Practical Examples of Clay Bodies #29 in the Free on-line Glaze Course

This is a short discussion of actual clay body recipes where we try to incorporate what we have learned about the structure of a clay body : Clay , Flux and Filler, and application of the properties of clay bodies, like plasticity, texture, color, etc. So you can see how people design their clay body for throwing or sculpture, etc. Shrinkage bars and absorption bars.

[@rachelsmith2599]

Another excellent John Britt Lesson. Thank you.

[@galekrcmarik2043]

Thanks for your help. Also thanks for not charging for your information. I appreciate your help totally!!!!!

[@carlosleon9580]

Thanks!

[@ClownWhisper]

The easiest clay body I've ever done was 50/50 red and Hawthorne clay. That's it that's all of it it's a cone 6 red clay nice plasticity very very simple to I really don't like how dark it comes out in the end because glazes are problematic at least the ones that I tend to use

[@joseholguin436]

Thank you so much John. One question, i have gotten some Attapulgite clay, do you havr sny experience with this? What kind of clay would it be?

[@johnbrittpottery]

I have not used it. Fuller's earth...similar, but not the same as, bentonite. digitalfire.com/mineral/attapulgite%2C+palygorskite

[@deepashtray5605]

Very informative. I use a clay body that I really like but it fires a bit too buff for my taste. Sometimes it turns out a nice light golden brown with a good reduction, sometimes it just stays buff. It has a wide firing range (^06 to ^10) so it is very versatile; I'm shooting for ^6 reduction. What would you recommend to darken the clay body a bit? I currently have Cedar Heights Redart, iron oxide, Alberta slip and yellow ocher in my larder. Thank you.

[@johnbrittpottery]

I would add redart

[@deepashtray5605]

@@johnbrittpottery That's what I was leaning toward, thanks.

[@the.tin.shed.pottery]

Thank you John! Another wonderful video... you mentioned being able to download university lectures. Did you use a particular website to find these lectures?

[@johnbrittpottery]

This is just my collected information. So I used books, magazines, in the old days. But I got the recipe collection on the Alfred Grinding Room site I gave the recipe too..at the end and in previous videos. But that Alfred course I downloaded at some point in the past 40 years...unfortunately can't remember where I found it...but when I find stuff I download them because they often go away.

[@jessarsenstudios]

John thanks for this very informative! I have a question, do you know how to fix short Laguna Bmix clay? It's been having a huge problem with my production lately, Even with newer bags. Thank you!

[@johnbrittpottery]

Probably needs Epsom salts. Need a pug mill. But I would call Laguna...since they make it.

[@jessarsenstudios]

@@johnbrittpottery thank you John I appreciate your response :)

[@VishalGupta-to8ox]

How to solve cracking problem of clay bricks?

[@johnbrittpottery]

Don't know

[@laurberum]

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[@johnbrittpottery]

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