Fat Cat Pottery Store
Our storefront has many different brands of tools, glaze, & equipment.
Tools
Mudtools, Garrity, MKM, Kemper, Xiem
Equipment
Skutt, Shimpo, Northstar, GR Forms, Orton Cones, and Kiln Furniture
Glazes
Mayco, Amaco, Spectrum, Laguna
Underglazes
Amaco, Spectrum
Clay
Standard Clay Company, Laguna
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Laguna Clay Bodies
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Cone: 5
Wet Color: Light Gray
Firing Color: Oxidation: Cream - Reduction: Off-White
Texture: Smooth
Avg. Shrinkage: 12%
Avg. Water Absorption: 2.3%
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Cone: 5
Firing Color: Oxidation: warm white with speckles - Reduction: N/A
Texture: Smooth
Avg. Shrinkage: 12.47%
Avg. Water Absorption: 2.47%
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Cone: 5
Wet Color: Red
Firing Color: Oxidation: Orange Brown - Reduction: Reddish Brown
Texture: Slightly Coarse
Avg. Shrinkage: 9%
Avg. Water Absorption: 4%
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Cone: 6
Wet Color: White
Firing Color: Oxidation: White - Reduction: White
Texture: Smooth
Avg. Shrinkage: 11%
Avg. Water Absorption: <1%
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Cone: 5
Wet Color: Red/Brown
Firing Color: Oxidation: Speckled Tan - Reduction: N/A
Texture: Slightly Coarse
Consistency: Standard
Avg. Shrinkage: 10.9%
Avg. Water Absorption: 1.7%
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Cone: 10
Wet Color: Light Gray
Firing Color: Oxidation: Yellow/Buff - Reduction: Yellow/Brown
Texture: Medium Coarse
Avg. Shrinkage: 13.5%
Avg. Water Absorption: 1.75%
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Cone: 06-10
Wet Color: Light Gray
Firing Color: Oxidation: Light Gray - Reduction: Dark Gray/Black
Texture: Coarse
Avg. Shrinkage: 14%
Avg. Water Absorption: 5%
Standard Clay Co. clay bodies
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C/4-6
Plastic clay for wheel and modeling. Granular manganese gives speckled surface. Ideal temperature for best color is C/5. Good in oxidation or reduction firing.
Contains manganese.
C/4 Average Shrinkage 10.5% Absorption 4.5%
C/6 Average Shrinkage 11.0% Absorption 2.25%
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C/5-6
A very smooth, plastic throwing body. This clay is made to be more firm than soft.
Cone 6 Average Shrinkage 13.0% Absorption 1.5%
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C/5-6
Same as 240 but contains fine grog.
Cone 6 Average Shrinkage 12.5% Absorption 1.5%
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C/4-8
Red stoneware body with sand and grog. Oxidation yields red at C/4, deep sand at C/8.
Cone 6 Average Shrinkage 12.5% Absorption 2.0%
Cone 8 Average Shrinkage 13.0% Absorption 1.0%
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C/2-6
Our most heavily grogged body, formulated for sculpture. Sand color at C/6, off-white color at C/2.
Cone 2 Average Shrinkage 7.0% Absorption 8.0%
Cone 6 Average Shrinkage 10.0% Absorption 2.0%
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C/5-6
Very plastic white porcelain. Good for throwing. Does not contain ball clay.
Cone 6 Average Shrinkage 13.0% Absorption 0.3%
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C/5-6
Contains fire clay and mullite which enhances thermal properties.
Cone 6 Average Shrinkage 14.0% Absorption 1.85%
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C/4-6
Gives a reduction-like dark brown color in an electric kiln. Smooth and plastic. Contains manganese and a small amount of fine grog is added. It's good for all techniques. We recommend firing to cone 5.
Cone 4 Average Shrinkage 11.0% Absorption 2.4%
Cone 6 Average Shrinkage 11.5% Absorption 1.0%
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C/04-10
Open clay body specially formulated to withstand thermal shock. Contains sand.
Cone 04 Average Shrinkage 8.0% Absorption 17.0%
Cone 10 Average Shrinkage 13.5% Absorption 3.0%
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C/06-04
Plastic low fire smooth body. We highly recommend testing for glaze and underglaze fit. Also available with grog.
Cone 06 Average Shrinkage 6.0% Absorption 19.0%
Cone 04 Average Shrinkage 6.5% Absorption 18.0%
