Raw Materials

CAUTION: Some of these materials are toxic in their dry unfired or fired state. You should always use a dust mask when working with these materials. We have an inexpensive, Toxic Dust Mask available. Also Material Safety Data Sheets are available on request or can be downloaded from MSDS Search. These materials have always been potentially harmful, so let’s get serious about safe handling.

Raw Materials
Alumina Hydrate
Barium Carbonate
Bone Ashpad
Borax
Burnt Umber
Chrome Oxide Greenpad
Cobalt Carbonate
Cobalt Oxide
Copper Carbonate
Copper Oxide, Black
Copper Sulfate
Cornwallstonepad
CMC
Dolomite
Custer Feldsparpad
Feldspar - Minspar - Kona F4 - G200
Fluorspar
Laguna Boratepad
Gerstley Borate
Grog, Mulcoa 20
Gum Solutionpad
Illmenite, Granular
Iron Chromate
Black Iron Oxidepad
Red Iron Oxide
Yellow Iron Oxide
Lithium Carbonatepad
Magnesium Carbonate
Manganese Carbonate
Manganese Dioxidepad
Nepheline Syenite
Rutile
Nickel
Silica
Soda Ash
Silver Nitrate
Sodium Silicate
Spodumene
Strontium Carbonate
Talc
Tin Oxide
Titanium Dioxide
Ultrox
Volcanic Ash
Vermiculite
Whiting
Wollastonite
Yellow Ochre
Zircopax
Zinc Oxide
Dry Clays
Alberta Slip  
Ball Clays Kaolin
  OM4
Tenn. #1
Plastic Vitrox Clay
  EPK
Grolleg
6 Tile Clay
Glomax LL (calcined)
Barnard Slip (Blackbird)  
Bentonite Redart
Fireclay  
  Gold Art
Missouri
 
 
Mason Stains
Mason Stainspad Frits
Click to enlargepadHydrometer
A glass instrument that measures the specific gravity of liquids, an important aspect of proper mixing of glaze & slip. Wet and gently lower into the liquid.

 




Alumina Hydrate - Barium Carbonate - Bone Ash
Borax - Burnt Umber - Chrome Oxide Green
CMC
Cobalt Carbonate | Cobalt Oxide | Copper Carbonate
Copper Oxide
Copper Sulfate (toxic)
Cornwall Stone | Dolomite
Feldspar - Custer | Minspar / Kona F4 / G200
Laguna Borate | Gerstley Borate | Grog, Mulcoa 20
Gum Solution
Illmenite, Granular | Iron Chromate | Black Iron Oxide
Red Iron Oxide | Yellow Iron Oxide | Lithium Carbonate
Magnesium Carbonate | Manganese Carbonate | Manganese Dioxide
Nepheline Syenite
Nickel Oxide, Black
Rutile
Silica | Soda Ash
Silver Nitrate TOXIC | Sodium Silicate
Spodumene | Strontium Carbonate
Talc | Tin Oxide | Titanium Dioxide
Ultrox | Volcanic Ash
Whiting | Wollastonite
Yellow Ochre
Zinc Oxide (Calcined) | Zircopax Plus

Albany Slip Substitute / Alberta Slip

Ball Clay - OM4 | Tennessee #1 Ball Clay | Plastic Vitrox
Barnard Slip (Blackbird)
Bentonite
Gold Art | Missouri Fire Clay
EPK | Grolleg | 6 Tile Clay | Glomax LL
Redart

Mason Stains

Frits