Here are some common tools used by potters:
- Pottery wheel (either electric or kick wheel)
- Kiln (electric or gas)
- Clay (different types and textures depending on the project)
- Pottery knife (used for trimming clay)
- Fettling knife (used for carving and shaping)
- Ribs (wooden, metal or plastic tools used for shaping and smoothing)
- Wire tools (used for cutting and removing clay)
- Modeling tools (used for sculpting and carving)
- Brushes (used for painting glazes or slips)
- Slip trailer (used for applying slip to a pot)
- Sponge (used for smoothing and cleaning)
- Calipers (used for measuring and achieving uniformity)
- Bats (flat wooden discs used for throwing and drying pots)
- Glaze tongs (used for dipping pots into glaze)
- Potters stool (used for comfort and stability while throwing on the wheel).