Sharp tools prevent accidents. **Scrapers** — Scrapers come in various specifications, with teeth ranging from coarse to fine. One must develop the habit of caring for tools. After using a scraper, immediately brush away clay debris. This is especially important when working with fresh, tender bamboo, to prevent rust and corrosion. Additionally, scrapers should not come into contact with water to avoid rusting and dulling of the teeth. **Hacksaw** — Hacksaw blades come in coarse and fine teeth. When installing the blade, the teeth should face forward—never reverse this. The blade must be installed straight and properly aligned; otherwise, it will break easily. The above discusses several tools we need for our work. Below, we will discuss several of the most basic tools used in production and their requirements. 1. **Mallet**: The mallet face must be rough; it cannot simply be planed by a carpenter and considered finished. If the mallet becomes front-heavy or back-heavy during use, the clay coils and slabs produced will be uneven. This indicates the mallet is improperly balanced and needs to be reprocessed and ground (though sometimes this is also related to hand technique and clay quality). 2. **Turntable**: The turntable surface must be ground smooth. The surface should be slightly higher in the center—when a ruler is placed on the surface, both ends should have a slight gap, but this must be uniform. Do not think that because we now have wheels, turntables are unnecessary. Remember that everything has advantages and disadvantages. For throwing body cylinders, trimming lid boards, and shaping large pieces, the turntable fully demonstrates its advantages. Generally, each person should have at least two turntables—one 17 centimeters and one 13 centimeters. Moreover, using a turntable makes it more convenient to inspect products during production. 3. **Paddles**: For throwing body cylinders, one needs at least three paddles—large, medium, and small. The size specifications should correspond to the varieties being produced. Additionally, some small bamboo paddles are also indispensable. 4. **Gauge Tool**: The term "gauge tool" is a traditional name we have inherited. In reality, "gauge" refers to tools for making square shapes, but for convenience we still call it a gauge tool. The gauge tool consists of several parts: the gauge handle, gauge foot, blade, and gauge foot wedge. The technical requirements for the gauge tool are as follows: 1. The gauge handle must be flat and straight; 2. The blade must form a perpendicular angle with the gauge handle; 3. The lower part of the gauge foot hole must be absolutely flat and flush with the gauge handle. The upper front part of the hole should be slightly smaller, and the rear part slightly larger, to facilitate wedging; 4. The blade tip, gauge foot, and handle end must form a straight line.