Don Jones on thu 12 feb 98
Dear Group,
As my luck would have it (again) the clay I was using will become
unavailable because my supplier doesn't want to carry it. Minnesota #7
Does anyone use a white earthenware clay with 80-90 mesh sand that they buy
commercially?
In the New Mexico area, the suppliers only want to carry Laguna or locally
make very tight earthenware bodies for burnishing and such. I don't use
enough to have clay custom made (about 1800 lbs per year). I am sort of
frustrated. I hate to use laguna Bmix with sand (cone 10) and send out
only bisque fired clay. The Laguna Bmix 5 cracks with my forms. I fire to
only cone 05. I love the dillo white that is made in Texas but it is hard
to get a truck up here and again it is a cone 10 clay. Any suggestions?
Don Jones
claysky@highfiber.com
:-) implied in all messages and replies
http://highfiber.com/~claysky
Christine Pereira on fri 13 feb 98
Don:
I don't have my catalog with me right now, but you might want to contact
Mile Hi Ceramics in Denver. They have a claybody called Dover that you can
get with "sand" as they call it. I'm not sure of firing range, but I think
it is available as a lowfire clay. Denver may be too far and I'm not sure
about their delivery setup to New Mexico (probably via UPS hundredweight),
but it might be worth a call. The folks there are usually pretty helpful.
Chris Pereira
fennimor@spot.colorado.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Jones
To: Multiple recipients of list CLAYART
Date: Thursday, February 12, 1998 11:59 AM
Subject: Need clay body
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Dear Group,
>As my luck would have it (again) the clay I was using will become
>unavailable because my supplier doesn't want to carry it. Minnesota #7
>Does anyone use a white earthenware clay with 80-90 mesh sand that they buy
>commercially?
>In the New Mexico area, the suppliers only want to carry Laguna or locally
>make very tight earthenware bodies for burnishing and such. I don't use
>enough to have clay custom made (about 1800 lbs per year). I am sort of
>frustrated. I hate to use laguna Bmix with sand (cone 10) and send out
>only bisque fired clay. The Laguna Bmix 5 cracks with my forms. I fire to
>only cone 05. I love the dillo white that is made in Texas but it is hard
>to get a truck up here and again it is a cone 10 clay. Any suggestions?
>
>
>Don Jones
>claysky@highfiber.com
> :-) implied in all messages and replies
>http://highfiber.com/~claysky
Carol Tague on sun 15 feb 98
Highwater Clay has a new "Orange Stone" clay body. The firing range might
be a little high though 6-10. If you need more information, please feel
free to call Carol @ Florida Clay Art Co. 1-800-211-7713 I just so happen
to be a Highwater Clay distributor.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Jones
>To: Multiple recipients of list CLAYART
>Date: Thursday, February 12, 1998 11:59 AM
>Subject: Need clay body
>
>
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Dear Group,
>>As my luck would have it (again) the clay I was using will become
>>unavailable because my supplier doesn't want to carry it. Minnesota #7
>>Does anyone use a white earthenware clay with 80-90 mesh sand that they buy
>>commercially?
>>In the New Mexico area, the suppliers only want to carry Laguna or locally
>>make very tight earthenware bodies for burnishing and such. I don't use
>>enough to have clay custom made (about 1800 lbs per year). I am sort of
>>frustrated. I hate to use laguna Bmix with sand (cone 10) and send out
>>only bisque fired clay. The Laguna Bmix 5 cracks with my forms. I fire to
>>only cone 05. I love the dillo white that is made in Texas but it is hard
>>to get a truck up here and again it is a cone 10 clay. Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>Don Jones
>>claysky@highfiber.com
>> :-) implied in all messages and replies
>>http://highfiber.com/~claysky
>
>
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