Comments on: Cone Six Throwdown: Laguna #16

By: Jeff Campana

Jeff Campana — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:41:22 +0000

I bisque a slow cone 05.

By: Sarah Powell

Sarah Powell — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:30:40 +0000

How high do you bisque the #16?

Thanks.

By: Margaret Griffin

Margaret Griffin — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:04:25 +0000

I highly recommend Tucker’s 6-50 Stratford porcelain. It’s whiter than MP5 mid porcelain and works well for both handbuilding and wheel work. And you can push it a little past ^6.

http://www.tuckerspottery.com

By: Ginny

Ginny — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:33:29 +0000

Interesting comments – thanks. I used 16 for almost a year and was pleased with it in every way – except that it simply doesn’t seem too amenable to high cylinders: I can pull it just so high and no higher. I do recycle endlessly, so this might have something to do with it.
Have tried a number of Standard clays. 551 is a dream except for the pinkish color; 213 is OK but grayish; 365 is nice and white but very hard to throw compared to the others – also not so good for sculpting b/c it seems to slough too readily. Trying some Sheffield Pottery white stoneware now, but thus far not impressed. I guess it’s back to 16 (maybe I got spoiled?) with some other clay reserved for really high pieces.

By: Harper

Harper — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:33:43 +0000

I am so glad to hear that others have had the same problems with the 213 that I have had. A dream to work with, but NOT white enough.

By: cherl

cherl — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:16:11 +0000

Hello – where can I order this Laguna #16 porcelain?
Thanks

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:37:47 +0000

i too am looking for a new and perfect cone six clay body!! i’m so glad to have found this site, and y’all!!
i live in oregon, and have been using seattle pottery supply’s Willamette Red, which is a beautiful buff at cone six, but sadly, i have discovered, slightly underfired. they call it “cone 6-10″, but really i believe it is an 8-10 clay body. it holds up pretty well, but i still haven’t come a glaze that won’t craze on it, and i would like the ware to be a bit stronger than it is.
so i’m sifting thru all this info, and “213″ came up…a dream to throw with (my #1 requirement) and “yellow beige at cone 6″ (my other #1 requirement). if you happen to know anything about “213″, would you take a peek at my etsy site and see if the body looks similar?? thanks dear potters in advance!!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:43:14 +0000

I am new to throwing pots and really liking it. Curently I am using Soldate 60 to get ready for a Naboragama firing in Pope Valley Ca in Nov. Yet I want a whiter clay for the Raku kiln I am building plus I want to do sawdust firings here at home. How well does this clay work for the new potter, I like the tooth of the Soldate 60 and it forgives a lot of what I do to it.

Good luck with your new kiln

By: Erin Casey

Erin Casey — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:08:02 +0000

Thank you for sharing! I have no other choice than to high-fire at the community studio I’m in now, but I’m eager to switch to ^6 as soon as possible. Perhaps I’ll find a kind potter nearby who would share their kiln with me. I’ll keep this in mind.

By: Lois Aronow

Lois Aronow — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:06:08 +0000

ok. I just realized I said what Vicki said. Sorry.