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add sand to it because usually red clay is lower temperature than grey or brown. if you know any potters in the area that dig their own clay, they would be able to tell you what kind of clay it is for sure. all the clay here ,except for a few places, is pretty poor so i havnt tried dug clay. this is all based on my limited stoneware experience.

Ed Steinkirchner

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This may be of some help: http://www.hamgil.com/assets/documents/MSDS-TD-June%2021-07/TD-TN5.pdf

The fellows over in Japan like to mix about 1 part clay with 1 part fine sand with 1 part charcoal. They add more charcoal ofr the edge coat and add iron oxide (rust) for the spine coat.

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