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S181 White Stoneware

S181 White Stoneware Clay (Cone 6-10)
    Standard Clay's S-181 White Stoneware Clay is a very smooth white stoneware body without fire clay to add texture or tooth to the clay.  Standard S-181 White Stoneware Clay contains molochite, an  extremely fine (200-mesh) porcelain grog to enhance the throwing capabilities of this clay.  In oxidation the color is a warm, nearly perfect white at Cone 6, shown on the left, and a very soft cool gray at Cone 10, as shown in the middle.  In reduction the clay is a warm light gray at Cone 10, as shown on the right.  Standard's S-181 White Stoneware Clay is popular with potters and artists that require a smooth surface for carving or decorating with underglazes.  Standard's S-240 White Stoneware is a better throwing clay than S-181 as the S-240 contains fire clay to add the texture or tooth to a clay that is often desirable in a throwing clay body.