Other Clay Manufacturers

We sell a complete line of Tucker’s Clay, most bodies of which we keep in stock. We also sell PSH, Plainsman and Laguna Miller clay. We have in stock a few of their most popular clay bodies and are able to get in any clay bodies from these suppliers that we don’t have on hand. See clay manufacturers' descriptions below.

Tucker's Clay

PSH Clay

Earthenware

400   The ideal white handlbuilding & potting clay for studio & classroom alike. Fits all our 06           decorating media. Bisque at 05 for best glaze results at cone 06.
405   A very plastic, versatile, white clay with sligthly less craze resistance than 400. Bisque at           04; glaze at 06.
410   A very plastic clay containing no talc. Ideal for unglazed applications or with crackle           glazes. Fires cone 06-03.
415   405 with 15% coarse (20 mesh) grog for sculpting larger pieces. Fires warm-white flecked           lightly with cream & grey.
425   A slippery-smooth general purpose terra-cotta. Colour deepens from cone 06 - 2. Good for           Majolica. Craze resistance improves with higher (04-03) bisque firing.
435   425 with 10% medium-coarse grog for handbuilding larger pieces. Fires cone 06 - 2. For           very large forms, use 620.

Cone 6 Stoneware

455   Plastic throwing clay with a fireclay "tooth", firing to a warm buff with speckle at cone 6;           risk of bloating above.
505   Fires rusty red-brown with a faint, creamy fleck at cone 6;deeper & greyer at 8. Versatile           body with a soft "tooth".
510   A favourite throwing clay since the 1960’s. Very plastic. Warmest shades at cones 5-6;           natural-taupe at 7-8.
515   Popular, versatile, smooth, cream stoneware for cone 6-7. Light fired colour promotes           clean decorating colours.
519   A cone 6 clay approaching the whiteness of porcelain while maintaining the working           properties of stoneware.
519S 519 based body with fine quartz sand for larger forms. Excellent workability. Fires slightly           creamier than 519.
525   Similar to 515, but maturing at cone 7-8. Now, lower in sulphur and cleaner firing.
540I  A unique multi-purpose black cone 6 clay Note: Not recommended for microwave           ware; iron oxide stain gets hot.
542   New! Smooth, medium-grey cone 6 clay Note: Not recommended for microwave ware; iron           oxide stain gets hot.

Raku

575   Original, kyanite-based, balanced body combining thermal shock resistance with throwing           ease. Fires pale pink.
575SM  SHEBA RAKU - A finely textured, white raku body developed with Michael Sheba to his           specifications.

Cone 10 Stoneware

570   A lighter variation of our very popular 580. Fires in reduction to a variegated grey white          at cone 10.
580   An excellent cone 10 reduction body. Fires gray-buff, warmer at glaze edges. Ideal                    for functional ware.

Sculpture Clay

600   Contains 15% coarse grog for making larger forms.Fires to a textured cream-gray from           cones 6 to 10.
620   25+% coarse grog yet surprisingly plastic. Fires to a textured, deep red-brown with light           flecks at cone 6.

Super White Earthenware

700   Our whitest earthenware with an exceptionally low crystalline silica content. Bisque at 03;           glaze at 06.

Cone 6 & Cone 10 Porcelain

900  Classic cone 10 porcelain formulated for maximum whiteness. Widely used by production &          teaching potters alike.
905   Formulated for maximum transluscency and superior craze resistance at cone 10. Due to           higher glass content, large or unbalanced forms may deform slightly.
910   A bright, white, versatile porcelain for use at cone 6-8.Ideal clay for realizing           cleanest colours from stains.

Plainsman Clay

Earthenware

L210   Smooth, lighter coloured terra-cotta body at cones 06-04. Brown in the cone1-4 range.
L212   A popular, smooth, cream white clay with talc.

Mid Temperature Stoneware

M325   A robust, finely grogged, general purpose mid-temperature body firing grey-buff at 6.
M332   Sandy, yet very plastic, a warm red-buff at 5-6.
M340   Highly recommended. A smooth, grey-buff firing clay for moderately sized functional             ware.
M350   A smooth, plastic throwing clay firing red-buff at cone 5-6. Ideal clay for functional ware.
M390   A smooth, plastic throwing clay firing to an unusually rich, deep red brown at cone 5-6.


Cone 10 Stoneware

H431   A sandy textured, open, robust reduction body firing grey buff with medium speckle at             cone 10.
H440   A plastic throwing clay with slight tooth. Fires speckled, deep red brown in reduction.
H443   Like H440, but lighter & less speckled.
H460   Like M340 for cone 7-8 oxidation.
H550   A popular, light firing body, now, smoother, more plastic & less prone to bloating.
H555   Plastic, off-white reduction body for functional ware; a blend of Plainsman & imported             clays.

Grogged Clays

H440G   H440 with 20% 20m grog for large scale work.
H441G   Light firing sculpting clay with 20% 20m grog.

Cone 6-10 Whitewares

P300   Moderately plastic, mid temperature, smooth, white porcelaneous stoneware.
P530   Cone 8-1O ; Not as white as porcelain but better working & drying properties.
P600   Moderately plastic, high temperature. smooth, white porcelaneous stoneware.
WHITESTONE Sept./97: DISCONTINUED: available by custom order only.

Laguna Clay

Earthenware

10   Smooth, plastic, non-talc white clay. For best glaze fire at cone 06, bisque at 05.

Mid temperature Stoneware Porcelain

15   Transluscent. Grolleg-based. cone 6 porcelain. Very good for throwing thin pieces -large or         small.
50   Popular. light sand clay with a fine speckle at cone 6.
55   Off-white cone 6 throwing stoneware with minor fireclay speckling. Ideal for functional        ware.
60   Cone 6-9 body with speckles resembling iron reduction spotting.
65   Cone 6-8 white throwing body for functional ware. 66 65 with sand; best for tile, slabs, &         sculpture.
80   Plastic for throwing; Fires red-brown. In 4-6 range.
90   Similar to 80 but darker in colour. Fire at cone 4-6.
BMIX5 Smooth cream-white throwing clay. Fire at cone 5-6.
FROST Cone 6. Very white, very translucent porcelain in oxidation; off white in reduction.

Cone 10 Stoneware Porcelain

550   Fine transluscent porcelain based on English Grolleg kaolin. Good for throwing &                     handbuilding.
750   Dark toast clay for wheel, slab & handwork. Excellent colour at cone 10 if not                     over-reduced.
850   Off-white, moderatly textured, throwing body with fireclay. A popular cone 10 reduction           clay.
BMIXIO Smooth, cream-white throwing clay. Fire at cone 10.
SOUTHERN ICE Very white, very translucent porcelain
FROST Cone 10 Very white, very translucent porcelain in oxidation; off white in reduction.