Mudtools Shape 2 Polymer Rib, Blue Firm - Throwing Pottery Tool

The Mudtools Shape 2 Polymer Rib is the original classic in the Mudtools lineup—the “firstborn” rib that helped define the brand’s polymer rib family. It’s a remake of Michael Sherrill’s favorite old rib and is trusted as a true studio workhorse for throwing, smoothing, and compressing clay. Made from Mudtools’ proprietary polymer material, Shape 2 is engineered to resist wear and burr formation, and it develops a burnished feel over time with regular use—so it gets smoother and more enjoyable the longer it lives in your tool bucket. Whether you’re wheel throwing, hand-building, or sculpting, Shape 2 functions like an extension of your hand to create surfaces and curves that fingers alone can’t achieve. Choose from five color-coded firmness options (Pink Ultra Soft, Red Very Soft, Yellow Soft, Green Medium, Blue Firm) to match your clay body and preferred feel.

• THE ORIGINAL MUDTOOLS WORKHORSE — Shape 2 was the firstborn in the Mudtools family, a remake of Michael Sherrill's favorite old rib, and it is still the workhorse for throwing, smoothing and compressing clay.
• FIRM BLUE POLYMER — Blue is the firmest flex in the Shape 2 range, so it holds its edge under pressure when you are compressing a wall or truing a form in stiffer clay.
• BURR-FREE POLYMER EDGE — Mudtools polymer resists wear and the formation of burrs that a cut plastic rib develops. With regular use the working edge becomes burnished rather than rough, so it stays kind to soft clay.
• FIVE FLEX GRADES IN THIS FAMILY — Pink is Ultra Soft, Red Very Soft, Yellow Soft, Green Medium and Blue Firm. Match the flex to your clay body and to the stage of the pot, or keep more than one grade within reach.
• MADE IN THE USA BY MUDTOOLS — Designed by potter Michael Sherrill. Use it wet on the wheel or dry on hand-built and sculpted ceramics, and it rinses clean in seconds.