I was a portrait artist before I started doing pottery. Now, a lot of my work features sgraffito and these tools feel natural to use like a pencil. They are strong and have nice grips which give them a high quality look & feel. I love how easily they carve through clay. This tool works well when clay is wet or dry and has two great uses: smooth, blunt, sgraffito carving + deep angled carving. It feels like ASMR just using the tool or watching someone else use it! I love it.