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"This bamboo pottery rib, or dango in Japanese, is used to change the shape or smooth the inside or outside of a form, usually while it is being thrown (wheel pots) or formed (coiled pots).\nSize: 3.5\" x 1.5\" , made of real bamboo.\nWhy use ribs?\nRibs are versatile and are invaluable tools that perform a wide variety of tasks both on the wheel and off the wheel. Ribs can:\n\nAid in forming the basic shape of a pot through pressure on the inner or outer      surface -  during or after throwing.  \n\nCreate lines, grooves, shoulders or ridges using the angles the rib.\nSmooth and bind together the separate coils of a coiled pot, and the thrown coiled sections of a two-stage pot.   \nSupport sections of a pot that may collapse during throwing, either through      shortness of clay, thinness of walls, overworking, or from the extreme sharp of the pot while final manipulations are made.\nClean the bottom of the pot, using the rib as a substitute for a knife.\n\n "
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