Pottery Tools: 5 Types of Shitta (Bisque Fired) 1. For sake cups Mouth: 48mm, Base: 100mm, Height: 120mm, Weight: 362g 2. For straight teacups, free cups Mouth: 63mm, Base: 115mm, Height: 137mm, Weight: 530g 3. For small bowls, small plates Mouth: 88mm, Base: 115mm, Height: 119mm, Weight: 550g 4. For rice bowls, small plates Mouth: 103mm, Base: 118mm, Height: 116mm, Weight: 605g 5. For tokkuri (sake bottles), kyusu (teapots), etc. Mouth: 119mm, Base: 127mm, Height: 124mm, Weight: 725g 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. Trim the mouth to create the core. 4. Apply water to the mouth, cover the work, press to adhere, and carve out the foot. The holes in the body of the shitta are for trimming inside the foot. Tapping it will produce a "pon-pon" sound, indicating the thickness. Newly created at the request of graduates of the Hatori Pottery School. We tried setting it on the potter's wheel, and there was no wobble.