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stoneware claybody...a good one

updated sun 31 aug 97

 

Talbott on tue 26 aug 97

Celia still does a small amount of wedging even if it has been through a
deairing pugmill.... This claybody works good on the wheel...

ST-70 ^10

Fire Clay- 41%
Ball Clay- OM4 24%
Redart 10%
Silica Powder 10%
Feldspar G-200 10%
or Custer feldspar
*Grog 15%

*use all x-fine for throwing and use 10% fine and 5% x-fine for slab work.

Use 28 lbs of water for each 100 lbs of dry ingredients...

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