Fool’s Gold Pottery Clay

FIRING RANGE: BEST AT CONE 5 (2167-2232ºF)

• Wet Color: Brown
• Firing Color: Gold w/ dark speckles
• Texture: Lightly Coarse
• Avg. Total Shrinkage: 13.90%
• Avg. Absorption at cone 5: 1.28%

Despite the fact we released it on April Fool’s Day, this clay is no joke (the name actually refers to the gold-mimicking mineral Pyrite). 

Fool’s Gold has a rich, warm, golden brown color with flecks of gold and an exemplary throwing ability. It has great fired strength and is perfect for tableware and drinkware. All pieces exhibit an extreme durability that will hold up in industrial dishwashers and the toughest things life has to throw at it.

Best at cone 5; it may bloat at higher temperatures.

25 lb blocks.

Some of our favorite clay features:

• Rich, warm, golden brown color with black speckles
• Exemplary throwing ability
• No absorption, and an extremely dense matrix, when fired at cone 5, that still allows for early gassing in kiln to reduce chances of bubbles in glazes as well as body bloating if overfired
• Great fired strength: perfect for tableware and drinkware - all pieces exhibit an extreme durability that will hold up in industrial dishwashers and the toughest things life has to throw at it
• A great golden brown finish!

USPS Priority Domestic Shipping
25lbs (preorder 1x 25 lb block) $19 shipping
50lbs (preorder 2x 25lb blocks) $24 shipping

To use: wedge wet clay, work as preferred, and fire to ∆ 5. Use with mid-range glazes.