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A smooth vitreous (Cone 6) clay that fires to an off-white colour. Made from six different clays to provide a range of particle sizes, this imparts excellent plasticity, workability and greenware strength. A versatile clay that is suitable for throwing all sorts of functional forms including tablewa...

Laguna Hawaiian Red Cone 6 Clay is a coarse, red clay body that’s versatile, easy to use, and highly reliable. Suitable for both wheel throwing and all hand building techniques. The textured grog can be felt while throwing, adding stability to the body on the wheel. Performs consistently well acro...

A smooth cream clay that holds up well on the wheel making it easy to throw and form. It has a smooth porcelain texture, but behaves like an easy to use stoneware. Not recommended for hand building—use B Mix with Grog instead.It is similar to porcelain but it throws like a dream. Try this remarkab...

A slightly textured, cream-white clay body designed for both hand building and wheel throwing. The very fine grog makes it more forgiving and durable, with a subtle texture and minimal speckling.Reliable and easy to use, this clay is a great choice for makers of all levels and all techniques.Images:...

Laguna 52 Buff Stoneware Cone 6 Clay is a smooth clay which is good for general purpose use, such as small thrown pieces and handbuilding.Cone firing results in a buff colour in oxidation and yellow/brown in reduction.Cone: 5/6Wet Colour: BuffShrinkage: 10%Water Absorption: 3.5%COE: 4.48

An excellent, reliable, and firm white stoneware clay body with high plasticity. It performs well on the wheel, making it ideal for throwing and hand building at all skill levels.The bright white canvas enhances glaze colours and offers excellent glaze fit across a wide range of finishes. Suitable f...

Mac’s Mud Speckled Buff (MB2 Speckle) is a reformulated midfire, iron‑bearing plastic clay body made from 100% New Zealand clays. It offers strong throwing and handbuilding performance for small to large work.Changes from the original Speckled Buff include removal of the white speckle, slightly...

a traditional iron-bearing, plastic midfire clay body made from 100% New Zealand clays. It offers excellent throwing and handbuilding performance for small to large work.Key Changes from Original Mac’s Buff:- Slightly higher shrinkage- More vitreous at cone 6- Higher thermal expansion for improved...

Versatile midfire clay with easy throwing qualities. Fires buff to grey in oxidation and suits domestic ware and handbuilding.Mesh size: 50Cone 6: Shrinkage 14%, absorption 1.8%Cone 7: Shrinkage 15%, absorption 1.2%Cone 8: Shrinkage 16%, absorption 0.5%PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to order more th...

Strong, coarse midfire body suited to handbuilding and sculpture. Contains high refractory grog, so not recommended for throwing. Fires to a dark, highly speckled surface at stoneware temperatures.Firing range: 1000–1280°CTexture: CoarseShrinkage wet to dry: 2.2%Shrinkage dry to fired: 1.0% at 10...

PW20 is a smooth, plastic throwing body widely favoured for tableware. Suitable for beginners and professionals, it offers excellent throwing and trimming qualities, low drying shrinkage, and strong attachment performance. It also works well for handbuilding.Firing range: 1160–1260°CFires very wh...

Primo Midfire Porcelain Clay is a brilliant white body with excellent plasticity, easy throwing performance, and a wide firing range. It becomes highly translucent at 1200°C and performs reliably across most forming methods.Maximum temperature: 1260°C (dependent on form and thickness)Typical firin...

Atelier W2502 is a white stoneware body with 25% fine grog, offering excellent plasticity and strong performance for modelling, throwing, and structural work. It also functions well as a glaze base.Firing range: 1000–1260°CGrog content: 25% (0–0.2 mm)Drying shrinkage: 6.3%Firing shrinkage: 1.5%...

WMS2502 is a fine‑grogged stoneware body that develops characteristic dark spots above 1150°C. Suitable for throwing, modelling, and handbuilding, it offers reliable working properties across a broad firing range.Firing range: 1000–1300°CGrog content: 25% (0–0.2 mm)Drying shrinkage: 5.5%Firi...

A versatile mid‑fire clay that throws smoothly and fires to a soft light‑cream tone at 1200°C. Suitable for a wide range of studio work and consistent across its full firing range.Firing range: 1000–1280°CPLEASE NOTE: If you would like to order more than 2 bags of clay you will need to do se...

Mid‑fire, 30‑mesh speckled light grey clay body suitable for both throwing and handbuilding. Vitrifies at Cone 6 and offers excellent glaze fit.Firing range: 1200–1220°CTexture: CoarsePLEASE NOTE: If you would like to order more than 2 bags of clay you will need to do separate orders, shippin...

A yellow‑speckled, filter‑pressed midfire body with a strong 45‑mesh structure and a touch of tooth. Excellent for throwing and versatile enough to use as slip. Fires to a warm coffee tone and shows distinct colour shifts in different atmospheres.Mesh: 45#Bisque: Cone 06–07Glaze firing: Cone...

Toast RW1802 is a warm‑toned, lightly grogged stoneware body with excellent plasticity, making it suitable for modelling, throwing, and standing work. Versatile for both beginners and experienced makers, it also performs well as a glaze base.Firing range: 1000–1240°CGrog content: 18% (0–0.2 m...

A lightly grogged stoneware body with excellent plasticity, suitable for modelling, throwing, and standing work. Versatile for both beginners and experienced makers, and reliable as a glaze base.Firing range: 1000–1240°CGrog content: 10% (0–0.2 mm)Drying shrinkage: 5.0%Firing shrinkage: 5.2% at...

A strong, lightly grogged stoneware body ideal for slabbing and sculpting medium to large forms. Contains 25% grog (up to 0.5 mm), giving excellent structure and workability. Fires to warm tones ranging from pale terracotta to plum.Maximum firing temperature: 1200°CTotal shrinkage: 12% at 1080°C...

A smooth, all‑purpose clay suitable for both beginners and experienced makers. It throws cleanly and produces a warm palette of colours ranging from terracotta to rich plum across its firing range.Maximum useful temperature: 1160–1200°CShrinkage: 11% at 1080°C, 16% at 1160°CWater absorption:...

Primo Pro PCL Paper Clay is a stoneware paper clay with fine grog (0–0.2 mm). Highly plastic and ideal for modelling complex forms, it resists cracking and deformation thanks to embedded paper fibres. Odourless and well suited to work that requires slow or difficult drying.Firing range: 1100–126...