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.

So versatile absolutely love this tool!

I love this tool for my Scrufio work I'm just a beginner buy I'm growing.

This is the 3rd Diamond Core sgraffito tool I purchased for my son. By far, the L1 is the best sgraffito tool . . . so far. That fine tip end is narrower than our wheel throwing needle tool! The other side is a 1mm ball tool, which is a tad bit larger than the L2 ball tool. The ball tool is perfect for outlines, and the needle end is great for the thin details. I know I bought it for my son. Maybe he'll let me borrow it!

It works great!

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.

Fantastic tool, complete game changer

Where have you been all my life? Love this tool!

The stylus is exactly what I needed .

I recently received this tool that will allow me to create the fine lines that I have so wanted to make on my pottery. I love adding to my DCT collection!

I love love love this tool! Obviously perfect for fine sgraffito lines—that's what I use it most for. But my favorite use is cleaning up glaze lines with it! Using either end to scrape away glaze has saved a lot of my pieces / made them so much cleaner if you're doing detailed glaze work. The diamond tips scrape away all remnants, and can even slightly scrape through bisque, so you know there will be no residual color from finicky glazes. Don't know what I would do without it

I have every one of Diamondcore’s sgraffito tools, and this is hands down my favorite one! The extremely fine lines this allows me to carve makes creating even the tiniest of details possible. The fact that it’s double sided is awesome too, since it’s pretty much 2 tools in 1! I highly recommend starting with this one if you can’t decide which one to get!

I had already started using a couple of fine point carving tools and when I saw this used by a potter, I knew I had to have it. It has easily lived up to what I had hoped for and I'm pretty sure all Diamond Core Tools would do the same. I have to pace myself a bit as to the cost, but I won't use another tool maker.

With the L1 you get two beautiful options to create flawless carved lines. With sgraffito you can carve through glaze with precision creating smooth thin lines.I have really enjoyed using this tool and was surprised at how quickly I was able to create stunning designs with ease. These tools were designed not just for beautiful results but also with the comfort of the artist in mind. Unlike other companies, the DiamondCore tools are super light weight and come with finger cushions. So even if you are carving for eight hours straight, your hands will not suffer from a bulky tool.

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, especially when bone dry. This tool is thin, detailed, but sturdy. It lets me add small details to my designs to make them more intricate. The ball point side gives the smoothest feeling and looking lines!

Honestly, no matter what techniques you use, this tool is essential! Absolute top notch for sgraffito, signing your work, texture details, the list goes on!