Inspired by Jon’s video on his top ten tools.

First thing to say is that I’m making a distinction between equipment (wheel, kiln, etc) and tools. Obviously the tools won’t be much use without the right equipment! These are my top ten essential tools for producing work on the wheel. They’re in order of use rather than importance, but I don’t know if I could actually sort them in order of importance. These are the tools that I’d replace immediately if they were lost or damaged: