Raw Materials

Through years of formulation and reformulation, Karl Miller developed Albany Slip Substitute which is intended to reproduce the physical and perfor...

2 lb Minimum order Alberta Slip is an excellent substitute for the very popular Albany Slip, which has not been mined for over a decade. Like class...

Hydrated alumina is a fine granular white powder that is typically added to glazes as a source of alumina.  Hydrated aluminas are fine granular whi...

Safety Data Melting Point 650°C It can be used in combination with rutile and titanium as a yellow body stain, and frequently is used in glass as ...

This is the main source of barium oxide in glazes where it functions as a flux and assists in producing matte finishes. It is also used to neutrali...

This is a blend of minerals that closely simulates Barnard (Blackbird) Clay, a widely used clay that contains iron and manganese.

A very fine-grained plastic clay of volcanic origin containing colloidal matter. Used in small amounts as an additive to clays to aid in plasticity...

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This is the oldest glaze colorant known. It is a strong flux and will produce fluid glazes. Can produce copper reds in reduction firings. TOXIC IN ...

Ferric oxide. Produces various shades of brown or green when used as a glaze colorant or decorative oxide. In high fire matt glazes, iron oxide and...

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Black nickel produces browns, blues, grays and yellows in glazes. It can also tone down more intense colorants such as cobalt and copper. Maximum ...

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An important source of calcium phosphate made from calcined cattle bones. Real bone ash is chemically inert and free of organic matters. Calcium ac...

Donated to Cornell by Nan Zantal. All proceeds will go to supporting Sinclair Community College Students looking to attend workshops at Cornell. An...

A water soluble, low temperature flux which lowers the fusion point of glazes and promotes a smooth melt. A source of sodium and boric oxide in gla...

CaCO3 This is the most common source of calcium in glazes. It is a high temperature flux that gives durability and hardness to glazes. Whiting 325 ...

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Cedar Heights Gold Art is a selectively mined, plastic stoneware clay which is airfloated to 200 mesh particle size. It offers excellent working pr...

Donated to Cornell by Nan Zantal. All proceeds will go to supporting Sinclair Community College Students looking to attend workshops at Cornell.

A versatile colorant used in glazes to most commonly produce various green tints.

An organic cellulose gum which functions as a thickener, binder, and suspending agent in glazes. Can also be used as a binding agent for glass powd...

A fine, particled, lavender powder used as a colorant in glazes and slips. It is the most stable and reliable colorant. Produces various shades of ...