The Steve Tool by Graber's Pottery
The Steve Tool is one of the most popular clay texturing tool available. It's useful for thrown pots as well as hand-built and slab textures too. Try throwing a straight cylinder, texturing it with the Steve tool, then stretching the clay from the inside. This technique gives you a textured surface similar to the sodium silicate technique with out needing the silicate or blowtorch.
The Steve Tool is made of durable plastic with metal hardware.
Wild Texture on Pots! One tool, many results. ~ yes it works for sculpting as well.
One tool can be configured many ways for different texture results. Textured surfaces can add another layer of interest to your shapes and also control runny glazes.
The Steve Tool is a texture application tool. It is a re-invention of the wheel designed specifically for clay. ~ It doesn’t clog easy so you get lots of raw texture! Use the tool to apply texture to thrown or hand built work.
The same Steve Tool can be configured into many variant designs by rearranging the disks over the shaft in assorted patterns. Loosen the nuts, adjust the disks into alternate locations & retighten the nuts. It's just a wheel, so let it spin.