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MARLOWE BIRTHDAY SALE ON NOW STORE WIDE
Made with black sand from the wild West Coast. A blend we make right here in our studio, one that holds memories of our family adventures discovering our coastline.
A smooth vitreous (Cone 6) clay that fires to an black and slightly sparkly colour. excellent plasticity, workability and greenware strength. A versatile clay that is suitable for throwing all sorts of functional forms including tableware.
Best application: Good all purpose clay, suited to potters with experience
Chamotte proportion:ย 20 %. chamotte size range: 0 - 0.2 mm ( black chamotte )
Firing Colour:ย black
Recommended Firing Temperature Range:ย 1000-1240ยบC
Technical Data (typical values)
UNFIRED
Moisture: 20.0% plastic
Loss of Ignition: 5.0%
Wet to Dry Shrinkage: 6.8% plastic properties
FIRED
Specimen Firing Temperature [ยบC] 1200
Dry to Fired Shrinkage [%] 7.0
Water Absorption [%] 2.5
Water absorption
4% at 1150ยบ
3% at 1180ยบ
<1% at 1220ยบ
<1% at 1280ยบ