Why #112?

I still use #112 clay because I love the effects I get with some glazes with it. I especially like the specks that show through some glazes and I like the warm beige of the unglazed parts. Also, I think it's easier to work with than some other clays. It seems to be more forgiving if I use too much water or over work it. It seems to have a substantial body. These are just my opinions. I'd like to know why some others still like it too. Sandi

Does anyone else still use #112 clay? I know I'm not the only one. (I do use other clays, too.) Let's hear from other #112 users. Sandi

Does anyone else still use #112 clay? I know I'm not the only one. (I do use other clays, too.) Let's hear from other #112 users. Sandi

I'm trying it for the first time. It throws well. I will see how it looks bisqued in the morning. Can't wait to glaze it. I do know that it has to be fired slow due to the granulated manganese. Maybe that's the problem people are having. ?? What firing schedule do you use and what glazes do you use with it? Crystal

| > > Last question for tonight! | > >

| > > I have been reading through the group, and find that many of you have | > > problems with clay #112, still several of you still insist on using it. I'm | > > not being fresh, here, mind you - I am just very curious as to why such a | > > problematic clay still remains preferred by some. | > >

| > > As I am still in the process of finding "my" clays, I am looking forward to | > > learning more from y'all :-) | > >

| > > Marianne | >

| > I still use #112 clay because I love the effects I get with some | > glazes with it. I especially like the specks that show through some | > glazes and I like the warm beige of the unglazed parts. Also, I think | > it's easier to work with than some other clays. It seems to be more | > forgiving if I use too much water or over work it. It seems to have a | > substantial body. These are just my opinions. I'd like to know why | > some others still like it too. | > Sandi | | Does anyone else still use #112 clay? I know I'm not the only one. | (I do use other clays, too.) Let's hear from other #112 users. | Sandi

I'm not sure why our studio (University Crafts Center) orders #112. I think people like it because of the specks. I'm still using it because I ordered

500 pounds of clay for free shipping and at the time I had not had problems with it (I also ordered the same clay without magnesium #225, porcelain #365, and reddish brown #308). I won't know which I like until I go through it all.... Anyway, this is what is available from our supplier (Ceramic Supply out of NJ). If anyone has ^6 clay that they think is superior to any of this that can be ordered from this supplier, I would appreciate hearing about it.

Our bisque fire candles overnight and our firing in general is pretty slow (has to be with student potters so that the heavy pieces don't explode). I had not had any problems at all with it until recently and then out of one throwing cycle (semester) I got some really strange cracks. It might have been clay that I recycled (I hadn't logged that information - but I will from now on). I also threw a lot of pieces. Anyway, when I posted asking if anyone had ever had the kind of strange cracking that I got, one of the responses was that 112 had been acting odd of late (fire clay added to it was different)...

I recently bought Standard #308. Also bought #306 which is listed as a brown clay with 7% fine grog. I keep trying out different clays but I'm not sure which one I like best yet. #553 and 153 is what I've been using the most and they have been working out well. I just think I want a darker body. I've noticed that the glazes that I have look better on a darker body. I'll let you know what I think about the new clay when I can finally glaze some. Crystal