Tools

Having the right tool for the job makes things go so smoothly! Strictly speaking, you can work polymer clay with no more tools than your hands to shape it with and an oven in which to cure it. If you find you enjoy clay, however, you'll probably want to acquire a few other tools-or maybe even quite a few!

Your tool wish list will vary according to what you like to do with polymer clay. For instance, if you like bead-making, you'll certainly need a tool to pierce or drill holes. You may already own items that can be used with polymer clay. Anyone who uses rubber stamps for paper crafts will be delighted to learn that her collection of stamps can also be used to impress images into polymer clay.

Read more to learn about different tools and their possible uses with polymer clay.

Sections

Work Surface
Oven (& related)
Texturizers & Stamps
Shaping & Piercing
Cutting Tools
Pasta Machine/Brayer
Shape Cutters
Clay Gun/Extruder
Molds
Measuring Tools
Bead Rollers
Power Tools
Supplies