CINDI ANDERSON on wed 14 jul 99
I've been throwing stoneware clays, but find myself firing them with low
fire glazes often. Mainly I wanted to concentrate on other things
before I started mixing my own glazes, and commercial glazes are low to
mid range. I like some of the cool colors in low fire.
Although I have been told that underfired stoneware is stronger than
vitrified low fire clay, I have become convinced through ClayArt that
this is not true. I should use a low fire clay if I'm going to fire it
low. I was also told my my clay supplier that low fire clays are lousy
to throw with, and most catalog descriptions of low fire clays say for
handbuilding. But I just tried a bag of San Jose White from Claymaker
and it seemed fine for throwing. (Maybe I'm missing something and it
will all fall apart in firing???)
I would like to try a variety of low fire clay bodies (white, red,
brown), so if you have favorite low fire clays what are they, and do you
use it for handbuilding or throwing?
Thanks!
ps If people email me directly, 'll collect the answers and send them
all back out for you and the archives.
ELIZABETH JACOBS on wed 21 jul 99
Cindi,
I have used S101 from Standard for over 10 years, which is rated from
^02-9. I use it for hand building, throwing, high fire , low fire and Raku.
I find it holds up better in raku than raku clay. I bisque everything to
^02.
Elizabeth Jacobs
CINDI ANDERSON wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I've been throwing stoneware clays, but find myself firing them with low
> fire glazes often. Mainly I wanted to concentrate on other things
> before I started mixing my own glazes, and commercial glazes are low to
> mid range. I like some of the cool colors in low fire.
>
> Although I have been told that underfired stoneware is stronger than
> vitrified low fire clay, I have become convinced through ClayArt that
> this is not true. I should use a low fire clay if I'm going to fire it
> low. I was also told my my clay supplier that low fire clays are lousy
> to throw with, and most catalog descriptions of low fire clays say for
> handbuilding. But I just tried a bag of San Jose White from Claymaker
> and it seemed fine for throwing. (Maybe I'm missing something and it
> will all fall apart in firing???)
>
> I would like to try a variety of low fire clay bodies (white, red,
> brown), so if you have favorite low fire clays what are they, and do you
> use it for handbuilding or throwing?
>
> Thanks!
>
> ps If people email me directly, 'll collect the answers and send them
> all back out for you and the archives.
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