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holds the key ingredient... Contents

About Us 3

How To Choose The Right For You 4

Our Clays 6 6 Alex Shimwell 7 Earthstones 10 Professional 13 16 17 French Regional Clays 18 Clays 18 Powdered Clays 19

Slips 21 Casting Slips 21 Pouring Slips 21 Decorating Slips 21

Raw Materials 22 China/Ball Clays 22 Raw Clays 22 Fluxes 22 Oxides 23 Groggs 23 Plasters 23 Deflocculants 23 Sundry Materials 24

Custom Clay Formulas & Special Order Clays 25

Warranties & Responsibilities 25

Technical Information 26

Jane Wheeler 2016 Price List 30

Distributors 34 Front cover images are provided by... Top: Clare Wakefield Bottom: Beverley Gee, Garry & Pollie Uttley, Susanne Luckacs-Ringel 2 INFO

About Us

In the heart of the over the past 36 years over 90 clay bodies to choose from Valentine Clays has Valentine Clays, a family run manufacturer, has worked ensured that there is a product to suit a potters every directly with the studio potter community formulating need whether you are a beginner or a professional. and fine tuning clays using the best possible ingredients. For advice or help with any technical issues please call This close working relationship enables the world-leading 01782 271200 or email [email protected] clay manufacturer and raw materials supplier; based we will be only too pleased to help. in Stoke-on-Trent, to successfully develop clay bodies to suit the specific requirements of a long list of renowned British and International potters.

The team at Valentine Clays prides itself on constant development of new and innovative clays bodies using Kind regards, the latest ceramic manufacturing equipment; with The Valentine Clays Team

Thank you to the studio potters whose images, taken from our online gallery, have been used in this brochure. Our online gallery is a showcase of talented artists that use Valentine clay’s products. To join our gallery please visit www.valentineclays.co.uk/join-our-gallery

Hayley-Jay Daniels

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How to choose the right clay for you

With so many options currently in the market, whether you are a beginner or professional Potter choosing the right clay can be a difficult decision. Over the past 30 years we have worked directly with the studio potter community formulating and fine tuning clays using the best possible ingredients. This close working relationship has enabled us to identify 7 key areas that should be considered when making your decision.

1. 3. Firing range of your Size of your work

The firing range of your kiln should be the first Another key area is the size of work you plan to create, consideration for any potter, as this will determine which larger pieces often require a more heavily grogged type of clays you will be able to use. Lower temperature clay whereas smaller pieces of work can require more are more suitable to earthernwares where as higher plasticity. temperature kilns can accommodate and . The glaze you use with your chosen clay body is also affected by the temperature of your kiln. 4. Texture you would like to create

2. Texture of the clay body you choose is equally as vital Application you plan to use when identifying the best clay for use. The feel and look of the ceramic piece you are creating is affected by the The type of work that you intend to create is also an amount of grogg within the clay body. No grogg will important factor when considering the most appropriate result in a smooth polished finish, a fine grogg will give clay. What methods you choose to use whether it will be some strength and stability, or by increasing the grogg thrown, handbuilt, sculptured or modelled will dictate size and percentage within the clay you will be able to this in the same way the end use of ornamental, inside achieve a coarser finish and high strength result. or outside use, functional, domestic or oven to will. 5. Fired colour a key factor

From to Porcelains and now black clays there is even more choice for the studio potter. As most clay bodies can also vary with temperature the decision is even more difficult.

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Firing range - Jim Robison unloads kiln Application of work - Kevin Millward Size of work - Jim Robison making a Rufford

6. Other useful tips:

Glaze compatibility and application Technical Information Chart On page 26 the technical information chart has been Glaze compatibility and application can be a technical designed to help you when making your decision on process and is important to test with the clay you choose. what clay is right to use. The chart offers information The temperature of your kiln is also a contributing on chemical analysis, contraction, thermal expansion, factor when considering the most appropriate clay and texture & fired colour. Some or all of these factors may be compatible glaze. important to you and the project you are creating. If you need help to make your decisions, call our technical team on 01782 271200 or email [email protected] 7. Clay Hardness Samples and Testing Our clays are produced to a medium consistency of 6.5 – 7 as measured by a Penetrometer (clay hardness tester): The most important key area is testing as this will determine the ideal clay for use. Once the appropriate Clay Hardness Rating clay bodies have been chosen based on the above key areas then samples are the best method for testing. Description Hardness Soft 6.0 – 6.5 Contact us Medium 6.5 – 7.0 Firm 7.0 – 8.0 For technical advice, further information or free samples (plus £11.50 + VAT postage & packaging) please call 01782 271200 or email [email protected]

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TERRACOTTA CLAYS

Our Clays An extremely popular range of general purpose clays based on a blend of Etruria Marls. The 7 key areas described previously are incorporated into our list of over 90 clay bodies to help when choosing Standard Red Terracotta the right clay for you. Categories to choose from include: CATEGORY: Terracotta METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, • Terracotta • Earthenware Casting • Stoneware • French Regional Clays COLOUR: Red TEXTURE: Smooth • Earthstones • Paper Clays FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C • Professional • Powdered Clays • Porcelain An extremely popular general purpose clay based on a blend of Etruria Marls. With Method, Colour, Texture, and Firing Range also included in each clay description as a further guide to Standard Red Terracotta Grogged help. - 10% CATEGORY: Terracotta To order please call 01782 271200 or visit our online METHOD: Throwing, Modelling shop at www.valentineclays.co.uk COLOUR: Red TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C

The addition of grogg (10%) in this body improves strength in throwing and increases resistance to cracking and warping especially on larger pieces.

Standard Red Terracotta Grogged - 20% CATEGORY: Terracotta METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Hand building COLOUR: Red TEXTURE: Medium Textured FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C

The addition of grogg (20%) in this body improves strength in throwing and increases resistance to cracking and warping especially on larger pieces.

Terracotta Fine 120s CATEGORY: Terracotta METHOD: Throwing, Casting COLOUR: Red TEXTURE: Very Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C Emma Rodgers

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A general blend of Etruria Marls produced to a much finer Stoneware V9G degree giving a pleasing smooth finish. CATEGORY: Stoneware METHOD: Throwing, Modelling COLOUR: Buff Terracotta V636 TEXTURE: Smooth Textured CATEGORY: Terracotta FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Casting The addition of grogg gives good resistance to cracking COLOUR: Red and warping. V9G behaves well under oxidising and TEXTURE: Smooth reduction conditions. FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1160°C

A very well behaved clay resulting from a blend of Etruria Stoneware HT Marls and Shropshire Fire Clays. CATEGORY: Stoneware METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Casting Terracotta Clay COLOUR: Buff CATEGORY: Terracotta TEXTURE: Smooth METHOD: Modelling, Hand building FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C COLOUR: Red TEXTURE: Coarse Textured This stoneware body is especially recommended for FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1220°C reduction and contains a fine grogg free of dust faction.

A newly developed clay containing a good degree of medium to coarse grogg. Gives open texture yet retaining Stoneware HTG a good degree of plasticity and has a good resistance CATEGORY: Stoneware to thermal shock. Suitable for large sculptural work, METHOD: Throwing, Modelling gardenware, slab work etc. COLOUR: Buff TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C

STONEWARE CLAYS Same as Stoneware HT but with the addition of a mesh graded dust free grogg. Produced using a blend of fireclays, ball clays and china clays - Stoneware clays have a wide firing range and are suitable for a variety of uses. Stoneware HT Special CATEGORY: Stoneware METHOD: Throwing, Modelling Stoneware V9A COLOUR: Buff CATEGORY: Stoneware TEXTURE: Smooth METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C Casting COLOUR: Buff Same as Stoneware HT but contains TEXTURE: Smooth extra additives to increase resistance of thermal shock. FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C Suitable for oven to tableware.

An excellent general purpose , which contains Shropshire & South Staffordshire Fire Clays with a fine graded dust free grogg.

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Stoneware Delta Stoneware B17C Grogg CATEGORY: Stoneware CATEGORY: Stoneware METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Hand Casting building COLOUR: Buff COLOUR: Off White TEXTURE: Smooth Textured TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C

A pronounced speckle will appear through glaze under Same as Stoneware B17C but with the addition of a mesh oxidising conditions. graded dust free grogg.

Stoneware Special Fleck Stoneware Millennium White CATEGORY: Stoneware CATEGORY: Stoneware METHOD: Throwing, Modelling METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, COLOUR: Buff Casting TEXTURE: Smooth Textured COLOUR: White FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C TEXTURE: Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1260°C A carefully blended natural stoneware which speckles attractively under normal conditions. Heavier speckling Millennium is our ultimate white stoneware, firing under reduction. whiter with a high degree of plasticity that will tolerate earthenware/stoneware conditions.

Stoneware White Fleck CATEGORY: Stoneware Stoneware Arctic White METHOD: Throwing, Modelling CATEGORY: Stoneware COLOUR: Off White METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, TEXTURE: Smooth Textured Casting FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C COLOUR: Off White TEXTURE: Smooth A newly developed clay which has a pronounced speckle FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C and contains a high quality China and . This clay body is an alternative to our White Stoneware B17C offering a whiter colour but remaining suitable for Stoneware B17C throwing & modelling. CATEGORY: Stoneware METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Casting Stoneware Birch COLOUR: Pale Buff CATEGORY: Stoneware TEXTURE: Smooth METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C Casting COLOUR: Pale Buff This body is a blend of selected low iron clays providing TEXTURE: Smooth an ideal background for a decorative approach to FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C stoneware . Silica sand makes it excellent for throwing too. A good all round general purpose clay.

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Crank KGM Body CATEGORY: Stoneware CATEGORY: Stoneware METHOD: Modelling, Hand building, METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Hand Slab building building, Casting COLOUR: Pale Buff COLOUR: Off White TEXTURE: Coarse Textured TEXTURE: Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1280°C

This body has a good degree of plasticity, containing a The KGM body has a wide firing range and can also be coarse silica grog. Suitable for medium sized sculptural used at earthenware temperatures 1080°C - 1120°C. and slab work. Its’ warm cream colour makes it ideal for decorating or coloured glazes. It can also be fired as stoneware 1220°C - 1280°C in both oxidised and reduction firing, its colour Stoneware Toasted responding well to glazes. A small amount of speckling CATEGORY: Stoneware can be seen in reduction. The body throws and turns METHOD: Throwing, Modelling well, can be used with handbuilding techniques and also COLOUR: Toasted makes a very good casting body. TEXTURE: Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C St Patricks White A carefully blended Stoneware and Etruria Clay CATEGORY: Stoneware with a fine grogg additive. Pleasant reduction under METHOD: Throwing, Hand building normal oxidising conditions. COLOUR: Off White TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C Raku CATEGORY: Stoneware St Patricks White is good for both large and small pots METHOD: Throwing, Modelling and is a beautiful colour under oxidised and reduction COLOUR: Buff firing. Good for throwing and handbuilding where a TEXTURE: Smooth Textured smooth finish is required. FIRING RANGE: 900°C –1280°C

A very fine firebrick grogged clay, suitable for throwing and modelling.

Steve Harrison Body CATEGORY: Stoneware METHOD: Throwing, Modelling COLOUR: Pale Buff TEXTURE: Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C

Based on a similar formula to the Harry Davis Body, being a white highly versatile fine body containing a fine silica sand with good salt glazing properties.

Hannah McAndrew

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EARTHSTONE CLAYS ES 20 (Smooth Textured) CATEGORY: Earthstone Using refined raw materials this range of clays have been METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, developed with the studio potter in mind to give greater Hand building, Coil built, Slab making flexibility. building COLOUR: Off White TEXTURE: Medium Textured ES 5 (Original) FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C CATEGORY: Earthstone METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, ES 20 is a particularly versatile clay which matures Slab building between 1180°C - 1280°C and fires off white. ES 20’s low COLOUR: Off White shrinkage means that it is highly resistant to warping, TEXTURE: Smooth Textured cracking and thermal shock. ES 20 is particularly suited FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C to throwing large pieces and the addition of specially selected molochite means that it is also excellent for hand Earthstone Original matures between 1180°-1280°C building, slab building and . firing very white. It is highly resistant to warping and cracking. The addition of a small proportion of carefully blended and graded molochite means that ES 5 throws ES 40 (Hand building) large pieces easily and responds well to press moulding CATEGORY: Earthstone and slab building. ES 5 Original is highly regarded by METHOD: Hand building, professional potters. Sculpturing COLOUR: Off White TEXTURE: Coarse Textured ES 5 - 20% (Original) FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C CATEGORY: Earthstone METHOD: Throwing, Slab building, ES 40’s appearance and firing range are similar to Hand building Earthstone Original (ES 5). ES 40 is a high quality white COLOUR: Off White clay body; the addition of coarse molochite makes it an TEXTURE: Medium Textured incredibly strong clay. It is heavily enough grogged to FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C make the most extreme sculptural forms and is highly resistant to warping and cracking. This makes it suitable Earthstone Original (20% grogged) is made to the same for handmade and ceramic murals. recipe as ES 5 (Original). The addition of 20% specially selected molochite makes it highly resistant to warping, cracking and thermal shock. This body is ideal for hand ES 50 (Crank) building, slab building and throwing larger pieces easily. CATEGORY: Earthstone METHOD: Modelling, Hand building, Slab building ES 10 (Extra Smooth) COLOUR: Buff CATEGORY: Earthstone TEXTURE: Coarse Textured METHOD: Throwing, Casting FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C COLOUR: Off White TEXTURE: Smooth Hand builders and sculptors will be delighted with this FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C superb new crank body. It is an open textured, coarsely grogged clay, which still retains tremendous plasticity. A highly versatile fine white body with a broad range of It has all the qualities you expect from crank e.g. warp applications, ES 10 matures between 1160°C - 1280°C. resistance, low shrinkage and excellent green and fired This unusually wide range means that it can be high strength. It fires 1120°C - 1280°C and gives toasted buff in fired to 1160°C for low temperature earthenware oxidation and a rich, warm speckled orange buff under glazes, or biscuit fired at 1000°C for mid temperature reduction and is suitable for raku firing. earthenware or stoneware glazes. It throws and casts extremely well and takes sprigged or stamped decoration. 10 CLAYS

ES 60 (Smooth Textured Crank) ES 75 (S/Tex Terracotta Crank) CATEGORY: Earthstone CATEGORY: Earthstone METHOD: Throwing, Slab METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, building, Hand building, Hand building, Slab building Sculpturing COLOUR: Red COLOUR: Buff TEXTURE: Medium Textured TEXTURE: Medium Textured FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1220°C FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C Smooth Textured Terracotta Crank is prepared to the A fine grogged alternative to our ES 50 (Crank), offering same high standards as ES 65 (Terracotta Crank) but a finer surface and closer texture. This clay should appeal offers a finer surface and closer texture. It will take surface greatly to hand builders and sculptors who require detail well and can be used as a coarse throwing body a warm, clay with excellent green strength, and is excellent for slabbing, hand building and tiles. but need a smoother finish than standard cranks can offer. It is suitable for reduction firing, raku etc. It fires 1120°C-1280°C and gives toasted buff in oxidation and ES 80 (Reduction) warm speckled orange buff under reduction. CATEGORY: Earthstone METHOD: Throwing, Modelling COLOUR: Toasted ES 65 (Terracotta Crank) TEXTURE: Medium Textured CATEGORY: Earthstone FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C METHOD: Modelling, Hand building, Slab building This highly plastic clay is ideal for reduction firing but COLOUR: Red is also suitable for oxidation and may be salt-glazed. It TEXTURE: Coarse Textured has excellent resistance to warping and cracking and FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1220°C the high proportion of ball clay in this body makes it a real pleasure to work with. Ideal for the production of Earthstone Terracotta Crank allows you to create large domestic tableware etc. sculptural pieces and is a beautifully textured, richly coloured clay. ES 65 combines the warmth and excellent working properties of red clay with the strength of a ES 90 (Flecked) crank, giving an exceptional body that is ideal for all types CATEGORY: Earthstone of hand building processes. ES 65, like all Earthstone Clays, METHOD: Throwing, Modelling is exceptionally warp and crack resistant. COLOUR: Pale Buff TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C ES 70 (Architectural Body) CATEGORY: Earthstone Based on ES 80 (Reduction), Earthstone Flecked clay METHOD: Modelling, Hand performs every bit as well and is just as responsive to building work with, the only difference is that this clay has an COLOUR: Off White attractive speckle even under oxidation. ES 90 is perfect TEXTURE: Coarse Textured for anyone wanting to achieve a reduction effect in an FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C ordinary electric kiln.

This clay will be of interest to anyone producing architectural ceramics e.g. handmade tiles, panels, ceramic murals or restoration work. It offers extremely low shrinkage, only 6% from plastic to 1260°C.

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ES 109 (Speckled Stoneware) and reduction firing. The addition of specially selected CATEGORY: Earthstone molochite makes ES 160 an incredibly versatile body. METHOD: Throwing, Modelling COLOUR: Pale Buff TEXTURE: Medium Textured ES 170 (Glacier Porcelain) FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C CATEGORY: Earthstone METHOD: Throwing Speckled Stoneware is made using our dry-batching COLOUR: White method of production. ES 109 is superbly plastic and TEXTURE: Very Smooth has an attractive speckle. Made from a mixture of ball FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1280°C clays with medium textured silica sand added for tooth it will give a reduction effect when fired in an oxidising Whiteness, glass like translucency and strength are atmosphere. This body has been developed for the qualities which attract many potters to porcelain. professional production potter and with good thermal However, due to the very nature of the raw materials shock properties is excellent for domestic ware. used in its production, most porcelain bodies have very little natural plasticity. In order to overcome this, many manufacturers add ball clay, thus sacrificing the ES 120 (Ming Porcelain) translucency and whiteness. We have discovered that CATEGORY: Earthstone by using high quality, low iron bearing, china clays, METHOD: Throwing, Modelling silicas, and mineral fluxes, it is possible to COLOUR: White produce a porcelain which is not only very white, but also TEXTURE: Very Smooth translucent and plastic. Our Glacier White Porcelain is one FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1280°C of the best porcelain bodies you will find anywhere.

Made to an old recipe, ES 120 is a very high quality white, translucent Porcelain. It is excellent for both throwing and ES 180 (Sculpting/Pizza Body) modelling and also ideal for very fine detailed work. CATEGORY: Earthstone METHOD: Modelling, Hand building COLOUR: Buff ES 130 (White Earthenware) TEXTURE: CoarseTextured CATEGORY: Earthstone FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, COLOUR: Off White A very coarsely grogged clay with a beautiful texture. TEXTURE: Smooth Suitable for pizza ovens, raku, large , saggers FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1160°C and hand built items. This fireclay based body using graded corderite grog has a very low shrinkage, making it A very plastic white clay which throws easily on the wheel. highly resistant to warping, cracking and thermal shock. Its main advantages are excellent colour response and a Suitable for oxidisation and reduction firing (due to the wide firing range which makes it ideal for school use. large particle size of the grog some ‘spit out’ may be observed).

ES 160 (Special) CATEGORY: Earthstone ES 950 (Air Drying) METHOD: Throwing, Modelling CATEGORY: Earthstone COLOUR: Off White METHOD: Modelling, Hand building TEXTURE: Medium Textured COLOUR: Grey FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: Air Drying ES 160 fires white to give an excellent base for colour decoration, while its high plasticity and remarkable Suitable for schools that may not have a kiln, Earthstone handling properties make it excellent for larger pots. air-drying clay produces an ideal opportunity for pupils to It is highly resistant to warping, cracking and thermal experiment and create with clay. Manufactured by mixing shock. ES 160 is also particularly suited to salt-glazing fibres with the most plastic materials available. ES 950 has

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unrivalled strength and plasticity. The super fine particle PF 520 (Ashraf Hanna) size allows model makers to produce very detailed forms. CATEGORY: Professional ES 950 can be decorated with acrylic paints and clear METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, varnish with excellent results. Available in 5kg or 12.5kg Hand building bags. COLOUR: White TEXTURE: Medium Textured FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C

PROFESSIONAL CLAYS PF 520 is the very best white raku body on the market. With over 55% molochite, this body can withstand the Listening to the needs of the potter community this most extreme thermal shock. This is due to both the high superior range of clays has been produced to suit the alumina plastic ball clay and the three different grades of specific requirements of a long list of renowned British molochite. This body has very low shrinkage, a medium and International potters. texture and is highly resistant to warping and cracking.

PF 500 (Peter Meanley) PF 540 (Jim Robison Crank) CATEGORY: Professional CATEGORY: Professional METHOD: Throwing, Modelling METHOD: Modelling, Hand building COLOUR: Pale Buff, Buff COLOUR: Buff TEXTURE: Medium Textured TEXTURE: Coarse Textured FIRING RANGE: 1180°C - 1300°C FIRING RANGE: 1180°C - 1300°C

Peter Meanley has been working with clay for 45 years A heavily grogged coarse crank clay developed for Jim and making salt-glaze vessels for the past 25. In 1999 Robison. This body has all the elements to allow the he was awarded a degree of Ph.D. for his research maker to produce large textured sculptural pieces. Made into the nature of salt-glaze. Using Peter’s experience from highly plastic, iron bearing ball clays it offers low combined with Scarva/Valentine Clays laboratories shrinkage and is ideal for ceramic murals and figurative we have developed a new salt-glaze body which gives work. This body fires 1180°C – 1300°C and is suitable for excellent fired results. Containing four different ball oxidising or reduction atmospheres. clays with the addition of silica and red iron we believe we have achieved the perfect relationship between the alumina, silica and red iron in the body which is the most PF 550 (Svend Bayer) important factor in producing a good salt-glaze body. CATEGORY: Professional The clay gives a good orange peel effect and a warm fired METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, colour. Ideal for press-moulding, extruding and throwing. Hand building COLOUR: Pale Buff, Buff TEXTURE: Medium Textured PF 510 (Peter Beard Grogged) FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C / CATEGORY: Professional Woodfired METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Hand building This clay has been extensively designed with Svend Bayer COLOUR: White, Pale Buff for wood-firing and in particular prolonged wood-firing. TEXTURE: Medium Textured Low iron clays are used to give a vast colour range, FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C corderite grog is added to give the clay a slightly grogged feel. Cone 12 can be reached over a long prolonged firing Peter Beards own clay body recipe is made from a blend and is suitable for thrown and hand built pots. of the most plastic white ball clays available today. This white firing, medium textured body is most suitable for hand built pieces to create textural surfaces. A combination of molochite and silica sand gives this body low shrinkage, good warp resistance and green strength.

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PF 560 (White Stoneware) This body can be fired to cone 10 under reduction or CATEGORY: Professional oxidisation and is a beautiful tan coloured smooth to METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, medium textured body. Blended from three very plastic COLOUR: Off White ball clays this body has the flexibility to be used for not TEXTURE: Smooth only small to medium hand built or coiled pots but also FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C large domestic ware.

A strong fine-grained plastic clay formulated from the purest of white ball clays. This superior body has very PF 610 (Architectural Handbuilding) smooth throwing characteristics. It has been developed CATEGORY: Professional for the professional production potter and with good METHOD: Modelling, Hand building thermal shock properties it is excellent for domestic COLOUR: Off White ware. It stands up extremely well and fires to an off white TEXTURE: Medium Textured colour. It fires 1120°C - 1280°C and works well in oxidising FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C and reduction atmospheres. A cheaper alternative to T Material this excellent hand building body contains a high percentage of fine to PF 570 (White Stoneware Grogged) medium molochite. This gives it superb sculptural CATEGORY: Professional qualities with very low shrinkage, approximately 6% at METHOD: Throwing, Modelling 1280°C. PF 610 is for potters who need a clay that does COLOUR: Off White not warp under extreme conditions. It can be used with TEXTURE: Smooth Textured confidence to create even the largest pieces. FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C

The same body as PF 560 but with 10% 80’s molochite PF 640 (GT Material) added. PF 570 is for potters who require a clay with more CATEGORY: Professional tooth and ease of drying to aid in the production of larger METHOD: Modelling, Hand building pieces. The molochite also allows this body to be used for COLOUR: Off White small hand built and coiled pots. TEXTURE: Coarse Textured FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C

PF 580 (White Earthenware) GT Material is an excellent alternative to T Material. CATEGORY: Professional Carefully selected grades of molochite have been added METHOD: Throwing to give tooth and strength, minimal shrinkage and COLOUR: White excellent thermal shock properties. PF 640 can withstand TEXTURE: Very Smooth demanding sculptural or needs and is ideal for large FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C life-size pieces. It is very useful for mixing with other clays to give them strength and can also be used successfully At last! Superwhite Earthenware, an earthenware in Raku firings. which throws as well as the best stoneware clays. A blend of carefully graded ball clays gives this clay body outstanding plasticity and strength. Being smooth, PF 660 (Black Chunky) strong and very plastic PF 580 is ideal for all production CATEGORY: Professional techniques including throwing, pressing and jigger and METHOD: Modelling, Hand building jollying. COLOUR: Black TEXTURE: Coarse Textured FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1260°C PF 590 (Redox) CATEGORY: Professional Black Chunky Sculpture Clay has a beautiful texture and METHOD: Coil built, Hand building is excellent for big sculptures and murals. It is a strong COLOUR: Buff, Toasted body with very low shrinkage, good for building rugged TEXTURE: Medium Textured sculptural forms. Its robust nature also makes it ideal for FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C

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architectural ceramics. PF 660 is the clay for everything PF 695 (Textured Red Stoneware) from large slabs to sculptural works. CATEGORY: Professional METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Hand building PF 670 (Smooth Textured Black) COLOUR: Red CATEGORY: Professional TEXTURE: Medium Textured METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1260°C Hand building COLOUR: Black Like PF 690 (Red Stoneware), Textured Red Stoneware is TEXTURE: Medium Textured suitable for potters seeking high fired red clay. The texture FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1260°C makes it excellent for sculptures, hand building and large thrown pieces and it can also be used as a Red Raku Smooth Textured Black is good for sculptures, hand body. At 1100°C - 1180°C firing yields a brick red colour. building or large thrown pieces. This clay has been Increasing the temperature to 1220°C - 1260°C the colour specially formulated to fire between 1080°C - 1260°C with gradually darkens to rich reddish brown. very low shrinkage. Its attractive colour and texture give PF 670 a very distinctive character. PF 700 (Porcelain White S/ware) CATEGORY: Professional PF 680 (Smooth Black) METHOD: Throwing, Casting, Modelling CATEGORY: Professional COLOUR: White METHOD: Throwing, Modelling TEXTURE: Smooth COLOUR: Black FIRING RANGE: 1180°C - 1300°C TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1260°C For some time now we have been asked by our customers to develop a superior, white, porcelain-like Smooth Black contains a fine grog which gives a close clay which is more reliable and easier to work with than texture to the body and a fine surface to finished pieces. a porcelain body. Porcelain bodies are harder to work This smooth finish should appeal to hand builders or with due to their lack of plasticity and are more likely sculptors who produce tiles and relief panels or ceramic to crack, warp or shrink than stoneware bodies. PF 700 murals. PF 680 has been formulated to fire between is not as translucent as porcelain, unless in very thin 1080°C - 1260°C. cross-sections at high temperatures. It is, however just as white, has all the qualities of a good stoneware body and produces porcelain-like results at a lower cost. PF 700 has PF 690 (Red Stoneware) been formulated from the purest, highest quality white CATEGORY: Professional clays to give a porcelain-like appearance but without METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, the difficulties that working with porcelain can create. Hand building PF 700 is suitable for throwing, jigger and jollying, press COLOUR: Red moulding and modelling. TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1260°C PF 700G (Porc. White S/ware Grog) This Red Stoneware is suitable for potters seeking high CATEGORY: Professional fired clay. Fine textured makes it excellent for throwing METHOD: Modelling, Hand building, large pieces, hand building and without the fear of Coil built slumping. It can also be used as a Red Raku body. With COLOUR: White outstanding plasticity and the right amount of tooth TEXTURE: Medium Textured makes it resistant to warping, cracking and thermal FIRING RANGE: 1180°C - 1300°C shock. At 1100°C - 1180°C firing yields a brick red colour. Increasing the temperature to 1220°C-1260°C the colour Based on the PF 700 (Porc. White S/ware) with a 80s gradually darkens to rich reddish brown. Molochite addition. PF 700G is for potters who require a clay with more tooth to help in the production of larger pieces. The molochite also allows this body to be used for small hand built and coiled pots. 15 CLAYS

PORCELAIN CLAYS An economy body giving a high degree of translucency at a slightly lower temperature. High quality china clays, silicas, bentonites and mineral fluxes give this range of clays a good degree of plasticity, whiteness and translucency. Margaret Frith Porcelain CATEGORY: Porcelain METHOD: Throwing, Modelling Audrey Blackman Porcelain COLOUR: White CATEGORY: Porcelain TEXTURE: Very Smooth METHOD: Throwing, Modelling FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1280°C COLOUR: White TEXTURE: Very Smooth This Porcelain has been developed as an alternative to FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1280°C our ‘Sliphoused’ range. Using the whitest powdered ingredients and homogenised using our specialised This porcelain was developed for modelling & throwing mixing equipment, this method long being the preferred using the finest materials available. Due to high plasticity way by many potters of offering more plasticity and this body is not suitable for casting & is only available throwability (due to us not being in control of the quality pugged. of the powders slight specking may be observed).

Royale Porcelain Porcelain Grogged CATEGORY: Porcelain CATEGORY: Porcelain METHOD: Throwing, Modelling METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, COLOUR: White Hand building TEXTURE: Very Smooth COLOUR: White FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1280°C TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1280°C Royale Porcelain is a blend of Audrey Blackman and Special Porcelain giving high plasticity and ease of Translucent, very plastic and firing extremely white this handling. Developed due to popular demand by potters porcelain has added fine molochite to facilitate drying throwing in Porcelains. without cracking. The fine molochite helps to control the drying and shrinkage making this porcelain much more resistant to warping. It can be used for throwing, Special Porcelain sculpture or handbuilt work and can be fired in either CATEGORY: Porcelain oxidising or reduction atmospheres. METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Casting, Hand building COLOUR: White Industrial Porcelain TEXTURE: Very Smooth CATEGORY: Porcelain FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1280°C METHOD: Throwing, Modelling COLOUR: Off White A high quality porcelain which contains finer white clays TEXTURE: Smooth with a addition. FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1240°C

An extremely hard wearing Porcelain, suitable for P2 Porcelain throwing and modelling and can also be used in grinding CATEGORY: Porcelain applications. METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Casting COLOUR: Off White TEXTURE: Very Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1240°C

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Fine frothing may occur when making casting slip under high CATEGORY: Porcelain speed mixing. Slow agitation is recommended. METHOD: Casting COLOUR: White TEXTURE: Very Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1240°C EARTHENWARE CLAYS

This well known body is extensively used in the Stoke-on- Careful blending of ball clays, china clays & fluxes gives Trent area by various Bone China manufacturers. Suitable this range of clays a lower firing range. for casting and machine making.

Semi-Porcelain Fine Bone China - High White CATEGORY: Earthenware CATEGORY: Porcelain METHOD: Throwing, Casting METHOD: Casting COLOUR: White COLOUR: White TEXTURE: Smooth TEXTURE: Very Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1240°C FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1240°C Semi-Porcelain is a non-bone translucent body Based on our standard Fine Bone China body but whiter formulated to fire alongside Bone China. and more translucent as it contains a higher bone content. Standard White Earthenware CATEGORY: Earthenware Bone China Flower Clay METHOD: Casting CATEGORY: Porcelain COLOUR: White METHOD: Modelling TEXTURE: Smooth COLOUR: White FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C TEXTURE: Very Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1240°C This body produces an excellent casting slip and gives good green fired strength. Suitable for once-firing. This clay body contains a plasticiser and is used to create ceramic fine bone china flowers and intricate ceramic detail. LF White Earthenware CATEGORY: Earthenware METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Parian Body Slab building CATEGORY: Porcelain COLOUR: Off White METHOD: Casting TEXTURE: Smooth COLOUR: White FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1160°C TEXTURE: Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1240°C An off white clay with a wide firing range. Suitable for throwing, machine making and slab building. Parian is derived from Paros the Aegian Island famous for its beautiful white marble widely used for sculpture by the classical Greeks. Parian ware became very popular in the mid-nineteenth century and was manufactured by many notable Stoke-on-Trent potteries. Parian is a self- glazing body, extremely translucent and ideally suited for casting to produce , dolls and light forms etc., This body contains a very white felspar which uses a floatation method of particle distribution and some Linda Bloomfield Sasha Wardell

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CWE COLOUR: Buff, Brown CATEGORY: Earthenware TEXTURE: Smooth METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, FIRING RANGE: 1180°C - 1260°C Slab building COLOUR: Off White A natural brown stoneware from Moutiers en Puisaye, TEXTURE: Smooth a famous potters clay, from the Burgundy region. FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1160°C Containing a higher than normal iron content, resulting in buff/pale brown in oxidation, brown/warm orange CWE is a newly developed white earthenware clay in reduction. A good medium grained, plastic, naturally containing highly plastic ball clays and china clays. It occurring clay with excellent throwing and modelling has superb throwing capabilities and is suitable for slab characteristics. building.

White Earthenware Grogged PAPER CLAYS CATEGORY: Earthenware METHOD: Throwing, Modelling Contains finely chopped fibres of flax and Cellulose, COLOUR: Off White which added to our own clay recipe produces very TEXTURE: Smooth Textured forgiving clay bodies that offers today’s potter the widest FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C possible range of making options. FLAXpaperCLAY gives the clay strength and flexibility while remaining This new grogged white earthenware is suitable for larger lightweight. The clay has virtually no mould growth work containing an addition of white grogg increasing unlike all other bodies and will accept a resistance to cracking and warping. range of firing types, Raku, Oxidation, Reduction, Salt and Soda. The fibres create strong but flexible internal structure in the clay and creates a ‘capillary system’ that transfers moisture easily and evenly throughout the clay. FRENCH REGIONAL CLAYS Greenware re-wets easily and allows the potter to re- work alter and add new clay at any stage of dryness. It is Famous natural stoneware clays that are from the possible with FLAXpaperCLAY body to build an armature Burgundy region of France. and allow it to dry as a support sculpture that need not be removed for firing. Greenware even bone dry is unbelievably strong and easy to handle and transport if St Amand GSA necessary. It allows the potter to be more of an artist and CATEGORY: Stoneware less of a technician. METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, Hand building PLEASE NOTE: ES 600 contains cellulose fibre this may COLOUR: Pale Buff contain traces of carbon that are produced during the TEXTURE: Smooth production of the fibre which may result in the occasional FIRING RANGE: 1180°C - 1260°C speck in the clay.

A natural stoneware from Saint Amand en Puisaye, a famous potters clay, from the Burgundy region. A fine ES 200 (Smooth Body) grained, plastic, naturally occurring clay with excellent CATEGORY: Paper clays throwing and modelling characteristics. A low iron, white/ METHOD: Modelling, Hand building, buff firing stoneware in oxidation and slightly toased in Pouring reduction firing 1260°C. COLOUR: Pale Buff TEXTURE: Smooth FIRING RANGE: 900°C – 1280°C MJ Originale CATEGORY: Stoneware Original smooth buff stoneware suitable for medium METHOD: Throwing, Modelling, handbuilt work. Hand building

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ES 250 (Handbuilding) Very white Porcelain containing a fine molochite CATEGORY: Paper clays grog. Suitable for medium handbuilt work with low METHOD: Modelling, Hand building transparency at 1280°C COLOUR: Pale Buff TEXTURE: Medium Textured FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C ES 800 (Terracotta Body) CATEGORY: Paper clays Buff stoneware containing a medium molochite grog. METHOD: Modelling, Hand building, Suitable for medium - large handbuilt objects and Raku Pouring work. COLOUR: Red TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C ES 300 (Grogged Body) CATEGORY: Paper clays Smooth Terracotta based clay, suitable for small - medium METHOD: Modelling, Hand building, hand built work. Pouring COLOUR: Pale Buff TEXTURE: Medium Textured ES 900 (Crank) FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C CATEGORY: Paper clays METHOD: Modelling, Hand building A buff stoneware containing a fine to medium molochite COLOUR: Pale Buff grog, suitable for medium handbuilt work. TEXTURE: Coarse Textured FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C

ES 400 (White Earthenware) Buff stoneware containing a medium - coarse Chamotte CATEGORY: Paper clays grog, suitable for medium - large handbuilt work. METHOD: Modelling, Hand building, Pouring COLOUR: Off white TEXTURE: Smooth POWDERED CLAYS FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C Blended from refined powdered ball clays, china clays, A smooth buff/white Earthenware, suitable for medium and fluxes, predominantly used to produce slip or handbuilt work. plastic clay.

ES 600 (Porcelain) White/Buff Stoneware Powder CATEGORY: Paper clays CATEGORY: Powdered Clays METHOD: Modelling, Hand building, METHOD: Casting Pouring COLOUR: Pale Buff COLOUR: White TEXTURE: Smooth TEXTURE: Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C This clay has an exceptional wide firing range due to the Very white, smooth Porcelain. Suitable for small - medium formulation. Based on the Earthstone Extra Smooth (ES handbuilt work with medium translucency at 1280°C. 10) clay with fillers added to help casting, it has shorter casting times than other stoneware bodies.

ES 600G (Porcelain Grogged) CATEGORY: Paper clays METHOD: Modelling, Hand building COLOUR: White TEXTURE: Smooth textured FIRING RANGE: 900°C - 1280°C 19 CLAYS

Porcelain Powder Earthstone ‘Q’ Cast Powder CATEGORY: Powdered Clays CATEGORY: Powdered Clays METHOD: Casting METHOD: Casting COLOUR: White COLOUR: Off White TEXTURE: Very Smooth TEXTURE: Smooth Textured FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1280°C FIRING RANGE: 1120°C - 1280°C

The same recipe as plastic special porcelain makes a Potters who have struggled with stoneware casting will superb casting slip or the base for decorating slips. It has find this slip a real pleasure to use. Formulated in the good translucency even at lower temperatures and fires Earthstone laboratory, Q Cast is a dependable off white very white. firing stoneware casting slip suitable for oxidisation or reduction firing. It casts more quickly and releases more easily than most other casting slips. Very strong in the ETC Semi-Porcelain Powder wet or greenware stages with low shrinkage, it is highly CATEGORY: Powdered Clays resistant to warping and cracking with good thermal METHOD: Casting shock properties and excellent glaze fit. COLOUR: White TEXTURE: Smooth FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1240°C Fine Bone China Granulate CATEGORY: Powdered Clays ETC is a semi-porcelain white body which fires like Parian METHOD: Casting, Pouring or Porcelain at 1220°C - 1240°C. It is an excellent casting COLOUR: White clay, with good glaze fit and slightly transparent when TEXTURE: Very Smooth thin. FIRING RANGE: 1220°C - 1240°C

The blended body has a low iron content and the fluxing White Earthenware Powder agent is exceptionally low in fluorine. The ratio of fluxing CATEGORY: Powdered Clays alkalis combined with the physical characteristics ensures METHOD: Casting excellent workability and consistent fired properties. The COLOUR: Off White Bone China body is spray dried to form a granulate which TEXTURE: Smooth will re-disperse when mixed with water and suitable FIRING RANGE: 1080°C - 1180°C deflocculant to produce a casting slip. Recommended recipe, for every 10kg of granulate add 4.5 Litres of Water Traditional white burning body containing ball clay, china and 23gms of 75s Sodium Silicate. clay, flint and flux. Ideal for casting small to medium items with good glaze fit. Also ideal for making your own decorating slips, just add glaze or body stains through 100s mesh sieve.

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POURING SLIPS

Slips Pouring Slip (ES 200) - Smooth Body Smooth textured buff stoneware pouring slip. CASTING SLIPS Firing 900°C - 1280°C

Casting Slip - Standard Red Terracotta Pouring Slip (ES 300) - Grogged Body Smooth - medium Terracotta casting slip. Medium textured buff stoneware containing a fine - Firing 1080°C - 1180°C medium molochite grog pouring slip. Firing 900°C - 1280°C Casting Slip - B17C Stoneware Smooth - medium off white Stoneware casting slip. Pouring Slip (ES 400) - White Earthenware Firing 1120°C - 1280°C Smooth textured buff/white earthenware pouring slip. Firing 1080°C - 1180°C Casting Slip - P2 Porcelain Smooth, cream - white Porcelain casting slip, translucent Pouring Slip (ES 600) - Porcelain Body at 1240°C. Firing 1220°C - 1240°C Very white, smooth, Porcelain pouring slip. Firing 900°C - 1280°C Casting Slip - Special Porcelain Smooth white Porcelain casting slip, translucent at Pouring Slip (ES 800) - Terracotta Body 1280°C. Firing 1220°C - 1280°C Smooth Terracotta based pouring slip. Firing 1080°C - 1180°C Casting Slip - Fine Bone China Very smooth, very white casting slip, translucent at 1220°C - 1240°C DECORATING SLIPS Casting Slip – Fine Bone China High White Decorating Slip – 9800 White Very smooth, even whiter than Fine Bone China casting Decorating Slip – 9801 Light slip and more translucent at 1220°C - 1240°C Decorating Slip – 9802 Royal Blue Decorating Slip – 9803 Fir Green Casting Slip - Parian Body Decorating Slip – 9804 Black Medium - smooth, very white self glazing casting slip. Decorating Slip – 9805 Brick Red Very translucent at 1220°C - 1240°C Decorating Slip – 9806 Yellow Decorating Slip – 9807 Salmon Casting Slip - Standard White Earthenware Decorating Slip – 9808 Marigold Smooth white Earthenware Casting Slip. Decorating Slip – 9809 Sky Blue Firing 1080°C - 1180°C Decorating Slip – 9810 Chartreuse Decorating Slip – 9811 Cobalt Casting Slip - (ES 10) Earthstone Extra Smooth Decorating Slip – 9812 Chocolate Smooth off white Stoneware casting slip. Decorating Slip – 9813 Viola Firing 1120°C - 1280°C Coloured decorating slip firing 1100°C - 1160°C Casting Slip - (ES 170) Earthstone Glacier Very smooth, very white Porcelain casting slip. Translucent at 1220°C - 1280°C

Casting Slip - Earthstone ‘Q’ Cast Stoneware Medium - off white Stoneware casting slip, containing fine molochite for extra strength and warp resistant. Firing 1120°C - 1280°C

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RAW CLAYS

Raw Materials AA Fireclay A good all round fireclay giving excellent stoneware properties dried and pulverised so containing some CHINA/BALL CLAYS oversize particles.

China Clay No.50 Powdered Red Terracotta Grogged Marl A good general purpose, off white firing Kaolin which is Dried and pulverised Etruria Marl that casts well due more suitable for casting. to medium sized grog added and is suitable for large items like garden pots or urns. A beautiful rich terracotta SP China Clay Powdered coloured clay, when fired to 1080°C. Firing range 1080°C SP China Clay has an even lower iron content and is very to 1180°C. white.

Grolleg China Clay FLUXES Grolleg has a lower iron content and is a little stronger with high plasticity. De Luzanac Talc A Magnesium based low calcium talc (French Chalk/ AK Powder Ball Clay Soapstone), white firing used primarily as a body/glaze A Devon ball clay, very plastic used primarily in flux creates a low thermal expansion and will help with earthenware body preparation where lower vitrifcation thermal shock. point is required. LA Quartz Sand (Damp/Dry) AT Powder Ball Clay A white firing Silica used as a clay body addition to A Dorset ball clay, its special feature is a high iron content maintain and control body fired strength. Also as a glaze useful in the production of warm coloured textured addition to control thermal expansion. bodies at stoneware temperatures. Flint (Damp/Dry) PurafloBlu Powder Ball Clay Forming as Calcined Silica to give white firing and helping A whiter firing good plasticity ball clay idea for stoneware to maintain fired shape. Also, when used as a glaze body/glaze formula. addition will increase thermal expansion. Hyplas 71 Powder Ball Clay Cornish Stone (Damp/Dry) A high siliceous Devon ball clay giving good plasticity A white firing flux commonly used in both clay body and with medium strength and a low iron content. glaze preparation. Hywite Superb Powder Ball Clay FFF’s Feldspar A very white refractory Ball Clay, high firing, medium A blend of Soda and Potash Feldspars used as a fluxing plasticity. agent in both clay body and glaze preparation.

Norfloat Potash Feldspar Pure Potash Feldspar is used as a high temperature flux in both clay bodies and glaze preparation.

Norfloat Soda Feldspar Soda Feldspar is more suitable as a lower temperature body flux addition and for glaze preparation.

M300 The same properties as LA Quartz Sand, with a slightly Kat Evans Keith Brymer Jones higher iron content.

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Nepheline Syenite Corderite Grog N.50 (0.5 - 1.00mm) A lower temperature flux with a more fusible and Corderite Grog N.60 (0.0.5mm) vigorous fluxing action than Feldspar. It has lower silica and higher soda and potassium levels, so may be used Manufactured using refractory graded materials, when a lower melting temperature is required. It has a Corderite grog fires to a warm buff and has similar fairly narrow band typically used in vitreous thermal shock properties to Molochite, however they are bodies. cheaper.

Colemanite Acts as a powerful flux it can intensify the effect of PLASTERS colouring oxides and can increase craze resistance in glazes. Screen out any materials coarser than 200s mesh, Potters Plaster or ball mill the glaze. A high quality superfine plaster ideal for the production of moulds.

OXIDES Fine Casting Plaster A harder setting more dense plaster. Ilmenite (Fine) Used to ‘seed’ crystalline glazes. DEFLOCCULANTS Ilmenite (Coarse) Used to ‘seed’ crystalline glazes. Sodium Silicate 75s Sodium Silicate 100s Zirconium Silicate (Zircosil 5) Sodium Silicate 140s A fine grade of zircon used as an opacifier for white and coloured glazes, imparting high opacity, craze resistance Primarily used for the production of casting slips. and stability. Dispex Primarily used for the production of casting slips. GROGGS Soda Ash Molochite -200s Molochite -120s Primarily used for the production of casting slips. Molochite -80s Molochite 50/80s Molochite 30/80s Molochite -30s

Manufactured using calcined China Clay which is a refractory white grog. Fine grades are used to reduce shrinkage of engobes and to increase resistance to thermal shock. Coarser grades are used in clay bodies such as Earthstone.

90s Silica Sand 60s Silica Sand 40/90s Silica Sand 16/30s Silica Sand

Added to a clay body they help glaze fit and make the body more refractory.

0-2mm Firebrick Grog Graded using high quality Firebricks, warm buff in colour and having excellent thermal shock qualities when added to clay bodies.

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SUNDRY MATERIALS Tin Oxide The most widely used and effective opacifying material White Bentonite giving the white colour typical of majolica and delft ware. A general term for Montmorillanite clay, often added to Also acts as a flux. a clay body to improve plasticity. Used in clay bodies (up to 5%) to increase plasticity and in glazes (up to 2%) as a Bat Wash (Zircon) suspending agent but must be added to dry ingredients. Special blended mixture incorporating Zircon to produce an excellent glaze resistant batt wash. Mix with water and Cellulose Paper Fibre paint onto the kiln shelves, to prevent sticking during Super white cotton wool like fibres for adding to clay and firing. slips to increase strength. Batwash (Alumina) Gum Arabic Can be used dry or mixed with water and painted onto Used in water as a medium for colours and in the kiln shelves, to prevent from sticking during firing. glazes as a binder. Silicon Carbide (Fine) 240s Mesh Whiting Silicon Carbide (Coarse) 150s Mesh Also referred to as Chalk, Limestone and Calcium Carbonate, the main source of calcium in glazes and also Used as a glaze addition to give localised reduction effect a flux at high temperature. Contributes hardness and in an electric kiln. durability and in large quantities produces a matt effect. It can enhance the finish of salt glazeware by developing Earthenware Transparent Glaze a thicker glaze. A high gloss earthenware unleaded transparent glaze, firing range 1050°C - 1100°C. Lead Bisilicate Good general purpose lead .

Mark Smith Peter Beard

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Custom clay formulas and special order clays Packaging (moist or dry) Prepared clays are packaged in 12.5kg plastic bags. Dry clays are packaged in 12.5 – 25kg plastic sacks. Any Customer Formulated Clays special packaging requests must accompany the order We offer custom mixing, moist or dry, of your formula and may be subject to an additional charge. on condition the chosen materials are available. To prevent any misunderstanding, your formula should Prices be submitted in writing. All customer formulas are kept The price quoted for your clay formula is based on the in confidence and will not be made for any other party current cost of raw materials. Pricing will be adjusted without your permission. If required a confidentiality accordingly. agreement will be made available. We have a large selection of raw materials which are listed elsewhere in this folder; if your formula requires a material we do not Warranties and responsibilities carry we recommend a suitable substitute or you may supply the material from a different source. In either case, We take our responsibility to you very seriously. Every we cannot accept responsibility for its successful use in batch of pugged clay, liquid slip or dry casting body is the formula. There are some restrictions on materials we tested and approved prior to being shipped from our are unable to run through our moist clay equipment; factory. While our testing ensures that our product meets these include some stains, extremely coarse grogs, and our standards, it does not guarantee performance in your so on. specific application. Only by thoroughly testing can you guarantee that the materials you buy are truly suitable for Formulas your use and your specific application. There is simply no Our laboratory will assist and advise you in the substitute for your testing and approval. formulation of clays, or we will modify Valentine Clays stock clay formulas to meet your requirements (all such formulas remain the property of Valentine Clays Ltd). Disclaimer of warranties

Stock Clays – Special Consistency The following is made in lieu of all warranties, expressed You may Special Order any Valentine Clays’ stock clay or implied. Valentine Clays’ only obligation shall be to made to your preferred hardness (1000kgs minimum replace such quantity of product proven to be defective order). Please allow up to 4 weeks for production. by standard and accepted test methods for the Ceramic Industry. Valentine Clays’ shall not be liable for any injury, loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of Ordering custom and special order clays the use or the inability to use the product. There is no warranty for merchantability or fitness for purpose of Minimum order 1000kgs batches the product. Before using, the user shall determine the Usually a moist clay formula makes slightly more or less suitability of the product for his or her intended use than 1000kgs. You will be shipped and billed for the and the user assumes all risk and liability whatsoever in actual weight produced. Smaller special orders for dry connection therewith. clay are available upon request.

Consistency Delivery We will pug your moist clay as close as possible to the hardness you specify. When your order will arrive is dependent on the delivery Order time option you choose when making your purchase. Our Custom and special order clays need to be properly Economy Delivery orders will be delivered within 5 integrated into our production schedule. Please allow up Working Days (Mon-Fri), our Over Night Delivery orders to 4 weeks for production of your special order. will be delivered within 4 Working Days (Mon-Fri), and our Fedex Delivery orders will be delivered within 2 Working Days (Mon-Fri).

25 TECHNICAL INFORMATION Buff Buff Pale Buff Pale Pale Buff Pale OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite Buff-Grey OffWhite OffWhite Buff-Grey Buff-Grey Buff-Grey Buff-Grey Buff-Grey Warm Buff Warm Fired Colour Fired Light-Dark Red Light-Dark Light-Dark Red Light-Dark Light-Dark Red Light-Dark Light-Dark Red Light-Dark Light-Dark Red Light-Dark Light Buff-Grey Light Medium-Dark Red Medium-Dark Red OffWhite-Speckled Grey Buff-Speck Grey Grey 5 6 6 7 3 3 2 5 5 3 6 5 6 5 6 6 2 6 4 3 2 5 5 10 10 10 Texture 10-Coarse 1-Smooth x 0.455 0.479 0.365 0.480 0.475 0.469 0.341 0.441 0.467 0.446 0.369 0.314 0.346 0.350 0.365 0.359 0.348 0.500 0.400 0.337 0.403 0.467 0.340 0.324 0.360 600°C Thermal Expansion 0.319 0.339 0.264 0.340 0.344 0.332 0.265 0.309 0.315 0.358 0.268 0.306 0.242 0.249 0.252 0.274 0.262 0.256 0.370 0.280 0.252 0.283 0.322 0.258 0.240 0.266 500°C Pre 1100 1100 1100 1100 1260 1100 1260 1100 1100 1100 1280 1200 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 1260 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 Total Fired x x x x x x x 9.85 8.20 11.30 15.00 11.50 13.40 12.40 13.40 14.50 16.70 12.40 13.40 13.00 12.40 14.50 12.40 14.50 13.40 13.40 1200°C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 8.5 9.20 12.30 11.30 13.34 14.40 12.00 15.44 1100°C % Total Contraction % Total 0.10 0.07 0.15 0.09 0.90 0.07 0.25 0.08 0.19 0.38 0.08 0.10 0.13 0.09 0.13 0.49 0.18 0.20 0.19 0.20 0.25 0.20 1.01 0.22 0.26 0.11 Na20% 1.60 1.49 1.86 1.54 2.49 1.48 1.67 1.21 1.51 2.46 1.45 1.91 2.22 1.77 2.02 2.53 1.91 2.18 1.80 1.87 1.84 1.99 2.70 2.26 1.87 1.93 K20% 0.86 0.80 0.77 0.27 0.85 0.33 0.66 0.29 1.35 0.78 0.64 0.70 0.56 0.63 0.66 0.78 0.79 0.25 0.39 0.52 0.45 0.28 0.68 0.36 0.69 0.59 Mg0% 0.57 0.39 0.59 0.30 0.44 2.47 0.48 0.12 0.34 0.57 0.22 0.22 0.20 0.21 0.25 0.35 0.33 0.26 0.13 0.27 0.15 0.57 0.24 0.14 0.30 0.24 Ca0% <> 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.11 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.24 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 P205% 7.37 6.99 6.63 0.64 6.89 0.79 7.11 0.87 6.92 6.73 2.38 2.30 2.60 2.04 2.21 2.70 2.59 0.70 0.95 1.25 1.11 0.59 1.72 0.93 3.02 2.63 Fe203% 22.78 21.44 20.40 20.03 22.63 19.78 22.60 17.60 21.26 20.32 24.41 22.62 21.04 20.70 22.42 24.47 22.39 20.07 20.44 18.61 22.05 21.05 25.90 18.60 25.42 23.51 AL203% 1.23 1.19 1.12 0.97 1.23 0.89 1.28 1.15 1.03 1.13 1.20 1.12 1.08 1.03 1.07 1.18 1.13 0.99 1.14 1.30 1.26 1.02 1.17 1.13 1.22 1.26 Ti02% 57.38 59.88 61.57 69.15 58.29 65.49 58.72 72.40 57.92 61.66 61.30 63.03 65.67 66.10 63.19 60.13 62.52 69.70 68.35 70.28 65.99 66.86 59.27 70.95 58.49 63.02 Si02% TERRACOTTA CLAY TERRACOTTA Red Standard Standard Red Grogged Standard Stdd Terracotta Grogged 20% Grogged Terracotta Stdd Steve Harrison Body Steve Terracotta Fine 120s Fine Terracotta KGM Body KGM V636 St St White Patrick Moulding Clay Sculpture Clay Sculpture CLAYS STONEWARE V9A HT V9 Grogged HT Grogged HT Special Special Fleck Delta Millennium White B17C White B17C White Grogged White Fleck White B17C White Arctic White Birch Crank Toasted Raku

26 TECHNICAL INFORMATION Buff Grey Pale Buff Pale OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite Buff-Grey Warm Buff Warm Warm Buff Warm Warm Buff Warm Buff Warm Warm Buff Warm Very White Very Very White Very Fired Colour Fired Speckled Buff Light-Dark Red Light-Dark Medium-Dark Red Speckled OffWhite 3 5 8 1 3 6 8 9 7 7 6 6 3 1 1 6 1 4 2 9 8 10 10 10 10 Texture 10-Coarse 1-Smooth x x x x x x x x n/a 0.30 0.34 0.35 0.320 0.314 0.300 0.320 0.300 0.270 0.402 0.348 0.308 0.377 0.420 0.465 0.244 600°C Thermal Expansion n/a 0.260 0.239 0.305 0.311 0.240 0.309 0.260 0.230 0.220 0.236 0.248 0.291 0.256 0.248 0.268 0.310 0.316 0.335 0.257 0.286 0.255 0.181 0.283 0.208 500°C n/a Pre 1280 1200 1200 1200 1280 1200 1280 1280 1290 1280 1100 1100 1280 1280 1280 1200 1280 1100 1200 1200 1280 1280 1200 Total 1200 Fired x x x n/a 9.00 9.00 7.01 2.00 9.00 8.00 13.80 12.42 13.50 11.80 11.10 10.30 10.90 11.12 12.10 15.26 11.80 18.00 11.00 16.50 12.58 1200°C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x n/a 9.00 10.00 10.00 1100°C % Total Contraction % Total 0.72 0.66 0.21 1.14 0.99 0.50 0.61 0.60 0.14 0.17 0.14 0.21 0.12 0.48 0.51 0.45 1.32 0.18 0.21 0.29 0.12 0.34 0.27 0.18 0.18 Na20% 2.57 2.50 1.48 1.91 2.72 2.28 2.48 2.50 1.96 1.84 1.45 1.51 1.41 2.15 2.11 2.05 3.05 1.63 1.96 5.27 1.37 2.00 2.20 1.85 2.25 K20% 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.28 0.31 0.30 0.31 0.80 0.75 2.17 0.26 2.26 0.33 0.31 0.33 0.26 0.22 0.31 0.18 2.65 0.42 0.39 0.33 0.34 0.28 Mg0% 0.22 0.20 0.16 0.35 0.23 0.18 0.18 0.43 0.36 0.53 0.09 0.54 0.18 0.19 0.16 0.39 5.03 0.13 0.06 0.36 0.16 0.18 0.10 0.12 0.15 Ca0% <> <> <> <> <> <> 0.08 0.09 0.07 0.04 0.09 0.09 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.05 P205% 0.75 0.79 0.76 0.60 0.83 0.85 0.80 2.83 2.55 5.56 0.64 5.81 1.71 0.83 0.78 0.37 0.69 0.76 0.18 2.31 1.47 1.11 0.95 1.14 1.53 Fe203% 23.57 26.00 22.10 21.10 21.40 26.80 27.04 27.46 26.89 28.37 18.38 27.78 19.31 18.76 18.60 23.35 19.89 23.08 21.50 28.70 21.77 22.90 24.70 36.30 30.70 AL203% 1.05 0.88 1.10 1.04 0.94 0.90 0.92 1.24 1.20 0.97 0.93 1.01 1.24 1.20 1.28 0.05 0.71 1.05 0.08 0.83 1.16 1.30 1.09 0.57 1.52 Ti02% 64.84 63.48 66.50 67.41 67.60 63.17 62.82 59.01 60.28 53.99 74.64 53.88 69.10 70.83 71.40 64.68 59.70 66.13 66.50 59.03 65.90 64.30 66.00 54.70 59.90 Si02% EARTHSTONE CLAYS EARTHSTONE (ES 5) Original Original (ES 5) 20% Original Svend Bayer Woodfire (PF 550) Woodfire Bayer Svend Extra Smooth (ES 10) White Stoneware (PF 560) Stoneware White Smooth Texture (ES 20) Texture Smooth Handbuilding (ES 40) Crank (ES 50) Crank Smooth Textured Crank (ES 60) Crank Textured Smooth (ES 65) Crank Terracotta Architectural (ES 70) Architectural S/Tex. Terracotta Crank (ES 75) Crank Terracotta S/Tex. Reduction (ES 80) Flecked (ES 90) Flecked Speckled Stoneware (ES 109) Speckled Stoneware Ming Porcelain (ES 120) Ming Porcelain (ES 130) Earthenware White Special (ES 160) Glacier (ES 170) Body (ES 180) Sculpting/Pizza PROFESSIONAL CLAYS Meanley Body (PF 500) Peter Air-Drying (ES 950) Clay Peter Beard Grogged (PF 510) Grogged Beard Peter Ashraf Hanna RakuAshraf (PF 520) Jim Robison Crank (PF540) Jim Robison Crank <> Information not yet available not yet <> Information

27 TECHNICAL INFORMATION Black Black Black White White White White Pale Buff Pale OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite Warm Buff Warm Very White Very Very White Very White Very Very White Very Very White Very Fired Colour Fired Translucent White Translucent Translucent White Translucent Translucent White Translucent Translucent White Translucent White Translucent Medium-Dark Red 6 1 2 1 5 1 8 5 8 8 8 2 8 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 10 Texture 10-Coarse 1-Smooth x x x x x x x x x x x x <> <> 0.37 0.510 0.470 0.473 0.373 0.447 0.418 0.485 0.525 0.451 0.420 600°C Thermal Expansion <> <> 0.287 0.360 0.302 0.340 0.301 0.309 0.209 0.225 0.283 0.290 0.295 0.281 0.326 0.307 0.278 0.310 0.361 0.416 0.289 0.317 0.292 0.319 0.313 500°C <> <> Pre 1200 1100 1200 1100 1200 1100 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1260 1280 1220 1220 1220 1200 1200 1260 1220 1200 1200 Total Fired x x x <> <> 8.00 9.20 9.80 8.00 8.00 8.22 8.02 11.00 10.00 18.80 15.50 16.60 15.00 16.00 14.00 13.00 12.00 10.00 10.00 17.00 1200°C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 9.00 8.00 10.00 1100°C % Total Contraction % Total 0.50 0.48 0.37 0.16 0.46 0.24 0.20 0.19 0.06 0.09 0.22 0.19 1.57 1.17 1.25 1.50 1.17 1.12 1.63 1.24 0.51 1.00 0.09 0.07 1.31 Na20% 1.60 2.27 1.56 1.59 2.16 1.87 2.10 2.09 0.40 1.49 1.40 1.41 2.86 3.36 2.74 2.93 2.92 4.95 1.64 1.53 9.48 1.99 0.99 0.35 3.07 K20% 0.46 0.32 0.18 0.26 0.34 0.34 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.32 0.25 0.24 0.27 0.27 0.29 0.36 0.28 0.20 0.63 0.67 0.07 0.18 0.32 0.22 0.26 Mg0% 6.02 0.22 4.94 0.18 0.11 0.14 0.16 1.37 0.73 0.10 0.19 0.39 0.37 0.26 0.37 0.46 0.26 0.11 0.58 0.93 0.39 1.26 0.45 23.85 25.81 Ca0% <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.11 0.10 0.15 0.10 0.04 0.10 0.27 0.06 17.67 19.85 0.10 P205% 0.55 0.85 0.68 0.98 0.66 1.23 1.14 8.82 0.48 0.60 0.30 0.40 0.55 0.44 0.41 0.54 0.32 0.27 0.16 0.27 0.47 11.32 7.43 10.29 0.36 Fe203% 20.60 22.70 20.70 20.60 19.80 35.98 33.40 30.75 26.17 22.70 24.70 24.75 22.47 25.36 24.70 23.70 19.68 13.81 12.32 22.82 20.35 18.26 33.00 28.65 23.41 AL203% 0.51 0.87 0.65 0.90 0.96 0.63 0.83 1.19 0.90 0.17 0.14 0.04 0.03 0.10 0.04 0.03 0.36 0.11 0.07 0.04 0.06 0.24 1.35 0.90 0.04 Ti02% 58.50 66.80 60.32 68.40 69.90 55.10 56.20 46.42 45.45 67.00 66.79 63.38 66.08 62.41 62.90 65.50 68.96 35.92 33.80 62.06 69.76 71.63 50.10 43.52 64.83 Si02% White Earthenware (PF 580) Earthenware White PROFESSIONAL CLAYS (PF 570) Grogged S/Ware White LF White LF White Earthenware Professional Redox (PF 590) Redox Professional CWE Architectural Handbuild (PF 610) Architectural GT Material (PF 640) Red Stoneware (PF 690) Red Stoneware Smooth Black (PF 680) Black Chunky (PF 660) Crank Porcelain White S/Ware (PF 700) S/Ware White Porcelain Smooth Textured Black (PF 670) Textured Smooth Porc. White S/W Grog (PF 700G) S/W Grog White Porc. PORCELAIN CLAYS Blackman Porcelain Audrey Porcelain Royale Special Porcelain P2 Porcelain Frith Margaret Porcelain Grogged Porcelain Industrial Porcelain Bone China Bone China - High White Bone China - High Parian Body Parian EARTHENWARE CLAYS EARTHENWARE Semi-Porcelain White Standard Earthenware

28 TECHNICAL INFORMATION Buff Buff Pale Buff Pale OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite OffWhite Very White Very Light Brown Light Fired Colour Fired Light-Dark Red Light-Dark 3 2 5 3 9 6 2 2 5 6 10 Texture 10-Coarse 1-Smooth x x x x 0.336 0.319 0.285 0.479 0.338 0.321 0.278 600°C Thermal Expansion 0.278 0.354 0.264 0.213 0.330 0.256 0.256 0.301 0.270 0.239 0.216 500°C Pre 1200 1260 1200 1260 1100 1200 1100 1200 1200 1100 1200 Total Fired x x x 9.75 11.00 11.80 10.00 16.00 14.54 10.00 11.00 1200°C x x x x x x x x 8 6.50 11.60 1100°C % Total Contraction % Total 0.11 0.32 0.11 0.36 0.87 1.19 1.48 0.05 0.18 0.44 0.18 Na20% 1.42 1.68 1.26 2.06 2.33 2.32 2.64 1.44 1.63 JamesShirley Oughtibridge Emmerson 2.07 2.09 K20% 0.52 0.15 0.22 1.20 0.27 0.22 0.28 0.74 1.00 0.34 0.30 Mg0% 0.30 0.22 4.25 0.18 0.23 0.17 0.43 0.36 0.15 0.20 0.11 Ca0% <> <> <> <> 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.08 0.11 0.05 0.10 P205% 3.33 1.41 0.55 1.33 0.82 0.48 0.37 8.31 1.17 1.20 2.28 Fe203% 16.49 20.10 15.80 23.49 18.16 22.61 26.00 21.10 26.90 19.12 32.70 AL203% 0.8 0.92 0.56 1.07 0.88 0.06 0.03 1.21 1.18 1.20 0.74 Ti02% 67.19 68.60 66.30 57.29 64.56 56.55 59.30 56.30 58.90 58.11 50.93 Si02%

IanAnna Harris Rogers MJ Originale CLAY PAPER FLAX T.S Smooth Body (ES 200) White Earthenware Grogged Earthenware White Handbuilding (ES 250) FRENCH REGIONAL CLAYS GSA Amand St Grogged Body (ES 300) Grogged White Earthenware (ES 400) Earthenware White Porcelain Body (ES 600) Porcelain Porcelain Grogged (ES 600G) Grogged Porcelain Body (ES 800) Terracotta Chunky (ES 900) Crank <> Information not yet available not yet <> Information

29 PRICE LIST

Clays & Raw Materials - 2016 Price List Issue 1/16

Terms and Conditions of Sale: Materials should be tested before use. Prices quoted below exclude VAT. Haulage (prices available on request) and Pallets (£4.98 per 1000kgs).

TERRACOTTA CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 12.5kgs Standard Red Terracotta 163.43 102.12 55.13 30.24 4.70 25kg packs Standard Red Grogged 179.53 112.20 60.58 33.21 5.17 available Standard Red 20% Grogged 191.34 119.57 64.56 31.55 4.40 on request Terracotta Fine 120s 178.58 111.60 60.25 29.43 4.10 minimum Terracotta V636 176.30 110.18 59.47 29.07 4.07 1,000kgs Terracotta Sculpture Clay 229.24 143.26 77.36 37.80 5.29

STONEWARE CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 12.5kgs Stoneware V9A 202.07 126.27 68.16 37.38 5.81 Stoneware V9G 218.25 136.39 73.64 40.37 6.28 Stoneware HT 202.07 126.27 68.16 37.38 5.81 Stoneware HTG 218.25 136.39 73.64 40.37 6.28 Stoneware HT Special 220.96 138.07 74.56 36.44 5.08 Stoneware Delta 221.43 138.36 74.68 36.50 5.10 Stoneware Special Fleck 221.43 138.36 74.68 36.50 5.10 Stoneware White Fleck 369.67 231.01 124.74 60.98 8.53 25kg packs Stoneware B17C 290.22 181.36 97.94 47.85 6.69 available Stoneware B17C Grogg 313.30 195.79 105.73 51.68 7.22 on request Stoneware Millennium White 436.41 272.75 147.27 71.99 10.08 minimum Stoneware Arctic White 449.02 280.60 151.52 74.06 10.35 1,000kgs Stoneware Birch 202.07 126.27 68.16 33.32 4.65 Crank 376.62 235.38 127.08 62.14 8.70 Stoneware Toasted 202.07 126.27 68.16 33.32 4.65 Raku 342.72 214.17 115.64 56.54 7.90 Steve Harrison Body 565.81 353.64 190.95 93.35 13.06 KGM Body 343.66 199.89 106.04 52.71 7.18 St Patricks White 454.14 283.82 153.25 74.91 10.49

EARTHSTONE CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 12.5kgs ES 5 (Original) 581.64 319.88 167.18 81.42 10.88 ES 5 - 20% (Original) 771.10 424.08 221.66 107.95 14.45 ES 10 (Extra Smooth) 586.14 322.37 168.49 82.03 10.97 ES 20 (Smooth Textured) 848.01 466.39 243.78 118.72 15.88 ES 40 (Handbuilding) 789.07 433.98 226.85 110.46 14.79 ES 50 (Crank) 483.02 265.65 138.85 67.61 9.03 ES 60 (Smooth Textured Crank) 483.02 265.65 138.85 67.61 9.03 ES 65 (Terracotta Crank) 416.99 229.34 119.87 58.38 7.79 ES 70 (Architectural Body) 807.87 444.31 232.24 113.09 15.12 ES 75 (S/Tex Terracotta Crank) 416.99 229.34 119.87 58.38 7.79 ES 80 (Reduction) 523.41 287.83 150.48 73.26 9.81 ES 90 (Flecked) 523.42 287.83 150.48 73.27 9.81 ES 109 (Speckled Stoneware) 523.52 287.93 150.49 73.28 9.81 ES 120 (Ming Porcelain) 1098.34 604.08 315.75 153.75 20.57 ES 130 (White Earthenware) 496.64 273.13 142.77 69.52 9.31 ES 160 (Special) 607.23 333.64 174.39 84.92 11.37 ES 180 (Sculpting/Pizza Body) 464.61 255.53 133.58 65.05 8.71

Packed in 10kg bags 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 10kgs ES 170 (Glacier Porcelain) 1076.21 618.81 349.74 166.78 17.71

Packed in 12.5kg bags 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 12.5kgs ES 950 (Air Drying) 965.27 530.91 277.51 139.96 18.68

Packed in 5kg bags 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs ES 950 (Air Drying) 1024.20 563.30 308.65 154.41 41.10 8.73 30 PRICE LIST

PROFESSIONAL CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 12.5kgs PF 500 (Peter Meanley) 583.74 321.05 167.82 81.72 10.94 PF 510 (Peter Beard Grogged) 769.79 423.36 221.29 107.77 14.42 PF 520 (Ashraf Hanna) 828.72 455.80 238.25 116.01 15.52 PF 540 (Jim Robison Crank) 523.96 288.20 150.63 73.33 9.81 PF 550 (Svend Bayer) 624.50 343.47 179.53 87.43 11.92 PF 560 (White Stoneware) 538.14 295.99 154.73 75.33 10.08 PF 570 (White Stoneware Grogged) 564.62 310.65 162.37 79.05 10.59 PF 580 (White Earthenware) 551.88 303.54 158.65 77.25 10.34 PF 590 (Redox) 564.79 310.65 162.37 79.05 10.59 PF 610 (Architectural Handbuilding) 828.72 455.80 238.25 116.01 15.52 PF 640 (GT Material) 1077.43 592.57 309.74 150.83 20.20 PF 660 (Black Chunky) 1028.82 528.56 278.43 114.31 15.72 PF 670 (Smooth Textured Black) 1054.40 541.70 285.34 117.15 16.11 PF 680 (Smooth Black) 1107.46 568.97 299.71 123.05 16.91 PF 690 (Red Stoneware) 1054.40 541.71 285.34 117.15 16.11 PF 695 (Textured Red Stoneware) 1001.66 512.11 271.07 111.28 15.34 PF 700 (Porcelain White S/ware) 675.13 371.32 194.08 94.52 12.64 PF 700G (Porc. White S/ware Grog) 776.36 427.00 223.20 108.68 14.54

PORCELAIN CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 12.5kgs Audrey Blackman Porcelain 905.40 497.97 264.74 131.26 16.97 Royale Porcelain 825.69 454.10 237.37 119.71 15.44 Special Porcelain 709.38 390.16 203.92 102.84 13.28 P2 Porcelain 571.81 314.47 164.39 82.89 10.70 Margaret Frith Porcelain 733.60 403.47 210.89 106.35 17.19 Porcelain Grogged 868.99 477.93 249.82 125.97 16.26 Industrial Porcelain 571.81 314.47 164.39 82.89 10.70 Bone China 920.65 506.34 264.66 133.47 17.83 Bone China - High White 999.32 549.63 287.30 144.91 19.36 Parian Body 783.50 430.88 225.23 113.59 15.14

Packed in 5kg bags 5kgs Bone China Flower Clay 15.80

EARTHENWARE CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 12.5kgs Semi-Porcelain 682.96 375.62 196.33 99.03 13.22 25kg packs Standard White Earthenware 398.05 218.92 114.41 57.70 7.69 available LF White Earthenware 398.05 218.92 114.41 57.70 7.69 on request CWE 339.85 186.92 97.71 49.27 6.59 minimum White Earthenware Grogged 478.68 263.25 137.60 69.39 9.27 1,000kgs

FRENCH REGIONAL CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 10kgs ST Amand GSA 667.60 367.19 191.95 93.47 10.02 MJ Originale 721.39 408.64 213.60 104.03 11.15

PAPER CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs ES 200 (Smooth Body) 1118.50 643.14 335.53 145.42 41.90 9.50 ES 250 (Handbuilding) 1147.31 659.71 344.19 149.15 43.02 9.76 ES 300 (Grogged Body) 1143.36 657.44 342.99 148.63 42.88 9.71 ES 400 (White Earthenware) 1143.36 657.44 342.99 148.63 42.88 9.71 ES 600 (Porcelain) 1449.91 833.69 434.94 188.48 54.33 12.31 ES 600G (Porcelain Grogged) 1497.67 861.16 449.31 194.70 56.15 12.73 ES 800 (Terracotta Body) 1058.84 608.82 317.64 137.63 39.67 9.01 ES 900 (Crank) 1143.36 657.44 342.99 148.63 42.88 9.71

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POWDERED CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 240kgs 100kgs 20kgs White/Buff Stoneware 710.21 405.86 262.99 140.11 29.93 Porcelain 823.63 470.66 304.97 162.47 34.72 ETC Semi-Porcelain 796.65 455.24 294.99 157.15 33.59 White Earthenware 769.63 439.78 284.98 151.83 32.45 Earthstone ‘Q’ Cast 753.43 430.53 278.98 148.62 31.76 Fine Bone China Granulate 1495.89 860.17 482.52 224.37 50.86

CASTING SLIPS 5 Ltrs 125 Ltrs DECORATING SLIPS 1100°C - 1160°C 5 Litres 1 Litre 500 ml Standard Red Terracotta 7.14 160.60 9800 White 14.92 4.65 3.48 B17C Stoneware 9.03 203.19 9801 Light Blue 30.53 9.64 5.78 P2 Porcelain 15.82 355.77 9802 Royal Blue 33.89 10.23 5.96 Special Porcelain 20.50 461.08 9803 Fir Green 23.15 5.78 3.85 Bone China 20.47 460.58 9804 Black 26.58 8.45 5.96 Bone China - High White 22.22 499.95 9805 Brick Red 17.52 4.90 3.74 Parian Body 21.64 486.95 9806 Yellow 23.15 5.49 3.85 Stdd White Earthenware 9.64 216.95 9807 Salmon 70.44 21.51 15.95 Earthstone Extra Smooth (ES 10) 15.64 352.08 9808 Marigold 37.12 11.36 8.43 Earthstone Glacier (ES 170) 24.49 551.08 9809 Sky Blue 34.57 10.61 7.81 Earthstone ‘Q’ Cast Stoneware 20.00 450.00 9810 Chartreuse 37.12 11.36 8.43 9811 Cobalt 65.10 20.00 14.79 POURING SLIPS 5 Ltrs 25 Ltrs 9812 Chocolate 34.57 10.61 7.81 Smooth Body (ES 200) 13.94 62.76 9813 Viola 65.10 20.00 14.79 Grogged Body (ES 300) 14.27 64.23 White Earthenware (ES 400) 14.27 64.23 Porcelain Body (ES 600) 16.73 75.31 Terracotta Body (ES 800) 13.18 59.35

Raw Materials - prices are liable to change without notice

CHINA/BALL CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs 1kg China Clay No.50 Powdered 519.28 311.57 66.35 18.52 x x SP China Clay Powdered 587.78 352.67 88.17 25.71 x x Grolleg China Clay Powdered 493.50 296.10 74.03 21.59 x x AK Powder Ball Clay 364.85 218.89 67.48 19.59 x x AT Powder Ball Clay 333.45 200.07 66.70 18.77 x x Puraflo Blu Powder Ball Clay 303.60 182.15 51.58 14.77 x x Hyplas 71 Powder Ball Clay 371.21 222.72 74.24 20.88 x x Hywite Superb Powder Ball Clay 449.43 269.67 89.90 25.28 x x

RAW CLAYS 1000kgs 500kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs 1kg AA Fireclay 185.94 111.56 34.41 10.00 x x

1000kgs 500kgs 250kgs 100kgs 25kgs Red Terracotta Grogged Marl 236.84 135.34 77.83 43.50 11.65

FLUXES 1000kgs 500kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs 1kg De Luzanac Talc 776.53 465.91 147.53 41.72 x x LA Quartz Sand (Damp/Dry) 524.76 288.60 62.97 18.33 5.19 3.88 Flint (Damp/Dry) 533.71 293.50 59.22 17.98 5.55 3.91 Cornish Stone (Damp/Dry) 688.76 375.37 81.96 24.10 7.02 5.15 FFF’s Feldspar 686.43 377.54 82.38 22.30 x x Norfloat Potash Feldspar 715.84 393.68 85.88 23.25 x x Norfloat Soda Feldspar 749.30 412.09 89.89 24.31 x x M300 554.32 332.59 69.25 20.07 x x Colemanite x x x 66.61 18.77 4.70

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FLUXES 1000kgs 500kgs 100kgs 50kgs 5kgs 1kg Nepheline Syenite 452.63 235.77 50.76 28.40 x x

OXIDES 1000kgs 500kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs 1kg Ilmenite (Fine) x x x 102.98 25.44 5.68 Ilmenite (Coarse) x x x 101.00 23.68 5.57 Zirconium Silicate (Zircosil 5) x x x 115.04 28.75 7.05

GROGGS 1000kgs 500kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs 1kg Molochite -200s 897.90 538.85 143.70 53.87 x x Molochite -120s 871.44 522.83 139.43 52.26 x x Molochite -80s 759.69 455.81 121.55 45.59 x x Molochite 50/80s 1185.92 711.55 189.75 71.12 x x Molochite 30/80s 1084.63 650.78 173.54 65.05 x x Molochite -30s 748.84 449.30 119.81 44.90 x x 90s Silica Sand 247.83 144.56 33.02 10.14 x x 60s Silica Sand 182.64 106.54 24.34 8.47 x x 40/90s Silica Sand 235.90 137.59 31.43 9.67 x x 16/30s Silica Sand 286.12 166.90 38.13 9.80 x x 0-2mm Firebrick Grog 656.87 394.12 105.09 39.41 x x Corderite (0.5 - 1.00 mm) N.50 668.49 401.09 106.96 40.10 x x Corderite (0 - 0.5mm) N.60 668.49 401.10 106.96 40.10 x x

PLASTERS 1000kgs 500kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs 1kg Potters Plaster x 238.19 52.41 14.88 x x Fine Casting Plaster x 245.34 53.99 15.34 x x

DEFLOCCULANTS 5 Litres 1 Litre 500 ml 5kgs Sodium Silicate 75s 17.66 4.69 2.60 Soda Ash 18.92 Sodium Silicate 140s 26.68 7.33 4.07 Dispex 53.49 14.41 9.12 Sodium Silicate 100s 23.92 6.46 3.60

SUNDRY MATERIALS 1000kgs 500kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs 1kg White Bentonite 574.51 337.95 78.70 22.49 5.80 1.40 Cellulose Paper Fibre x x x x 28.22 8.44 Gum Arabic x x x x 58.88 13.25 Whiting x x 36.41 10.39 x x Lead Bisilicate x x x 202.67 56.75 12.16 Tin Oxide x x x 1268.61 288.14 63.11 Bat Wash (Zircon) x x x 96.56 27.03 5.79 Bat Wash (Allumina) x x x 76.06 21.09 4.51

1000kgs 500kgs 100kgs 25kgs 5kgs 1kg Silicon Carbide (Fine) 240s Mesh x x x 278.30 59.44 13.36 Silicon Carbide (Coarse) 150s Mesh x x x 251.81 53.71 12.08

5 Litres 1 Litre Earthenware Transparent Glaze 28.30 7.06

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Distributors

England

Alec Tiranti Ltd Corby Kilns Ltd Northern Kilns/ Pilling Berkshire Northants Garstang T: 0845 1232100 T: 01536 726361 T: 01253 790307 www.tiranti.co.uk www.corbykilns.co.uk www.northernkilns.com

Bath Potters Supplies Craftline Potterycrafts Ltd Bath Staffordshire Staffordshire T: 01761 411077 T: 01782 393222 T: 01782 745000 www.bathpotters.co.uk www.potterycrafts.co.uk CTM Potters Supplies of Doncaster Blue Matchbox South Yorkshire Sedgefield Pottery Supplies Berkshire T: 01709 770801 Co. Durham T: 0118 945 5933 www.ctmpotterssupplies.co.uk T: 01740 621998 www.bluematchbox.co.uk www.sedgefieldpottery.co.uk CTM Potters Supplies of Exeter Brick House Crafts Ltd Devon The Clay Cellar Essex T: 01395 233077 Kent T: 01376 585655 www.ctmpotterssupplies.co.uk T: 01892 722011 www.brickhouseceramics.co.uk www.claycellar.com Les Bainbridge Ceramatech Ltd Staffordshire The Potters Connection London T: 01630 673762 Staffordshire T: 0208 885 4492 www.bainbridgeceramics.co.uk T: 01782 598729 www.ceramatech.co.uk www.pottersconnection.co.uk Milton Bridge Ceramics Ltd Clayman Staffordshire West Sussex T: 01782 274229 T: 01243 265845 www.milton-bridge.co.uk www.claymansupplies.co.uk

Scotland

Alisdair Kettles Pottery Supplies Kinross T: 01577 862551 www.alisdairkettlespotterysupplies.com

Wales Northern Ireland

Castree Kilns Celtic Kilncare Ltd Scarva Pottery Supplies St Clears Newport Co Down T: 01994 232760 T: 01633 271455 T: 02840 669699 www.castreekilns.co.uk www.celtickilncare.co.uk www.scarva.com

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Europe

Argilierès Hins BSZ Keramik Bedarf GmbH Silex/ Totaal Service b.v Belgium Germany Netherlands T: (+32) 71 68 8354 T: (+49) 201 299 66 T: (+31) 736 312 528 www.hins.be www.bsz-keramikbedarf.de www.silexshop.nl

Colpaert Ceramics Goerg & Schneider GmbH u. Co. KG Scan-Form Belgium Germany Norway T: (+32) 9 2262826 T: (+49) 2623 604 0 T: (+47) 33 339377 www.colpaertonline.be www.goerg-schneider.com www.scan-form.no

Emilie OÜ Keramikbedarf Gommel Modus Facere Finland Germany Poland T: (+372) 6 720 228 T: (+498) 6629899 T: (+48)694 054229 www.emilie.fi www.goemmel-keramik.de Cebex Keramikexperterna Kerasil Oy Ramfos llikokeramiki Sweden Finland Greece T: (+46) 40 6717760 T: (+358) 207 639870 T: (+30) 210 2831135 www.cebex.se www.kerasil.fi www.ramfosmg.gr Lehmhuus AG Solargil Keramikos Switzerland France Netherlands T: (+41 61 6919927) T: (+33) 3 86455000 T: (+31)235 424416 www.lehmhuus.ch www.solargil.com

Worldwide

Focus Ceramic Services John Stroomer Ulman Potters Centre Singapore Australia Israel T: (+65)67771812 T: (+61)407 303867 T: (+972)3 6828251 www.jbcssg.com www.ulman.co.il

John Mathieson Tony Laverick

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