Ribs
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Ribs
Ribs: These can be of many materials, wood, plastic, rubber and aluminium(I suggest you purchase the rubber and metal from your local pottery supply store), being the most common.
Wooden ribs: are made by roughly cutting the shape with a jigsaw, and using a bench grinder to shape the curves and slant them into a workable v-shape. The off cuts of your bats make perfect ribs.
Marine ply being the best timber, as it resists the water, these ribs should last a potters lifetime.
Plastic ribs: Easiest ribs to make, but too rigid for my liking. Roughly cut credit or like, plastic card into shape, and sand smooth
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