I’m currently a greenware ceramist. My journey into hand building began late January, 2025. A close friend of mine, who is a potter, told me about the BOGO sale DiamondCore was promoting. I initially thought I’m too new to ceramics to purchase $48 tool. :/ Friend reminded me that it’s an investment to better my skills. I purchased the 2 sgraffito stylus tools and I am so glad I did. 1st impression, the stylus are incredibly light, similar to a 2pencil. It’s so simple to switch the dual tips while carving. The tips are sharp and creates clean lines. 2nd thought, they are very comfortable while carving. Feels like I’m drawing with a pen. The extra fine tips require careful handling. I unfortunately, got my stylus caught on my shirt, and I bent the tip when I turned. :( Handle with care and don’t do what I did. Final thought, these are well thought out tools that I am often reaching for.

Incredibly fine tip, at both ends - possibly the finest lines made from a pottery tool.
It may actually be too fine for me, but I need to use it in different ways to make a final decision.

MUCH FINER DETAIL WITH PRECISE CLEAN LINES ON BOTH THE NEEDLE AND 1MM BALL. DESTINED TO BECOME ONE OF MY "TO GO TO" TOOLS!

This tool is perfect for so much of the carving and sgraffito work that I do. Will be holding onto one of these for a long long time.

Just starting my DCT collection and this is a great tool for fine line sgraffito.