Limestone tests continued…
This is 100% local to me body. Still not quite sure if the limestone will work as a flux or just be a disaster. I rolled out all my test tiles yesterday morning for shrinkage/firing …
Category: Wild Clay
Wild Clay aka local or dug clay post related to finding, processing and testing
Limestone tests
When I got my analysis back for the SW AR marl (https://glazy.org/materials/96006) it got me thinking. If this material works why not limestone? The marl has less loi but only about 5%. Limestone would have …
Dewatering Processed Clay Slurry
This is how I remove excess water from processed dug/local clay slurries. Some clays will dewater quickly and some take more time but this does speed up the processes.
Processing Native Clay
This is how I process the local clays that I dig. Most of the clays around my house are sandy and I remove the sand and other stuff like leaves and roots. I should have …
Wild/Native Clay Tests–Moon Clay
I haven’t tested any new clays for a while, just different tests on clays I can find around my house. This clay comes from a small community in the far Southeast corner of Oklahoma called …
Clay Body Tests
These are tests of some of my local clays. The red clay is my reclaim. I may have gotten lucky with this batch as there is a bit of kiln wash stuck to the bottom …