● Free prototype · beta access

Stop doing the math. Get straight to creating.

Built for potters who hate computers but love precision. Create custom PDF templates in 30 seconds — no errors, no math, no ruler.

Instant access · no credit card · A4 printing

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Espresso cup

Ø 60 · h 55 mm finished · 12 % shrinkage · 5 mm slab

Print PDF
WallBase + handle

30 s per template · Shrinkage 0–20 % adjustable · Slab thickness compensated · Full-size A4 PDF export · Handles & profiles included

THE TIME YOU SAVE

Save 25 minutes on every project.

Average time from idea to the first cut in the clay. By hand, you start over. Digital, you just print.

Manual method · Ruler + mental math

35 min

Store-bought templates · Standard, rigid shapes

15 min

Our tool · Digital, made to measure

30 s ✓

0 %

CALCULATION ERRORS

No hidden approximations in your dimensions.

−90 %

TRACING TIME

Your hands go straight to the clay.

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MATERIAL COST

A few sheets, thousands of shapes.

RIGOUR, NOT CONSTRAINT

Digital in service of your artist’s eye.

Drawing a template by hand means risking an asymmetry, a bad joint angle, or a lid that won’t close. The tool generates perfect vector lines — you keep the freedom of the design, it takes care of the geometry.

No more “almost” — your pieces fit together on the first try.

Endless archive — reprint your favourite templates in one click.

Hand-drawn

Wobbly, imperfect lines

Digital

Guaranteed 90° cut

ZERO MENTAL MATH

You think in finished sizes. The tool thinks in raw clay.

Working out the circumference of a cylinder or compensating for your stoneware’s 13.5 % shrinkage is no longer your problem. You enter the dimensions of the piece you want after firing — the tool draws the “raw” version for you.

Handles shrinkage

Handles slab thickness

Prints at real size

Firing shrinkage, calculated for you

Every clay shrinks differently — often 10 to 14 %. Measure your shrinkage once, enter it, and every dimension of the template is scaled automatically.

Adjustable 0–20 %, to the decimal · Applies to diameters, heights and flat patterns · Switch clay → instant recalculation

template rectangle ↔ fired piece

THE LIBRARY

Twelve starting points, infinite sizes.

Espresso cup

Ø60 · h55

Straight mug

Ø85 · h95

Ramen bowl

Ø180 · h90

Chawan

Ø120 · h75

Dessert plate

Ø190

Serving platter

Ø300

You’re no longer limited by the shop’s stock. Every shape is parametric: adjust the dimensions, add a handle, change the number of facets — the pattern regenerates.

FROM SCREEN TO WORKBENCH

Three steps from idea to slab.

01

Pick a shape

Start from a model in the library. A parametric starting point, not a fixed mould.

02

Enter your sizes

Finished dimensions, your clay’s shrinkage, slab thickness. The preview updates live.

03

Print & cut

Full-size A4 PDF, assembly marks. Lay it on the slab and follow the lines.

WHY CHANGE YOUR HABITS

Spend less, create more freely.

80 €/an

Save on materials

Stop buying rigid templates at €15 each. A few euros of paper gives you thousands of shapes.

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Mental math

Circumference, your stoneware’s 13.5 % shrinkage, flat patterns… the tool draws the “raw” version for you, every time.

Total freedom

No longer limited by the shop’s stock. Create original shapes, try angles you’d never have drawn with a ruler.

FROM THE STUDIO

What the hands in the clay say.

The first potters to try it — their words, not mine.

★★★★★

No more working out circumferences on a scrap of paper. I pick, I print, I cut. My first mug was spot-on first try.

CM

Camille M.

Hobby potter · Nantes

★★★★★

Shrinkage used to be my nightmare. Now I enter my finished sizes and it’s sorted. A huge time-saver on my series.

JR

Julien R.

Ceramics studio · Lyon

★★★★★

Finally templates in MY size, not the shop’s. A tea caddy with a lid that actually closes — bliss.

SL

Sophie L.

Potter · Bordeaux

★ 4.9 / 5 from early feedback · +40 templates printed in testing · 100 % would do it again

THE STUDIO JOURNAL

Learn slab building.

Guides, techniques and tips for pieces that come out right — and to get the most from the tool. Every article has its own page, built for search.

● Coming soon · version 2

Coming soon: templates for the potter’s wheel.

Trimming profiles, height gauges and shape templates designed for the wheel are coming in the next version. Sign up for early access on launch day.

✓ One email, on launch day. No spam, unsubscribe in one click.

v2 · potter’s wheel

Ready to test the future of your studio?

The tool is currently free. In return, just tell us what you think so it fits your needs even better.

Instant access · no credit card required · A4 printing supported

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