Ken Chin-Purcell on thu 27 sep 01
While I was in Ireland I tuned my glazes for cone 8
oxidation firing. Now that I'm back in the US I would
prefer not to take my electric kiln up to cone 10 but to
continue developing at cone 8.
So I'm looking for a nice cone 8 white stoneware throwing body.
I was using Draycot (Potclays 1143M), which is a finely grogged
body with maybe a quarter fireclay. This is the kind of stuff
Mel would probably call "baby poo". It had a dense, lovely ring
when fired.
Cone 8 was a real sweet spot in Ireland & the UK but is no man's
land here. Any suggestions for pre-mix clay?
-- Ken
pammyam on fri 28 sep 01
If you are in the vicinity of Richmond, VA, Campbell's
Ceramic has a cone 8-10 white stoneware.
(804) 329 0109
http://www.claysupply.com/
I don't know anything about the other locations, but
according to a quick Google search and this website, they
also have locations in Alexandria, VA, Knoxville, TN, and
Mebane, NC.
Pam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Chin-Purcell"
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: Cone 8 white stoneware in US
: While I was in Ireland I tuned my glazes for cone 8
: oxidation firing. Now that I'm back in the US I would
: prefer not to take my electric kiln up to cone 10 but to
: continue developing at cone 8.
:
: So I'm looking for a nice cone 8 white stoneware throwing
body.
: I was using Draycot (Potclays 1143M), which is a finely
grogged
: body with maybe a quarter fireclay. This is the kind of
stuff
: Mel would probably call "baby poo". It had a dense,
lovely ring
: when fired.
:
: Cone 8 was a real sweet spot in Ireland & the UK but is no
man's
: land here. Any suggestions for pre-mix clay?
:
: -- Ken
:
:
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pammyam on fri 28 sep 01
P.S. - go to that website and you will find a listiing and
breakdown and description of the clay bodies. The one I
referred to is, I think, actually cone 6-10.
Campbell's Ceramics
http://www.claysupply.com/
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