Sarah Barnes on sat 24 jan 98
I used to have a recipe for stoneware body without grog from Pete
Pinnell, does anybody know this clay or have a nice grogless white stoneware
that goes to ^10. Some of the students here are looking for a nice
throwing clay body without grog and we would appreciate any help.
Thank you
Sarah
Maryland Institute
Richard Aerni on sun 25 jan 98
Sarah,
Rather than skipping grog entirely, perhaps you could try replacing the
existing grog with either a 100 mesh grog, or else a fine mullite. That
is what I do with my stoneware body, as I hate to leave trimming tracks
through the piece, and value the skin on the end of my fingers.
Good luck,
Richard Aerni
Sarah Barnes wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I used to have a recipe for stoneware body without grog from Pete
> Pinnell, does anybody know this clay or have a nice grogless white stoneware
> that goes to ^10. Some of the students here are looking for a nice
> throwing clay body without grog and we would appreciate any help.
>
> Thank you
> Sarah
> Maryland Institute
Tony Hansen on tue 27 jan 98
>I used to have a recipe for stoneware body without grog from Pete
>Pinnell, does anybody know this clay or have a nice grogless white stoneware
>that goes to ^10. Some of the students here are looking for a nice
>throwing clay body without grog and we would appreciate any help.
Why not start with a 25% kaolin, ball clay, feldspar, flint mix.
Make it more plastic by adding 1-4% bentonite but use a clean grade to
avoid fired speckle.
Use a plastic kaolin like tile 6 or sapphire if possible.
You can exchange some kaolin for ball clay to get better
workability, but watch for cracking problems.
If the body is too vitreous, reduce the feldspar and add clay.
If it is too porous, reduce the clay and add feldspar.
Keep the flint above 20% to make it easier to fit glazes.
Using a starting recipe like this means you will be in control and
you can use whatever kaolin, ball clay and feldspar are easy for you
to get.
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Talbott on wed 28 jan 98
Stoneware Claybody:
Water 28 lb
Fireclay, Hawthorne: 41 lb
OM4 Ball Clay: 24 lb
Red Art 10 lb
Silica Powder 10 lb
G-200 Feldspar 10 lb
Extra fine grog 15 lb (for throwing),
*for slab work 10 lb fine grog and 5 lb extra fine grog
To obtain extra fine grog you may have to submit a special order.
The extra fine grog provides strength and stability to the claybody without
tearing up your hands... ...Marshall
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Judith Enright on thu 29 jan 98
"The extra fine grog provides strength and stability to the claybody without
tearing up your hands... ...Marshall"
Speaking of tearing up one's hands, I managed to get a particularly nasty cut on
the most vulnerable part of my left hand (the crease on the edge of the palm pad
and the start of the pinkie) when I was throwing a few days ago. I couldn't
stop what I was doing and found that raising my cupped hand just a snutch above
the base of the ball of clay (thereby avoiding contact with the bat) actually
VASTLY IMPROVED my centering. I thought this might be a fluke of the day's
rhythm, but no -- now that my hand has healed I've continued using this 'new'
method with superior results. Necessity being the mother of invention (or at
least adaptation)....
Cheers --
Judith Enright @ Black Leopard Clayware
email: BLeopard@ricochet.net
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Subject: Re: Clay body recipe
Author: Talbott at Internet
Date: 1/28/98 8:42 AM
P Can on wed 15 sep 10
I have taken the dive and purchased a pug mill/mixer combination. I
searched the archives but cannot find a cone 6 clay body recipe. I would
like a red and also a white stoneware cone 6. I really like Bella's Blend
(Highwater) and am shooting for something comparable. Want very little fin=
e
grog.
I know I could spend countless hours trying to develop my own body (no pun
intended) but would love to have some of your family recipes. Although my
own grandma wouldn't share hers for honey bun cake.
Phyllis Canupp
Virginia Beach, VA
DJ Brewer on wed 15 sep 10
Here is a link I found on Studio Potter written by Val Cushing. I
mixed up the cone 6 porcelain recipe and some pieces I threw with it are
now in the bisque kiln. It's very smooth and has no grog. It's
supposed to fire translucent at cone 6. Guess I'll find out pretty soon
how that goes!
http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/art0009.htm
Good luck. Hope the information is helpful
DJ
On 9/15/2010 1:51 PM, P Can wrote:
> I have taken the dive and purchased a pug mill/mixer combination. I
> searched the archives but cannot find a cone 6 clay body recipe. I would
> like a red and also a white stoneware cone 6. I really like Bella's Ble=
nd
> (Highwater) and am shooting for something comparable. Want very little f=
ine
> grog.
>
> I know I could spend countless hours trying to develop my own body (no pu=
n
> intended) but would love to have some of your family recipes. Although m=
y
> own grandma wouldn't share hers for honey bun cake.
>
> Phyllis Canupp
> Virginia Beach, VA
>
ivor and olive lewis on thu 16 sep 10
Dear Phyllis Canupp,
One valuable source of clay body recipes is :
James Chappell.
"The Potter's Complete Book of Clay and Glazes"
ISBN 0-8230-4202-2
Watson-Guptill Publications 1977.
There are ideas for Cone 6. But what you are able to produce will depend on
raw materials that are available to you. You may wish to consider
prospecting for native clays to supplement refined supplies from wholesale
sources.
Regards,
Ivor Lewis,
REDHILL,
South Australia
Karen Gringhuis on sun 19 sep 10
Phyllis -=3D20
Val Cushing's HANDBOOK has several C/6 recipes which are grog-free and ma=
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y
suit your needs. Colors incl. 2 white, a cinnamon and an orange-brown.=3D2=
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If you need info on how to get a Handbook (around $25 incl mailing), ref.=
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to
my previous post on Clayart or write me back.=3D20
Karen Gringhuis
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