David Clark on sun 14 nov 04
I'm using it for stoneware. I'm working on a slightly translucent white
stoneware slip.
thanks,
David
David Clark on sun 14 nov 04
I've been looking for the whitest firing ball clay, I've found lots of
stuff that says Tenn. ball #10 is. But also have read elswhere that there
are others that are whiter, I cannot recall the names. Does anyone know
otherwise?
would love to hear what's true
Thanks one million
David Clark
Brooklyn
June Perry on sun 14 nov 04
C-1 is the whitest I've seen. It looks more like kaolin in my bar test.
It's higher in silica than most ball clays, and not everyone carries it,
sorry to say.
Regards,
June Perry
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/shambhalapottery/
Sam Hoffman on sun 14 nov 04
I am a big fan of S.G.P. Ball clay. It is much whiter than OM#4 and
makes a beautiful terra sig. I have used it successfully in clay
bodies, engobes, and glazes. It is distributed by KT Clays, the same
folks who distribute OM#4.
What are you using the ball clay for-clay, slip, or glaze?
-Sam Hoffman
S.L. Hoffman Pottery
www.samhoffman.com
On Nov 14, 2004, at 12:40 PM, David Clark wrote:
> I've been looking for the whitest firing ball clay, I've found lots of
> stuff that says Tenn. ball #10 is. But also have read elswhere that
> there
> are others that are whiter, I cannot recall the names. Does anyone
> know
> otherwise?
>
> would love to hear what's true
>
> Thanks one million
>
> David Clark
> Brooklyn
>
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David Hendley on mon 15 nov 04
Of the ball clays I have tested, Tennessee #1 is the whitest at cone 10R.
I have tested only the ones my supplier carries - about 5 different
ones, but all from the KT Clay Company.
David Hendley
Working hard to make sure there is no mug left behind
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> I've been looking for the whitest firing ball clay, I've found lots of
> stuff that says Tenn. ball #10 is. But also have read elswhere that there
> are others that are whiter, I cannot recall the names.
David Beumee on tue 16 nov 04
I've tested every ball clay I can find in the U.S.
H.C. Spinks (HCS) #5 and Old Hickory #5 are the whitest burning ball clays I have found.
David Beumee
Earth Alchemy Pottery
Lafayette, CO
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: David Clark
> I've been looking for the whitest firing ball clay, I've found lots of
> stuff that says Tenn. ball #10 is. But also have read elswhere that there
> are others that are whiter, I cannot recall the names. Does anyone know
> otherwise?
>
> would love to hear what's true
>
> Thanks one million
>
> David Clark
> Brooklyn
>
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