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We've divided our hand tools into three sections to make them easier to find.

Tools for working with clay - Burnishers - Other Tools

Thin Lifting Blade
Thin Lifting Blade        Qty:        $5.00     

This super thin stainless steel blade can really save your pieces! Sometimes this tool is the only way you can pick something up and move it without damaging it. It's called a blade, but it is not for cutting.

Carving Tool
Carving Tool        Qty:        $5.25     

I have a tool like this that I bought ten years ago at an estate sale. All my students love this tool. At every class, it gets passed around. Finally, I realized I had to find more. I searched high and low until I found the perfect one.

I use it to apply and smooth out slip and to "file" in tight spots. I also use it to cut, especially inside a plastic template like Shaplets. The back end is great for gently prying PMC out of a mold. No PMC artist should be without this tool!

Carvers - wide and narrow
Wide surface Carver
       Qty:        was: $5.25 Now: $2.63     

 
SALE! Carver, wide surface:
If you do a lot of carving of PMC in its bone dry state, you'll want to have these new scrapers. Both have sharp edges for easy cutting or carving.
 
Specialized shapes - Handles are octagonal so they don't roll away and grooved for ease in gripping. High grade, non-rust, non-corrosive stainless steel.
 
Wax detailer
Fine Wax detailer
Qty:        was: $5.00 Now: $2.50     
Extra Fine Wax detailer
Qty:        was: $5.00 Now: $2.50     

SALE! Available in fine or very fine
Use these precision tools to gently ream out a hole in your metal clay. Sometimes you make a functional or decorative piercing in a piece that's not perfect, but you know it's better to stop fussing with it until the clay is bone dry. Then you can use one of these tools to ever so gently perfect that area.

 
Smooth roller
Smooth roller      Qty:      $3.00 ea.     

You know when you roll out a coil of PMC, sometimes your fingers make the coil come out uneven? Instead, roll with this tool for smoother, more consistent coils. 6 inches.


Curved Burnisher
Curved Burnisher      Qty:      was: $3.50 Now: $1.75     

SALE! This small, curved burnisher is just right for getting into certain small spaces you just can't get to with anything else.


Kiln spatula
Kiln spatula      Qty:      was: $2.50 Now: $1.25     
A handy tool for moving items off of a kiln shelf and onto another fire proof surface to cool. One piece construction in stainless steel.

Women's Welding Gloves
Women's Welding Gloves      Qty:      was: $9.95 Now: $4.95     
I'm thrilled to offer this fine product to you! Terrific for protecting your hands while working with your kiln.

Safety equipment needs to fit well in order to work properly. Since welding gloves in women's sizes are so hard to find, most women wear leather gloves that are way too big for them. With the fingers of the gloves passing up their own fingers by two or three inches!

These well made, gray leather gloves are insulated and just like the ones the big boys wear. If you've been struggling with gloves that don't fit right, you'll love the fit on these.
 
CAUTION: Do not wear gloves of any kind while using a polishing motor, buffing wheel or flexible shaft machine. Doing so is extremely dangerous.



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