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American Ceramic Supply Co.
Wooden-handled pottery tools, glaze test tiles, and a rolling pin arranged on a wood surface

Hand tools, brushes & supplies

Tools & Accessories

MKM, Kemper, Royal, and GR Pottery Forms tools, brushes, sponges, stilts, cones, and stamps.

About the category

What we carry, and why

The small things make the work. We stock the tool lines makers reach for daily: Kemper for trimming and detail, MKM for decorating rollers and stamps, GR Pottery Forms for slumping and shaping, Royal and Mayco brushes for glaze application, and the consumables every studio runs through, sponges, stilts, witness cones, and tool sets for new students.

If you are outfitting a classroom or a beginner, our tool sets take the guesswork out of the starter kit. If you are a working potter, you already know the difference a good rib or a fresh trimming tool makes, and we keep the lines you trust in stock.

MKMKemperRoyalGR Pottery FormsMayco

What To Think About

Buying Tools well

A few things we talk through at the counter before anyone commits.

Buy cones for every firing

Witness cones are cheap insurance. A cone pack on every shelf tells you what the controller cannot: the real heatwork your ware experienced.

Brushes are not interchangeable

Soft-haired glaze brushes lay color down evenly; stiff brushes streak. Match the brush to the glaze line for results you can repeat.

Outfit students with a set

A complete starter tool set keeps a class moving and prevents the lost-tool chaos that eats studio time.

Need a hand choosing?

Tell us what you make

We help match the product to the work, the cone, and the room. Call us or send a note and we will point you to exactly the right thing.