John Post on mon 23 jun 08
Kim,
I have used Tucker's Mid-white clay body over the course of several
years and found that it is well vitrified at cone 6. Ron Roy helps
them with quality control and every batch I have used has consistently
fired well.
I used to have problems with mug handles getting hot in the microwave
when I used a body from another manufacturer. I developed some clay
bodies on my own that worked well for me, but I prefer having someone
else make my clay in large quantities. I don't know where you are
located, but I ordered the Tucker's clay from Bailey Ceramics in New
York and had it shipped to Michigan. It cost a bit more to order clay
from a few states away, but all of the local clay companies here make
clays that fire in the range of cone 5-11 instead of actually making
one that is vitrified at cone 6.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
:: cone 6 glaze website :: http://www.johnpost.us
:: elementary art website :: http://www.wemakeart.org
Kim Hohlmayer on mon 30 jun 08
Hi John,
Sorry so long in replying. The Tucker bodies seem to be a favorite among many and I will look into purchasing some before summer's end. I am glad I asked about this because it not only gave me many leads but gave me a chance to get to know my fellow clayarters better. As always it also got me thinking along many new lines. Thank you again. --Kim H.
--- On Mon, 6/23/08, John Post wrote:
> From: John Post
> Subject: claybodies -obsession
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 5:27 PM
> Kim,
>
> I have used Tucker's Mid-white clay body over the
> course of several
> years and found that it is well vitrified at cone 6. Ron
> Roy helps
> them with quality control and every batch I have used has
> consistently
> fired well.
>
> I used to have problems with mug handles getting hot in the
> microwave
> when I used a body from another manufacturer. I developed
> some clay
> bodies on my own that worked well for me, but I prefer
> having someone
> else make my clay in large quantities. I don't know
> where you are
> located, but I ordered the Tucker's clay from Bailey
> Ceramics in New
> York and had it shipped to Michigan. It cost a bit more to
> order clay
> from a few states away, but all of the local clay companies
> here make
> clays that fire in the range of cone 5-11 instead of
> actually making
> one that is vitrified at cone 6.
>
> John Post
> Sterling Heights, Michigan
>
> :: cone 6 glaze website :: http://www.johnpost.us
> :: elementary art website :: http://www.wemakeart.org
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