Raw Materials

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Co3O4, CoO A reliable, stable, black powdered oxide. In small amounts it produces consistently strong blue tones. Used as a glaze colorant and bru...

A green powder used as a glaze colorant. Depending on conditions and formulation it may produce green, blue-green or copper red. TOXIC IN RAW FORM ...

This Cornish Stone substitute is a calcium feldspar mineral used as a major constituent of glazes, and occasionally as a flux in bodies. Cornwall S...

Darvan 7 is a high molecular weight, long-chain polymer used as a dispersing agent, or deflocculant, in ceramic bodies and glues, offering advantag...

Darvan 811 can be used for stoneware, high fire slips and red low fire slips. It is a liquid alternative to the long popular sodium silicate.

A very plastic magnesium clay containing colloidal matter which in small amounts lends plasticity to a clay body. Also used as a suspending agent i...

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A high calcium/sodium, low alumina frit for Cone 06. Often used in crystal glazes. High expansion. Melting Range 1600°. 

Used with other frits and raw materials at Cone 06 to Cone 01. Melting Range 1600°.

Calcium Borate source used with other frits for low cost pottery glazes from Cone 06 to Cone 01. Melting Range 1450°. WE DO NOT SHIP 50# BAGS  

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

Very fluid, clear Cone 06 frit. Melting Range 1500° WE DO NOT SHIP 50# BAGS

A high alumina/boron low calcium frit for Cone 06-01. Primarily used in art ware, hobby, and tile glazes. Alkaline, alumina borosilicate. Melting R...

High barium frit. Use caution in glazes for functional surfaces.   WE DO NOT SHIP 50# BAGS

Most often used as a specking agent in clays.

Grog is a hard-fired clay crushed to various mesh sizes. It may be added to clays for tactile and visual texture. It can aid in opening the body fo...

Grog is a hard-fired clay crushed to various mesh sizes. It may be added to clays for tactile and visual texture. It can aid in opening the body fo...

Grog is a hard-fired clay crushed to various mesh sizes. It may be added to clays for tactile and visual texture. It can aid in opening the body fo...

A blended English china clay, combining moderate plasticity, low titania content and relatively high flux content, low shrinkage and white fired co...

Produces grey brown colors in engobes and in underglazes that include zinc. If tin is present it may produce pink and reddish browns. Can also be a...

A fine-grained ball clay with excellent plasticity and strength. Old Mine #4 is an "industry standard" based on its popularity in both casting and ...

A protective coating for kiln shelves and other areas inside the kiln that may be subjected to dripping glaze during firing. Mix this dry compound ...