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Chocolate Black Clay 1130
Firing Range: 1040°C-1120°C
Chocolate Black fires to produce a warm brown-black at earthenware temperatures, which becomes a more intense black when glazed. High pigment levels restrict the firing of this clay to a recommended range of 1040°C-1120°C.
This body is highly thixotropic. It may seem very firm straight from the bag but will soften.
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Sanded White Earthenware Clay 1141-30
Firing Range: 1100°C-1240°C
General purpose white earthenware body of exceptional handling properties arising from the inclusion of white sand/grog into the plastic LT25 base. Throws well and suitable for larger pots also.
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Texture - 3
Fired Colour - White
% Total Shrinkage at 1100°C - 9
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Standard Smooth Red Terracotta 1137
Firing Range: 1040°C-1170°C
Highly plastic blend of red marls giving a good colour and high fired strength. Attractively priced.
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Texture - 1
Fired Colour - Red Brown
% Total Shrinkage at 1100°C - 10
% Total Shrinkage at 1200°C - N/A
White Earthenware Clay 1141 LT25
Firing Range: 1100°C-1220°C
Known for many years as LT25, it is a very plastic white earthenware clay designed primarily for throwing. Firing to an ivory-white it offers good green strength.
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Texture - 1
Fired Colour - White
% Total Shrinkage at 1100°C - 9
% Total Shrinkage at 1200°C - 14
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Draycott White Stoneware Clay 1143
Firing Range: 1200°C-1300°C
An excellent, smooth-textured, white stoneware body based on plastic fireclays and china clays. Throws well and stands up well on the wheel.
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Texture - 1-2
Fired Colour - White/Off White
% Total Shrinkage at 1100°C - 10
% Total Shrinkage at 1200°C - 12
Flecked Stoneware Clay 1109
Firing Range: 1150°C-1290°C
Attractively flecked stoneware body based on a ball clay blend. Superb throwing properties for small or large pieces. Flecking burns nicely through covering glazes giving a reduction fired appearance under oxidising conditions. An extremely good body for thrown domestic stoneware.There may be some variation in fleck size and/or density from batch to batch due...
Grogged White Stoneware Clay 1142-30
Firing Range: 1200°C-1300°C
Sanded version of the 1142 clay, particularly good for throwing.
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Texture - 1-2
Fired Colour - Off White
% Total Shrinkage at 1100°C - N/A
% Total Shrinkage at 1200°C - 12
New Keuper Red Clay 1132
Firing Range: 1080°C-1230°C
159-1132A is a reformulation of 159-1132 (prior to that, 159-1131) due to a further change in fired result/colour response due to the iron oxide.
If you are a previous user of 159-1131 or 1132 we strongly recommend that you take a sample of 159-1132A for testing before buying in quantity.
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New Lavafleck Clay 1155
Firing Range: 1200°C-1270°C
Popular for its distinctive rustic, flecked character. Good handling for throwing. Shelves need to be well coated with refractory wash to prevent sticking during firing. There may be some variation in fleck size and/or density from batch to batch due to the nature of the material
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Oxidising St. Thomas Clay 1102
Firing Range: 1150°C-1280°C
Extremely popular general purpose high earthenware and stoneware body speckling very attractively under normal or slightly reducing conditions. Excellent resilience and tolerance. Good warp and crack resistance. Throws and slabs well. Outstanding for school use. Fires to toasted buff.
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Reduction St. Thomas Clay 1104
Firing Range: 1150°C-1280°C
Classic Reduction St Thomas is Reduction St Thomas 150-1104 with added iron to give fired results more akin to the ‘old’ Reduction St Thomas body of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
Over the years, whilst the R/STS recipe has remained the same, natural raw materials have inevitably changed as mining progressed and the market has required...
Staffordshire Stoneware Clay 1115
Firing Range: 1200°C-1290°C
Staffordshire Stoneware is a recent modification of the original and highly successful Pyropot recipe - a blend of ball clays, fireclays and red marls. The high ball clay content imparts exceptional plasticity, making it an ideal throwing body. Fireclay imparts refractory qualities whilst red marls give this body its characteristic subtle iron fleck. The recipe...
White St. Thomas Clay 1106
Firing Range: 1160°C-1300°C
Ideal for all thrown applications including large dinnerware platters, this 'white' firing St Thomas clay body has exceptional shape stability in both oxidation and reduction firing. Will withstand very high temperatures and is especially attractive under reduction firing conditions.
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White Stoneware Clay 1142
Firing Range: 1200°C-1300°C
A new white-burning, refractory, smooth-textured body which throws and handles well. A very good domestic ware body of excellent colour and perfomance and almost a smooth, sliphoused version of 157-1145. A sanded version, 1142-30 is also available which is a particularly good throwing body.
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White Stoneware Clay 1145
Firing Range: 1200°C-1300°C
Superb, strong stoneware throwing body based on top quality porcelain china clay and ball clays with added flux for good 'ring'. Excellent domestic ware body suitable for large and small wares. Smooth textured but stands well and can be thrown quite thinly. Shows colour well.
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David Leach Porcelain Clay 1147
Firing Range: 1220°C-1290°C
Based on the original David Leach recipe, it is white translucent porcelain of exceptional throwing quality.
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Texture - 1
Fired Colour - White
% Total Shrinkage at 1100°C - N/A
% Total Shrinkage at 1200°C - 14
Fine Bone China Clay
Firing Range: 1220°C-1240°C
A new bone china widely used in the Industry. Ideal for hand modelling. Superior whiteness and translucency.
NOTE This body is produced for the pottery industry and is supplied at a harder consistency than most other bodies we supply. If you find it is too hard for your purposes, please see this YouTube link for a handy tip regarding softening clay.
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Harry Fraser Porcelain Clay 1149
Firing Range: 1220°C-1290°C
Strong, white and translucent, this well known throwing porcelain developed by Harry Fraser combines the finest quality and value. Throws well. Consistent and reliable. A truly excellent white-burning translucent porcelain.
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Texture - 1
Fired Colour - White
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