All Feeneys Clays are hammer milled.
Name | Manufacturer Code | Code | Texture | Shrinkage (wet to dry) | Shrinkage (dry to fired) | Uses | Fired Colour (Oxidised) | Fired Colour (Reduction) | Vitrified Temp (ºC) <2% |
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Plastic Clays | |||||||||
Terra Cotta | TC | AR1 | 4 | 6.0 | 2.5 1080 | a,b,e | Rich Terra Cotta | NA | NA |
Hand Building | HB | AR6 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.2 1080 4.8 1250 5.3 1300 | a,c,e,f | Off White | Light Grey Mottle | >1320 |
Red Raku | RR | AR7 | 5 | 2.8 | 0.9 1080 | a,c,e,f | Red Terra Cotta | NA | >1320 |
Buff Raku Sandy | BRS | AR8 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.6 1080 2.0 1250 2.3 1300 | a,c,e,f | Cream Pink/Buff | Warm buff/brown mottle with small iron spots | >1320 |
Buff Raku Trachyte | BRT | AR9 | 5 | 2.2 | 1.0 1080 3.8 1250 4.0 1300 | a,c,e,f | Dark speckled mottle | Dark brown mottles with iron blebs | >1350 |
White Raku | WR | AR242 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.6 1080 4.3 1250 4.9 1300 | a,c,e,f | Off white Cream mottle | Dappled grey cream | >1320 |
Raku Gold | RG | AR244 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.5 1080 5.7 1250 6.3 1300 | a,c,e,f | Buff cream mottle Golden buff Buff mottle | Golden brown mottle with small iron blebs | >1320 |
Ruby | FR | AR5 | 4 | 4.5 | 6.8 1080 7.5 1220 7.3 1280 | a | Fired colour varies from red terra cotta to deep red brown with some fine natural grog | NA | >1300 |
Feeneys Fine Blend | FFB | AR500 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.1 1080 8.2 1220 8.5 1280 | a,b,c,e | White mottle Off white mottle Off white mottle | Light grey beige with some specks | 1250 |
Dark Stoneware | DSW | AR556 | 4 | 6.5 | 5.7 1280 | a,b,c,e | Grey brown with salt & pepper speckle | Warm brown with Salt & pepper speckle | 1260 |
Paper Clays | |||||||||
Terra Cotta Paper Clay | TCPC | AGR1PC | 4 | 6.0 | 2.5 1080 | a,b,e | Rich Terra Cotta | NA | NA |
White Raku Paper Clay | WRPC | AGR242PC | 4 | 2.0 | 0.6 1080 4.3 1250 4.9 1300 | a,c,e,f | Off white Cream mottle | Dappled grey cream | >1320 |
T = Texture | Suggested Uses | |
1 – Extremely smooth | a = General, throwing, hand building, coiling & thin walled wire | |
2 – Very Smooth | b = General production domestic ware & detailed work | |
3 – Smooth | c = Large pots & decorative plates | |
4 – Medium | d = Casting | |
5 – Medium to course | e = Hand building especially large ware, sculpting, slab work & tiles | |
6 – Very course | f = Raku, black ware, burnishing & wood firing |