Sibelco Smooth Textured Black Clay

Texture: Smooth textured

Unfired characteristics : A smooth grey body, with a subtle coarse feel. Perfectly usable on a wheel

Fired colour: Black

Shrinkage: 1200°C - 7.6% (For further information, refer to the Technical Data Sheet in the product attachments)

Grog: 20%, 0.5mm grain size

Ideal for hand building, sculpture and throwing.

Ideal bisque: 999°C (cone 06)

Glaze range: 1000°C to 1250°C (cone 06 - cone 8)

A perfect throwing clay for larger pieces, even when pulling thin edges. It produces clean lines and slab builds well, slightly better suited to smaller hand building wares. For more on the clays glaze fits, see product attachments.

It turns fully black at 1200°C.

• Sibelco Smooth Textured Black Clay SDS (PDF)
• Sibelco Smooth Textured Black Clay Technical Data Sheet (PDF)
• Technical Data Sheet Explained (PDF)
• Sibelco Smooth Textured Black Clay Shrinkage Guide (PDF)
• Hot Clay Advice on Bodies That Crawl (PDF)