Stoneware clay body formulas: Part 1: the basics: understanding how all of the different components of a stoneware clay body work together can help potters develop the best formula for their intended application. From: Ceramic Industry | Date: June 1, 2005| Author: Zamek, Jeff | COPYRIGHT 2005 BNP Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Stoneware clay is a widely used generic term for clay bodies fired between cone 6 (c/6, 2232[degrees]F) and cone 9 (c/9, 2300[degrees]F) that create a dense, hard, vitreous, functional piece of pottery or sculpture. * Stoneware clay body formulas can contain just a few raw materials or an amalgam of several different clays, feldspar, flint, talc and grog.

One method of understanding clay body formulas is to think of the total mixture as having three basic parts: clays, f...

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