Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
32.50 - 83.95
(8 variants)
For years, Flint Hills has been making this special blend of Domestic Porcelain for production potter, Steve Coburn. The addition of both 30 and 120 mesh Molochite gives this clay additional strength without compromising whiteness, while the addition of 100 mesh kyanite reduces shrinkage.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
54.95 - 78.50
(5 variants)
Winter Wind is a reformulation of the Flint Hills Cone 5/6 Porcelain. You should not notice a difference in workability or glaze fit. The body is almost identical, but the original included a bag of talc.
average shrinkage wet to dry = 4.49%
average shrinkage at bisque = 6.85%
average shrinkage at cone 5 = 10.26%
average absorption - 6.24%
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
42.70 - 61.00
(5 variants)
A non-iron based high-fire stoneware body with about 18% grog (30 mesh flint grog). Fires to a buff color and provides a good background for glazes. Suitable for high-fire throwing, sculpture, and handbuilding as well as raku and primitive firing methods.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
42.70 - 61.00
(5 variants)
A medium range light stoneware body which fires off-white to buff in oxidation and slightly darker in reduction.
Average Shrinkage 12.5-14%
Absorption 3.5-4%
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
45.50 - 65.00
(5 variants)
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
45.50 - 65.00
(5 variants)
A low fire red clay that fires to a light red-orange color at cone 06 to 05, and a richer, deeper red color when fired hotter, up to about a cone 2.
During the summer of 2020, Kansas Clay completed a comprehensive test of their clay bodies. For each clay body, they tested 6 flat bars, which were rolled out on a slabroller. They ALSO tested vertical shrinkage of a thrown cylinder (6 sections, each with their own test).
Flat | Vertical | |
Wet to Dry Shrinkage | 6.06% | 6.33% |
Overall Shrinkage | 8.84% | 9.17% |
Absorption | 5.96% | |
LOI | 8.05% |
Testing Methodology
*Important information about flat rate clay shipping
tiendaenvasado is doing our best to make sure you can get clay during this period of social distancing so we are now offering flat rate shipping via the US Postal Service on moist clays! You can choose a 25lb box shipped in a medium flat rate box or a 50lb box shipped in a large flat rate box. The shopping cart will correctly calculate the shipping for theses clays. Just make sure you select "Free Shipping" as your shipping method when you checkout. If you have any other items in your cart you will only be charged shipping for those items and not the clay.
Important note. US Postal service flat rate price is only valid for orders shipped domestically.
If you are buying clay to pick up, ship via UPS Ground, LTL Freight or delivery by KPS do not select "US Postal Service Clay Shipping" as it will add a shipping charge and increase your clay price. Bulk discounts on clay will only appear when you select the "50 Pound Box" size.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
45.50 - 65.00
(5 variants)
A non-talc based low-fire white clay that is easier to throw than talc-based bodies, especially for beginners. Fires to a creamy white at Cone 04. Low shrinkage and great glaze fit.
During the summer of 2020, Kansas Clay completed a comprehensive test of their clay bodies. For each clay body, they tested 6 flat bars, which were rolled out on a slabroller. They ALSO tested vertical shrinkage of a thrown cylinder (6 sections, each with their own test).
Flat | Vertical | |
Wet to Dry Shrinkage | 4.08% | 4.33% |
Overall Shrinkage | 5.95% | 6.18% |
Absorption | 11.36% | |
LOI | 8.33% |
Testing Methodology
*Important information about flat rate clay shipping
tiendaenvasado is doing our best to make sure you can get clay during this period of social distancing so we are now offering flat rate shipping via the US Postal Service on moist clays! You can choose a 25lb box shipped in a medium flat rate box or a 50lb box shipped in a large flat rate box. The shopping cart will correctly calculate the shipping for theses clays. Just make sure you select "Free Shipping" as your shipping method when you checkout. If you have any other items in your cart you will only be charged shipping for those items and not the clay.
Important note. US Postal service flat rate price is only valid for orders shipped domestically.
If you are buying clay to pick up, ship via UPS Ground, LTL Freight or delivery by KPS do not select "US Postal Service Clay Shipping" as it will add a shipping charge and increase your clay price. Bulk discounts on clay will only appear when you select the "50 Pound Box" size.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
54.95 - 78.50
(5 variants)
A high-fire, inexpensive porcelain made from domestic kaolins. Fires to a cool white with blue-gray undertones as opposed to the yellowish undertones in English Porcelain. This body is especially nice when woodfired.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
42.70 - 61.00
(5 variants)
A high-fire throwing body with iron-based fireclays which produce warm browns in reduction. Contains no grog but has a fair amount of fine tooth due to the high fireclay content.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
42.70 - 61.00
(5 variants)
A medium range light stoneware body which fires off-white to buff in oxidation and slightly darker in reduction.
Average Shrinkage 12.5-14%
Absorption 3.5-4%
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
45.75 - 110.45
(8 variants)
A high-fire, carefully blended porcelain made from English Grolleg Kaolin. Fires to a warm white with Yellowish undertones as opposed to the domestic porcelain which has more of the blue-gray undertones. Great for all methods of firing and suitable for celadon and copper red glazes in reduction.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
31.50 - 81.95
(8 variants)
A high-fire, inexpensive porcelain made from domestic kaolins. Fires to a cool white with blue-gray undertones as opposed to the yellowish undertones in English Porcelain. This body is especially nice when woodfired.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
31.50 - 81.95
(8 variants)
Winter Wind is a reformulation of the Flint Hills Cone 5/6 Porcelain. You should not notice a difference in workability or glaze fit. The body is almost identical, but the original included a bag of talc.
average shrinkage wet to dry = 4.49%
average shrinkage at bisque = 6.85%
average shrinkage at cone 5 = 10.26%
average absorption - 6.24%
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
53.75 - 126.45
(8 variants)
Wald's Royal Icing is an extremely plastic, high quality English Porcelain Clay made popular by Kansas City potter, Deb Wald (featured images are some of her work!)
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
22.75 - 64.45
(8 variants)
A medium range light stoneware body which fires off-white to buff in oxidation and slightly darker in reduction.
Average Shrinkage 12.5-14%
Absorption 3.5-4%
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
22.75 - 64.45
(8 variants)
A high-fire throwing body with iron-based fireclays which produce warm browns in reduction. Contains no grog but has a fair amount of fine tooth due to the high fireclay content.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
22.75 - 64.45
(8 variants)
A non-iron based high-fire stoneware body with about 18% grog (30 mesh flint grog). Fires to a buff color and provides a good background for glazes. Suitable for high-fire throwing, sculpture, and handbuilding as well as raku and primitive firing methods.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
24.00 - 66.95
(8 variants)
A high-fire, high iron red stoneware throwing body which fires to a rich red in reduction.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
26.00 - 70.95
(8 variants)
This is a dark clay body with mild speckling. It's kind of like a cross between Peppered Wheat and Bison. Not as heavily speckled as Peppered Wheat and a much darker base body.
Average wet-dry shrinkage = 5.74%
Average bisque shrinkage (04) = 11.23%
Average shrikage at cone 5 = 13.93%
Average Absorption = 3.72%
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
27.25 - 73.45
(8 variants)
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
27.25 - 73.45
(8 variants)
Average Shrinkage 12-13.5%
Absorption 0-1%
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
26.00 - 70.95
(8 variants)
Average Shrinkage 12-13.5%
Absorption 0-1%
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
31.50 - 81.95
(8 variants)
Mid-fire speckled buff colored clay - the same formula as the new WHEAT clay with added specks that make it look like someone sprinkled pepper on it.
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
30.50 - 79.95
(8 variants)
Vendor: Kansas Clay
Type: Moist Clay
Price:
25.00 - 68.95
(8 variants)