Nobashigote is a type of Japanese wooden throwing rib that functions like your inside hand when throwing and stretches and cleans the clay on the inside of the form. Nobashi literally means stretching. Nobashigote ribs come in two major types: a round rib, also called marugote and a teardrop-shaped, multi-purpose rib. Within these two groups there are many different shapes, thicknesses, and curves.