Garrity Pottery Tools

Garrity Tools is a worker-owned cooperative that designs and manufactures pottery tools in St. Louis, MO. Their small but mighty team handcrafts wood pottery tools that are used worldwide by potters to shape clay. Founded in 2018, their company transitioned to a worker-owned model in 2022 and continues to grow rapidly.

Compas Tool: The smart design of the Garrity Tools Compass Tool allows you to cut 14 different sizes of circles. With this compact multi-functional pottery tool, you can cut or scribe circles ranging from 1 inch to 7 inches in diameter. You just need two needle tools (or any equivalent) to use the Compass Tool on a slab of clay. When you’re not hand-building on your bench, the pointed tip, flat sides, and rounded end come in handy while throwing on the wheel. size: 4.75” x 1.125” material: maple wood

Fish Fillet: A bigger version of the Garrity Tools Fishstick pottery tool, the Fish Fillet provides four different corner profiles and flat sides to help you compress and pull your clay at a larger scale. Use the Fish Fillet to keep your project clean, centered, and smooth down to the inside corners of your largest cylinder. size: 7.5" long x 2.5" wide material: cherry wood

Foot 2: The curve on Foot 2 makes it easy to support or avoid the walls of your clay vessel while creating a foot on your piece. The flat bottom of this pottery tool allows you to steady it against your bat while the small cutouts at the ends create a rounded foot at the base of your clay piece while it's still spinning the wheel. Our foot tools also make great ribs as you can use any side of them to help pull, smooth, and shape your clay. size: 4.5" long x 1.5" wide material: maple wood

Foot 8: The Garrity Tools Foot 8 features a simple curve that leads into the footing tool on one end and a taller straight edge with a footing tool on the other end. The flat bottom of this pottery tool allows you to steady it against your bat while the small cutouts at the ends create a rounded foot at the base of your clay vessel while it's still spinning the wheel. Our foot tools also make great ribs as you can use any side of them to help pull, smooth, and shape your clay. size: 5" long x 2" wide material: maple wood 

Highball Tool: The Garrity Tools Highball Tool will help you upgrade your bar cart with custom ceramic cocktail glasses. One side creates an instant high foot for a contemporary profile, while the other adds ridges for the perfect grip. Use either side to create an instant masterpiece for your next foray into mixology. size: 6.5" x 3" materials: maple wood

Profile 1: The Profile 1 pottery tool is a whopping 7.75” tall to help you bring a consistent texture all the way up your tall mug, vase, bowl, and more. With Profile 1 you can add the ever-popular bubble profile to any clay vessel again and again, getting it exactly the same every time. Use the flat side of this tool to straighten and prep your cylinder for shaping. Then, flip the tool to the wavy side and seamlessly add bubble after bubble to your piece. size: 7.75” x 1.75” material: maple wood

T1: The Garrity Tools T1 pottery tool is a tool that is crafted to trim, scrape, and even shape your clay when you're on the wheel or hand-building. This tool provides sharp points, unique angles, and flat edges while being easy to grip. It'll become a staple in your studio. size: 8.75" long x 1.5" wide material: maple wood

UNFOOT 1: The Garrity Tools Unfoot 1 provides a simple way to give your clay vessel a bit of a lift. With a point sticking out from one corner and a curve from the other, you can undercut your clay while maintaining the shape of your walls. This pottery tool will save you tons of time that you might spend trimming later. size: 3.75" long x 3.25" wide material: maple wood

UNFOOT 3: The Garrity Tools Unfoot 3 provides a simple way to give your clay vessel a bit of a lift and a jump start on the trimming process. With a soft curve on one side and a small flat edge on the other, you can undercut your clay while maintaining the shape of your walls. This pottery tool will save you tons of time that you might spend trimming later. size: 4.25" long x 3.25" wide material: maple wood

Wine Tumbler: The Garrity Tools Wine Tumbler pottery tool was designed around our favorite stemless wine glasses to give you the prefect tumbler curve. Easily press your cylinder into this tool to get the same results over and over making production a breeze. Whether you need a set of glasses for your home, are prepping for your next shop update, or determined to add handles and transform these clay vessels into mugs, the Wine Tumbler Tool will make creating the perfect form a breeze. size: 5” x 3.5” material: maple wood