x 2" , made of real bamboo.

Why use ribs?

Ribs are versatile and are invaluable tools that perform a wide variety of tasks both on the wheel and off the wheel. Ribs can:

• Aid in forming the basic shape of a pot through pressure on the inner or outer      surface -  during or after throwing.  
• Create lines, grooves, shoulders or ridges using the angles the rib.
• Smooth and bind together the separate coils of a coiled pot, and the thrown coiled sections of a two-stage pot.   
• Support sections of a pot that may collapse during throwing, either through      shortness of clay, thinness of walls, overworking, or from the extreme sharp of the pot while final manipulations are made.
• Clean the bottom of the pot, using the rib as a substitute for a knife.