Mudtools MudSponge Cleanup Shaping Pottery Review

As usual, mud tools use colors to distinguish similar products. Blue is thinner, very flexible, large pores, texture reminiscent of a kitchen sponge. The orange is slightly denser, with fewer pores and a slightly denser body. The white has a very smooth texture with no visible pores, the same thickness as the orange, the same stiffness, maybe a little harder. I just threw them for the first time and I love them. I would say blue doesn't look like it will have the longest lifespan, but time will

I really like these sponges. I was a bit surprised at how thin they are, but as you can see I've included a photo of each of them partially wet so you can see their size and wet size for comparison. I think they are best used with a non-chamotte clay body (which I have), so I have found that the sponges accentuate the surface of the grog in the clay and make it rough. So for me I mainly used it to add water to the piece when I flip it, which makes the small size comfortable in my hand. They all

Reviews praise these sponges like it's the end of all sponges. Maybe I'm wrong here? They are good but I don't get what all the hype is about? I am seriously confused. I get that they're smooth to throw and even durable, but ultimately they're nowhere near as absorbent as my cheap $6-$1 pack of sponges. Also, I find their shape a bit uncomfortable when throwing. Finally, I use $1 store sponges most of the time. I was expecting serious superiority from the $3/$20 pack of SPONGES. It was just ah.