Pottery Tools: 5 Types of Shitta (Bisque Firing) 1. Guinomi (sake cup), small plate Mouth: 46mm, Base: 104mm, Height: 116mm, Weight: 384g 2. Straight teacup, coffee cup, tumbler Mouth: 60mm, Base: 110mm, Height: 134mm, Weight: 460g 3. Small bowl, small plate Mouth: 85mm, Base: 115mm, Height: 114mm, Weight: 550g 4. Rice bowl, coffee saucer Mouth: 105mm, Base: 116mm, Height: 106mm, Weight: 600g 5. Tokkuri (sake bottle), kyusu (teapot), plate, bowl Mouth: 118mm, Base: 123mm, Height: 118mm, Weight: 700g How to Use: 1. Apply slip to the mouth and base, and wrap clay around the mouth. 2. Set the shitta on the potter's wheel and secure it with clay. 3. (Missing step in original text - likely a typo) 4. Apply water to the mouth, cover the work, press to adhere, and carve out the foot. The hole in the body of the shitta is for carving inside the foot. Tapping it will produce a "pon-pon" sound, indicating the thickness of the foot. Newly made at the request of graduates of the Hatori Pottery School. Set it on the potter's wheel and spin it; there is no wobble.