Walkers & Feeneys Clay Bodies

We stock a large variety of the Walkers & Feeneys Clay Bodies, which offer a large variety of firing temperature ranges and uses. For pricing, please refer to the Product Catalogue

walkers clay bodies - PRODUCT INFORMATION

SUPERIOR WHITE PORCELAIN

A white plastic porcelain suitable for throwing, hand building and much more! Excellent for strong domestic ware. Suits most standard stoneware / porcelain glazes

A white porcelain exhibiting very good plasticity that exhibits some translucency on thin walled pieces. It is extremely fine at 120# and has a firing range from 1240 to 1300. It vitrifies at 1240 and is suitable for throwing, hand building and much more! Suits most standard stoneware / porcelain glazes
Origin: Made in Victoria with Australian and Imported materials.

Firing range: 1240-1300°C
Mesh size: 120 mesh
Texture: Extremely smooth
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 2.7
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 11.5@1280°C
Vitreous Temperature: ~1240 °C Orton Cone 6
Fired colour (oxidation): Snow white
Fired colour (reduction): White
Super white, translucent, very plastic, throwing, casting, hand building..


walkers 10 stoneware

Classic fine white stoneware exhibiting beautiful creaminess and is our ever-reliable robust white stoneware. It is sieved through 120# so is beautifully fine. It has a firing range of 1240-1300 and vitrifies at 1240 . It is a bit creamier and more open than PB103 so can soften a bit while throwing. A lovely soft cream white and eminently suitable for all domestic and production ware as well as hand building. Suits most standard stoneware glazes.

Firing range: 1240-1300°C
Mesh size: 120 mesh
Texture: Smooth
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 3.5
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 11.5 @1280°C
Vitreous Temperature: ~1240 °C Orton Cone 6
Fired colour (oxidation): White
Fired colour (reduction): Light grey-white


pb103 stoneware

Now merged with Feeneys White Stoneware
Beautifully plastic, versatile white production body with great glaze fit. Ideal for throwing, handbuilding, etc

Firing range: 1240-1300°C
Mesh size: 120
Texture: Very smooth
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 3.7
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 11.4@1280°C
Vitreous Temperature: ~1240 °C Orton Cone 6
Fired colour (oxidation): White
Fired colour (reduction): White


pb103 paper clay

Premium quality paper clay!! FULLY FILTER PRESSED for purity!
Slab, handbuild, throw....what can't this do???? Produced with the highest quality cellulose fibre, filter pressed and de-air pugged in stainless steel extruder. Perfect for any forming method, join wet, leather, dry..Suits all standard glazes

Firing range: 1240-1300°C
Mesh size: 120
Texture: Very smooth
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 3.5
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 11.4@1280°C
Vitreous Temperature: ~1240 �C Orton Cone 6 Fired colour (oxidation): White
Fired colour (reduction): Off White


school earthenware stoneware

A good general purpose throwing and hand building body. Ideal for beginners.

 

Firing range: 1060-1300°C
Texture: Medium
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 4.2
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 7.1@1060°C 11.6@1280°C
Vitreous Temperature: ~1220 °C Orton Cone 5/6
Fired colour (oxidation): White
Fired colour (reduction): Light grey-white


white handbuilding

A good general purpose hand building body. Perfect for decorated slabs and tiles - more grog than School Earthenware Stoneware

 

Firing range: 1000-1300°C
Texture: Medium/Coarse
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 5.5
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 6.3@1060°C 15.1@1300°C
Vitreous Temperature: ~1240 °C Orton Cone 6
Fired colour (oxidation): Off white
Fired colour (reduction): Light grey mottle


white earthenware (& midfire)

Beautiful plastic, functional white earthenware suitable for all types of production. Suits all standard earthenware glazes.  Suitable to Midfire as well.

Firing range: 1060-1250°C
Mesh size: 80
Texture: Very Smooth
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 3.63
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 4.23@1080°C 9.34@1250°C
Vitreous Temperature: ~1220 °C Orton Cone 5/6
Fired colour (oxidation): White


feeneys clay bodies

terracotta

A good basic Terra Cotta Clay - suits all earthenware and Midfire 1200 glazes.
Fired colour varies from red terra cotta to deep red brown with some fine natural grog. Over 1200 will become browner.

Firing range: 1060-1200°C
Texture: Medium
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 6.9
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 10.3@1080°C 12.6@1200°C
Vitreous Temperature: >1300 °C Orton Cone10
Fired colour (oxidation): Straw to deep red brown at 1200


terracotta paper clay

Premium quality paper clay. Slab, handbuild, coil, what can't this do???? Produced with the highest quality cellulose fibre, de-air pugged. Fired colour varies from red terra cotta to deep red brown with some fine natural grog. Over 1200 will become browner.
Perfect for most forming methods, join wet, leather, dry. Suits most standard glazes

Firing range: 1060-1200°C
Texture: Medium
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 6.9
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 10.3@1080°C 12.6@1200°C
Vitreous Temperature: >1200 °C Orton Cone 5
Fired colour (oxidation): Straw to deep red brown at 1200


handbuilding

A sandy biscuit coloured medium textured body. Superb for hand building, tiles etc

Firing range: 1000-1280°C
Texture: Smooth to medium
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 5.0
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 7.1@1080°C 10.1@1280°
Vitreous Temperature: >1320 °C Orton Cone 11
Fired colour (oxidation): Biscuit light brown occasional flecks
Fired colour (reduction): Light grey mottle


red raku

A groggier version of Terra Cotta / Midfire. Good for hand building, throwing, slabs, sculpture and Raku.

Firing range: 1060-1240°C
Texture:Medium - Coarse
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 5.1
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 7.5@1080°C 10.0@1240°C
Vitreous Temperature: >1320 °C Orton Cone 11
Fired colour (oxidation): Red Terra Cotta


buff raku sandy

Buff colour, coarse sandy texture, suits hand building and sculpture.

 

Firing range: 1000-1280°C
Texture: Medium Coarse
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 4.0
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 4.3@1000°C 7.4@1300°C
Vitreous Temperature: >1320 °C Orton Cone 11
Fired colour (oxidation): Cream pink buff
Fired colour (reduction): Warm buff/brown mottle with small iron spots


buff raku trachyte

Beautiful strong plastic body, suitable for hand building and sculpture.

Firing range: 1000-1280°C
Texture: Coarse
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 3.8
% Shrinkage wet to fired:5.8@1080°C 7.6@1280 °C
Vitreous Temperature: >1320 °C Orton Cone 11
Fired colour (oxidation): Dark speckled mottle
Fired colour (reduction): Dark brown mottles with iron blebs


white raku

Throw, hand build, slab, polish, tiles, earthenware and stoneware. Polishes and re-fires beautifully ... even Raku!

Firing range: 1000-1280°C
Texture: Medium
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 3.8
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 6.0@1080°C 9.6@1280°C
Vitreous Temperature: >1320 °C Orton Cone 11
Fired colour (oxidation): Off white cream mottle
Fired colour (reduction): Dappled grey/cream


raku gold

Colour & texture for throwing, handbuilding, slabs and raku. A finer version of BRT.

Firing range: 1000-1280°C
Texture: Medium
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 5.5
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 8.8@1080°C 10.0@1280°C
Vitreous Temperature: >1320 °C Orton Cone 11
Fired colour (oxidation): Buff cream mottle
Fired colour (reduction): Golden brown mottle with small iron blebs


feeneys fine blend

Off White - Throw, hand build, slab, coil, earthenware to stoneware.

Firing range:1080-1280 °C
Texture: Medium
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 4.9
% Shrinkage wet to fired:7.67@1080°C 12.4@1280°C
Vitreous Temperature: ~1300 °C Orton Cone 10
Fired colour (oxidation): White
Fired colour (reduction): Dappled grey/cream


dark stoneware

Throw, hand build, slab, wood/pit fire, raku, large pots and sculpture.

Firing range: 1000-1280°C
Texture: Medium
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 4.6
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 9.2@1280°C
Vitreous Temperature: >1300 °C Orton Cone 10
Fired colour (oxidation): Grey brown with salt and pepper speckle
Fired colour (reduction): Warm brown with salt and pepper speckle


chocolate brown

Throw, hand build, slab, wood/pit fire, raku, large pots and sculpture. Fires to a beautiful rich chocolate brown at 1200
Recommended biscuit fire to 1046 Cone 05

Firing range: 900-1200°C
Texture: Medium
% Shrinkage wet to dry: 5.3
% Shrinkage wet to fired: 8.5@1080°C 11.0@1200°C

Vitreous Temperature: >1200 °C Orton Cone 5/6
Fired colour (oxidation):1200 maximum - rich chocolate brown
Not recommended for reduction firing...... Along the lines of other worldwide producers of higher percentage Manganese bodies - we do not advise using this clay for functional ware.


All information on this page is sourced from Walkers Ceramics.