Kentucky Mudworks
Kentucky Mudworks Big Stuff
Big Stuff ^9-11 Toothy Stoneware clay with grog. Plastic, good for large pieces, handbuilding and throwing. Good atmospheric clay body. One of our most popular bodies. Darkest chip image is of reduction cooled wood fire. Right chip is oxidation cone 10 and medium brown chip is light reduction cone 10. SODA firing brings out the very bright orange tones in this clay body. Shrinkage 11% Absorption ^10 1.8%, ^6 3.1%
$25.50 - $42.50
Kentucky Mudworks Big Turtle
A nice toothy, plastic stoneware body that fires a reddish brown at cone 6. Throws and hand builds well. Matures cone 5-7. Won't warp or bloat at cone 7 if slow fired through last 300F. Gives nice warmth to glazes, giving that reduction look to them in oxidation. Fine grog for tooth. Gorgeous in soda and wood firings too up to cone 8. Shrinkage 11.5% Abs at cone 6 less than 0.5%
$25.50 - $42.50
Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear
**We recommend bisque firing SLOW speed between ^06 and ^04 and always SLOW speed glaze firing. If you are having trouble getting some brands of commercial glazes to not pinhole you can always try bisque firing to ^03. If you are using Mudworks glazes exclusively you only need to bisque to ^06 unless you prefer a higher bisque. A nice super smooth, plastic body that fires a dark chocolate brown at cones 5-6. Matures cone 5-6. Won't bloat at soft cone 7 if fired slow through the last 300-400F. Contains no grog. Gives nice warmth to glazes, giving that reduction look to them in oxidation. *Our tests with our Super clear glaze gave us little to no bubbles or green tint to the clear glaze. Contains less than 2% Manganese. Shrinkage 15% Abs at cone 6 less than 0.5%
$30.00 - $50.00
Kentucky Mudworks Iceman
KyMudworks premium white clay body. A cool white stoneware that is the durable and a pleasure to throw. Does not get too soupy if you throw with a lot of water. Super plastic, throws and handbills well. Matures cone 5-6. Can be pushed to cone 7 slow fired. Shrinkage 11.0% Absorption at ^6 less than 0.5%
$28.80 - $48.00
Kentucky Mudworks Kota Porcelain
Kota Porcelain ^5-6 is our newest cone 6 very translucent, bright white Porcelain. It is sister to our beloved White Lightning, however it is more forgiving and trimmable. It is exceedingly translucent. Your glazes will really pop on this friendly, easy-to-throw and trim, creamy clay. Excellent for large plates and platters as well. (Shr 13%, abs ^6 0%). This clay throws exceedingly well for a translucent porcelain. Fine grained, tight and glassy at cone 6. Fits our Super Clear glaze with no crazing! If you are looking for a more forgiving porcelain try Kota.
$43.25 - $82.50
Kentucky Mudworks Mulhollun
Super smooth, tight, and plastic body that fires a true orange red at cone 6. Throws and hand builds well. Matures cone 5-7. Can be pushed to cone 7 if slow fired through last 300F. Link's favorite mid-range throwing clay! Shrinkage 11.5% Absorption at ^6 2%
$25.50 - $42.50
Kentucky Mudworks Polar Bear
POLAR BEAR Porcelain ^6 is our newest cone 6 traditional English-style porcelain. It is extremely plastic and forgiving to both throw and handbuild. Easy-to-throw and trim, creamy clay. Cool with color. Translucent when thin. Excellent for large plates and platters as well. (Shr 11.5%, abs ^6 0.0%). May pluck if fired over witness cone 6. Fine grained, tight and glassy at cone 6. If you are looking for a more plastic porcelain try POLAR BEAR.
$43.25 - $82.50
Kentucky Mudworks Ranger
Ranger is possibly the best all-around throwing clay. It is also a true range clay, hence its name, in that it has acceptable vitrification at cone 6 and also performs extremely well as a cone 10 reduction body. Contains some fine grog and sand. If you want flexibility in your studio for ^6 functional ware and the occasional ^10 firing out of one clay, this is the best clay for you. Fired Shrinkage 13% Absorption ^6 1.3% ^10 0.3%
$24.90 - $41.50
Kentucky Mudworks Roo Stoneware
Roo is a peachy, lightly speckled mid-range clay body. It is very smooth and throws excellently. Handbuilds very well. No Grog. Our favorite thing about this clay is how the limited specks are random among the fired pieces. Shrinkage ^6 11%, absorption cone 6 less than 1.0%
$25.50 - $42.50
Kentucky Mudworks Sheltowee
Super smooth, tight, and plastic body that fires a deep red at cone 5 and dark red brown at cone 6. Throws and hand builds well. Matures cone 5-7. Won't warp or bloat at cone 7 if slow fired through the last 300-400F. Gorgeous in soda and wood firings too! Shrinkage 11.5% Absorption at cone 6 less than 0.5%
$24.90 - $41.50
Kentucky Mudworks Speckled Turtle
Speckled Turtle ^5-6 A warm brown speckled plastic clay good for all forming techniques. Offers nice warmth tones at cone 6 and gives a reduction look to glazes. (Shr 11.5%, absorption cone 6 less than 0.5%)
$25.50 - $42.50
Kentucky Mudworks White Bear
Super smooth and plastic clay body. The whitest midrange stoneware known to man, and bears. A perfect match for those who prefer a porcelain style clay for throwing, not recommended for hand building. Fires cone 5-7. Shrinkage 11% Absorption at ^6 less than 1.0%
$41.10 - $68.50
