19pcs traditional Japanese pottery clay tool set BN002 Start Price USD 20.00 Current Price USD 20.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 32.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, August 18, 2008 End Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 Location British Columbia See more about '19pcs traditional Japanese pottery clay tool set BN002' Description Slip and glaze trailing is the process of drawing designs   19pcs Bamboo Tools    Following are items included in this tool set.  "Takebera" - Bamboo Knives. Use for trimming, carve shaping, cleanup the foot of wet pots and sgraffito.   - 1 pc.  8" x 1" knife   - 1 pc.  8" x 0.75" knife   - 1 pc.  8.5" modeling tool    - 1 pc.  8" modeling tool                            "Takebera" - Bamboo Knives. For clean up the foot of large pots or as a long rib.   - 1 pc. 10" x 1.75" knife     "Kushi" - Combs. Produce a pattern of two of more parallel lines when scraped across the surface of a pot.    - 1 pc. 8" x 0.5" comb, 2 & 3 lines   - 1 pc. 8" x 0.75" comb, 3 & 4 lines   - 1 pc. 8" x 1" comb, 5 & 5 lines             "Dango" - Ribs. Use for changing or smooth the inside or outside of a form.   - 1 pc. 5.5" x 1.5 " rib   - 1 pc. 4" x 1.5" rib                "Tombo" - Dragonfly. Use for measuring the diameter and depth of bowls, cups and plates.   - 1 set of 7 pieces         "Yumi" - Trimming bow. Use for trimming of uneven rims or create flat sides on round objects. - 1 pc. 2.75" x 3.5" bow - 1 pc. 3.5" x 5" bow   Photo and materials from : Inside Japanese Ceramics by Richard L. Wilson 1995 The World of Japanese Ceramics by Herbert H. Sanders The Japanese Pottery Handbook by Penny Simpson Shoji Hamada, A Potter's Way and Work by Susan Peterson The Art of Bernard Leach by Carol Hogben     Place a Bid!