daniweigandt Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 I am looking to make a red clay body. I fire to cone 6. I am needing a simple recipe so I do not have to buy a lot of different materials. Currently I use the Hombolt porcelain clay body (silica, ball clay, epk, and minspar) If I am able to substitute one of those out for say red art clay, or another known red clay body that would be easiest. Anybody with simple red cone six recipes or know where I can find them? I do not glaze my work so shrinkage is not an issue. I just need to to be strong/sturdy once fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Some to start with here. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinbucket Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 I recently asked a similar question so I will link you to that thread. The second link is a series of recipes I have found and I am in the middle of testing. http://www.davidgarywright.com/Neuman_Clay.html Newman clay is no longer mined, but Laguna makes a substitute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniweigandt Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 here is my former teacher's (Bill Daley) clay body. He fired it at a brick yard conveyor kiln. Daley's is toasty golden, Linda's is rich and deeper color, and David's is the reddest. If you search the Ceramics monthly Archives for an article with Daley and Wright you could see examples of their pieces. Daley's and Linda's are more for hand building. Wright's can be thrown. I just noticed the above link has examples of Daley's clay body. Marcia Bill Daley's Body ^6 tight Clay Body Ball Clay 13.33% Cedar Hts Red Art 40 Fire Clay 20 Newman Red Clay 26.67 100 Barium Carbonate 1% dissolve in water Grog 10% Linda Blossom' ^6 Clay Body Hawthorne Fire Clay 35 OM #4 Ball Clay 20 Newman Red 20 Fine Grog 20 Silica 200 mesh 15 G200 Feldspar 10 to glaze green use .5% vee gum in glaze David Wright ^6 Clay Body Ball Clay 10% Cedar Hts. Redart 30% Fire Clay 20 Newman red 40 100 Barium carb. 1% Bentonite 1% Fine Grog 5% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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