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More clay than you can shake a throwing stick at...

306 - Dependable clay for handbuilding and throwing. Has a small amount of grog and a high amount of iron. Works well with most glazes, especially shinos. 13% shrinkage at cone 6.

182 - Our most popular clay. Dependable and stable clay, great for handbuilding and very good on the wheel. Very little grog, soft and good for beginners. 11.5% shrinkage at cone 6.

Black Mountain - Stong clay, good for handbuilding and throwing. High amount of grog and can be "muscled" around on the wheel. Soaks up a lot of glaze. Also good without glaze. Contains lots of iron and some manganese. Requires extra cleanup. 10% shrinkage at cone 6.

112 - Beautiful speckled clay for handbuilding and throwing. A medium amount of grog with granular manganese speckles that show through most glazes. 12.5% shrinkage at cone 6.

Orange Stone - Exciting orange clay for handbuilding and throwing. Contains a medium amount of grog. Turns orange in gas kiln. Great with most glazes. 10% shrinkage at cone 6.

Lizella - Georgia's own local clay mined by the Burns Brick Company. Contains a high amount of grog, but can occasionally be very soft out of the bag. Good for handbuilding, but not very plastic for the wheel. The firing range for this clay is 04 to 8. Can be used as terra-cotta and a stoneware. Brittle and stressed in reduction due to very high quantity of iron.

378 - Strong clay for handbuilding and plastic enough for throwing. Contains a medium amount of grog. Contains large manganese particles which speckle well through most glazes. 11% shrinkage at cone 6.

119 - A very strong clay for handbuilding and exellent for tile work. Contains a high amount of silica sand as grog and can be rough on the hands for throwing. Works well with most glazes. 11% shrinkage at cone 6.

Craggy Crunch - Loaded with three sizes of grog (19% total) to withstand demanding sculptural and tile needs. Don't try throwing this if you prefer your skin attached. Fires beautifully. 9% shrinkage at cone 6.

Phoenix - All around great stoneware body for throwing and hand building, this is one clay that seems to throw itself. It has a good amount of tooth without being rough on beginners hands. Fine mullite grog has excellent thermal shock properties making Phoenix a superior choice for ovenware. It also works nicely for a smooth raku body. 11% shrinkage at cone 6.

B-mix - A very plastic clay with absolutely no grog. Similar in feel though easier to manage than porcelain. Wonderful with glazes and good for incising, scrafitto, watercarving and stamping. Matures at cone 6. 12% shrinkage at cone 6.

365 Grolleg Porcelain - Absolutely no grog, all particles are the same size. Can be challenging for the novice clay worker (some say it's like throwing "cream cheese"). Gorgeous with glazes, can be translucent if thrown thinly enough. Claybody contains lots of flux so glazes are typically more melted (and thus more runny). Contains no ball clay. 13.5% shrinkage at cone 6.

Raku - Heavily grogged clay with 13% kyanite for stability and thermal shock resistance. Primarily thrown or used for handbuilding pieces for raku firing, but can be used as regular stoneware (test stoneware glaze compatibility!) 6.5% shrinkage at raku temperatures and 10.5% at cone 6.

Riverside Grit - Great sculptural body with lots of grog. Ideal for larger sculptures or tilework. 9% shrinkage at cone 6.

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