Hands On Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 (edited) Hello I am looking place to buy Granular Feldspar up to .80mm - I live in the Uk and none of my clay stockist can get hold of any. I have been looking for 3 months to no avail. Could anyone recommend a place a could buy some in the USA so I can ask a friend to bring a small amount for me to play with. Strange we don’t have it here as we mine Feldspar. thanks in anticipation Foster Edited March 7 by Hands On grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 I stumbled across this Etsy listing where someone is selling feldspar granules, does this help? I know some people use chicken grit (not the oyster shell type) for big chunky inclusions in claybodies also. @PeterH, do you know of anywhere in the UK to buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 (edited) 13 hours ago, Min said: @PeterH, do you know of anywhere in the UK to buy it? Sorry, came up with a complete blank under that name. BTW I believe that chick grit is finer than chicken grit, for example: https://www.legbarsofbroadway.co.uk/grit-soluble-insoluble/ Edited March 8 by PeterH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergusonjeff Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Not all rock chicken grit is feldspar. I got some from another potter that worked, but all the chicken grit (rock kind, not shell) I can find now is granite. Can add interesting texture but does not melt even up to cone 12. PeterH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 If you’re in the UK, you might also check German suppliers. There’s one of them at least that sells a really large selection of grog types which I would assume to include different feldspar meshes, but their name has completely left my mind. I did find this website, which does have an English translation that bodes well. They carry a few different kinds of feldspar, and could be a better source of info on a supplier that’s at least somewhat closer to home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands On Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 Thanks good thinking just checked they don't actually sell the granular feldspar but I will now look further afield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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