
We stock moist clay from Kansas Clay (manufactured by our sister company, right here in our building!), Aardvark, Kentucky Mudworks, Laguna (we order from both California and Ohio plants) & Standard. We have dry blends of many of these clays available as well, and we also carry Standard Casting Slips. Use our convenient combinations of common groupings coupled with filters to drill down to find your perfect clay, or feel free to contact us for suggestions!
You may also want to check out this Youtube Playlist introducing and comparing many of our clay bodies.
Clay & Casting Slip
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Laguna Frost Porcelain Cone 6, WC437
An exceptionally white and translucent throwing porcelain for Cone 5-6. Characteristics Cone: 5 Wet Color: White Fired Color - Oxidation White Fired Color - Reduction White Texture: Smooth Penetrometer Target: 6.75 Ave. Shrinkage 2±% 11% Ave. Water Absorption 1±% >1% COE x 10-6: 6.99
$35.63 - $66.25
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Laguna B-Mix Cone 5 w/ Grog (WC436)
A very fine grog makes for a more forgiving body with a slight texture and minimal speckling. ***Oxidation (First Image), Reduction (Second Image). CharacteristicsCone: 5Wet Color: Light GrayFiring Color: Oxidation: Off-White - Reduction: Gray-WhiteTexture: Slightly CoarsePenetrometer Target: 6.75Avg. Shrinkage 2±%: 11.0%Avg. Water Absorption 1±%: 2.75%
$22.13 - $39.25
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Laguna B-Mix Cone 5 (WC401)
B-Mix 5 offers the same characteristics enjoyed by our Cone 10 B-Mix. Its smooth, porcelain texture is a pleasure to throw and form, and it fires to a cream color in oxidation. ***Oxidation (First Image), Reduction (Second Image). Due to talc shortages in the ceramic industry, your favorite clays may look a bit different. B Mix will appear slightly tanner at cone 5 than what you are used to. CharacteristicsCone: 5Wet Color: Light GrayFiring Color: Oxidation: Cream - Reduction: Off-WhiteTexture: SmoothPenetrometer Target: 6.75Avg. Shrinkage 2±%: 12%Avg. Water Absorption 1±%: 2.3%
$22.80 - $43.00
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Laguna #50 WC606
Stoneware favorite. Light sand color with fine specks. Excellent throwing body which enhances glaze colors and effects. There is no better all around throwing body available for the stoneware look. Fine speckling shows through glazes enhancing the piece. Optimal results at cone 5 SDS Sheet CharacteristicsCone: 5Wet Color: GrayFiring Color: Oxidation: Speckled Tan - Reduction: N/ATexture: SmoothConsistency:StandardAvg. Shrinkage 2±%: 12.0%Avg. Water Absorption 1±%: 2.93%COE x 10-6: 5.07
$19.98 - $35.95
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Kentucky Mudworks Speckled Turtle
Speckled Turtle ^5-6 A warm brown speckled plastic clay good for all forming techniques. Offers nice warmth tones at cone 6 and gives a reduction look to glazes. (Shr 11.5%, absorption cone 6 less than 0.5%)
$25.50 - $42.50
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Laguna Buff Sculpture WC392
Excellent coarse sculpture body with 60 mesh sand and 30 to 60 mesh grog. Nice range of firing colors from buff to dark tan. Low shrinkage. Special Order body, available in full box only Cone: 5Wet Color: BuffFiring Color: Oxidation: Buff - Reduction: Dark TanTexture: CoarsePenetrometer Target: 6Avg. Shrinkage 2±%: 5%Avg. Water Absorption 1±%: 10%COE x 10-6: 5.825
$45.50
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Kansas Clays, LLC Buff/White Stoneware (District Clay)
Late October 2022, we replaced the 35 mesh fireclay with 40 mesh fireclay, resulting in fewer impurities and a slightly smoother texture A medium range light stoneware body which fires off-white to buff in oxidation and slightly darker in reduction. RECOMMENDED VIDEO: Buff by Bracker's
$30.00 - $35.00