Plainsman M332 Cone 3-8 Brown Ceramic Clay Body, 20 kg

Plainsman M332 Cone 3-8 Brown Ceramic Clay Body, 20 kg

Mid-temperature, sandy, plastic, semi-vitreous, warm medium brown, native throwing body. M332 is made from seven different native clay materials and it is generally used for two reasons: its appealing warm red fired color at cone 5-6 and its combination of a sandy texture and high plasticity. M332 is attractive when used with glazes that absorb and highlight body iron and with ware that leaves some bare patches of clay showing. M332 has exceptionally high dry strength.
M332 has a highly plastic base with a sand complement to add texture. While it throws very well and generates sufficient slip, it can be 'grabby'. During throwing, make sure pressure surfaces are not well lubricated. Once you learn how to throw it you will be amazed at what it can do.

M332 burns to a warm brick-red at cone 3-5, shifting to a medium variegated red brown at cone 6, and finally to a grey brown by cone 8. If you want the attractive red color remember that M332 undergoes a sudden color shift from red to brown between cone 6 and 7. Fire carefully to avoid overshooting the target temperature and losing the red. The redish color depends on the body firing to 4-5% porosity.

Since Plainsman adds materials with coarser particles and impurities to give the surface a more earthy appearance, you can expect that the body will not provide perfectly clean glazed surfaces for functional ware. Glaze disruptions such as small pinholes and specks will be common. You can often solve this by using a drop-and-soak firing schedule. In other cases it may be necessary to fire the bisque a little higher to expel more gases of decomposition. 

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Storage: Protect ceramic clay bodies from direct sunlight, avoiding excessive temperature changes and protect from frost.

Use: It is recommended to test clay body prior to large scale use in order to verify suitability in both the ceramic process (shaping, drying, firing and decoration) and the final application that is expected to be obtained.