MT-01-04-5
Shape 5 - large kidney · Largest of the kidney shapes · Long curved edge for wide surfaces · Smoothing rather than detail · Blue = firm flexibility · Polymer, no sharp metal edge · Hanging hole
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Shape 5 is the largest of the kidneys, for covering surface quickly. Blue is the firm grade.
The long curved edge suits the outside of a bowl or the sweep of a shoulder, where a smaller rib leaves a faceted result because each pass is short. It is a finishing size rather than a detail size, and it is the wrong tool for a tight interior. Blue is the firm grade. It pushes back against the clay instead of folding away from it, which is the grade to reach for when truing a surface. Polymer, so there is no metal edge to bruise the clay. Central hole for hanging.
