The Pottery Tools You Need This Fall

As the weather cools down, most people will start to cozy up with a coffee, tea or hot chocolate in a handmade mug or place their freshly picked apples into a ceramic bowl on their kitchen counter. As an artist, you want to provide handmade items that consumers are looking for as they start to ease back into the fall season. 

At DiamondCore Tools, it’s important to us that the products you're using to complete your pottery projects are easy and fun to use. Whether you have used our pottery tools before or are new to the DiamondCore Tools family, we’ve created a list of the pottery tools that you need this fall to help you create the handmade pottery that people are looking for! Plus, you’ll easily be able to create beautiful work that makes you proud. 

Handheld Clay Extruders

To create the perfect mug that will land in the hands of someone cozying up this fall, you’ll need the right tools to get you started. To easily create handles or feet for your ceramic projects, you’ll want to take a look at some of our Handheld Clay Extruders. They make it easy for you to quickly create the pieces needed for your projects, helping you to create something beautiful every time while reducing fatigue. 

Benefits Provided:

• Creates clean cuts
• Advanced blade technology
• Depth control features
• Blade doesn’t need sharpening
• Thickness of foot or handle can be adjusted as desired

Best-Selling DiamondCore Tools Clay Extruders:

• Signature Handheld Clay Extruder Set
• Classic Shapes Handheld Clay Extruder Set
• R1 Trapezoid Handheld Clay Extruder

Carving and Trimming Tools

When creating your ceramic masterpiece, it’s important that you have the right tools to let you do the little details. Whether you’re carving pumpkins into a platter or creating a cozy pattern on a new series of mugs, your carving and trimming tools are as important as ever this season. You shouldn’t have to fight the clay as you are working or worry about your hands getting tired just from using your favorite tools, and our tools make it so you don’t have to. You’re able to cut through clay with ease and with no tension on your hands as you work. In addition, the lines are clean and crisp, allowing you to create flawless ceramic art projects.

Benefits Provided:

• Advanced blades minimize burrs and debris
• Can carve bone dry or leather-hard clay
• Blade angle is adjustable
• Comfortable foam grip reduces fatigue
• Blades never need sharpening

Best-Selling DiamondCore Tools for Carving and Trimming:

• PF1 Fine Point U Tip Clay Carving Tool 1mm x 1mm
• PF3 Fine Point U Tip 3mm dia. x 1mm
• T9 Shark Fin Trimming Tool w/ Shark Tooth Handle
• T10 Volcano Shape Trimming Tool w/ U Shaped Rim Smoother Handle

Diamond Grinding and Smoothing

Sanding your piece of pottery is an important part of the process. It helps to not only create a smooth finish for your piece but also allows you to give a more professional feel to your finished work. As you get to work this fall on grinding and smoothing your pieces, DiamondCore’s Diamond Sanding Pads and Strips should be your go-to tools. The special uniform diamonds make our diamond sanding tools less susceptible to clogging. They can also hold up to most surfaces that need to be sanded, allowing you to ditch the sandpaper and instead have an easier sanding experience. 

Benefits Provided:

• Very economical and long service life
• Can be used wet or dry (doesn’t deteriorate in water) 
• Less fatigue
• Fast and easy to use

Best-Selling DiamondCore Tools for Grinding and Smoothing:

• Semi Flex Diamond Pads
• Flexible Diamond Pads, Rounded Corners
• 8” Diamond Grinding Bat Disc On 12” Bat
• 12” Diamond Grinding Disc on 12” Bat

Best-Selling DiamondCore Tools for Fall

As you are staying inside more this fall, it’s important that you have the right tools to work on the handmade ceramic pieces that you’ve been dreaming of. To us, it’s important that you are getting the best experience as you create the ceramic art that you plan to sell, gift, or keep for yourself. The DiamondCore Tools listed for you here will help you to reach that goal and will help you to create flawless work that you can call your own.