Wil Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I have been looking around and have many recipes of different clays that I have been mixing and using, but I have not found one white clay. I do not desire to use a porceline based type clay and would enjoy mixing my own. Is there anyone that has a white cone 6 clay recipe which they are willing to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perkolator Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 here's a general white clay body i found in my notebook. haven't tested it myself, but should get you in the ^1-6 range and it should be fairly white. 20 Ball 35 Kaolin 20 Silica 15 Neph Sye 10 Talc with pretty much any clay recipe, the "whiteness" achieved will have a lot to do with the types of clays you put in the batch since there are varying degrees of whiteness for different ball and kaolin clays. also substituting different things may work for you if you want whiteness - try subbing EPK with something like Grolleg or Tile6. i tested the following recipe a few years ago and it was just alright, but worked OK for a "white clay body" vs calling it porcelain. ^6 porcelain: 20 EPK 20 Grolleg 5 Ball 30 Neph Sye 5 Gerstley B 20 Flint 2% plasticizer (veegum, bentonite, macaloid, etc) what clay bodies have you been testing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 there is a really great white cone 6 clay from highwater called little loafers. i know you said you want to make your own and perkolator has given you recipes. when you use a ball clay to make your body try C&C ball clay. it is very white and not a dirty one like old mine #4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Loafers(cone 10) and little loafers are great clays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 here is one my student's found and used. Vessel 6 White Throwing Body (a student discovered this and we adopted it. I don't know the origin.) Custer Feldspar 10 pounds Fire Clay 60 Ball Clay 40 Silica (Flint) 10 This mixture needs to age for several days to a week before using. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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