Im on my second 25lb of Fools Gold clay and absolutely love it.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
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Brand: Seattle Pottery Supply
FIRING RANGE: CONE 4 - 5 (2167-2186ºF)
Wet Color: Brown
Firing Color: Gold w/ dark speckles
Texture: Lightly Coarse
Avg. Shrinkage 2±%: 8 at cone 5
Despite the fact we released it on April Fool’s Day, this clay is no joke (the name actually refers to the gold-mimicking mineral Pyrite).
Fool’s Gold has a rich, warm, golden brown color with black speckles and an exemplary throwing ability.
It performs best at Cone 4, and fires to Cone 5 with off-gassing possible at hotter temps (similar to Fool's Gold or Eclipse). It is not recommended for Cone 6 or higher.
In general, it has great fired strength: perfect for tableware and drinkware. All pieces exhibit an extreme durability that will hold up in industrial dishwashers and the toughest things life has to throw at it.
Fool's Gold includes manganese.
Some of our favorite features:
Rich, warm, golden brown color with black flecks
Exemplary throwing ability
No absorption, and an extremely dense matrix, when fired at cone 6, that still allows for early gassing in kiln to reduce chances of bubbles in glazes as well as body bloating if overfired
Great fired strength: perfect for tableware and drinkware - all pieces exhibit an extreme durability that will hold up in industrial dishwashers and the toughest things life has to throw at it
A great gold finish!
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Too notch service and I’ve never been disappointed
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I love being able to see the speckled character of the clay on areas I don’t add colored glazes to. Easy. To carve and to imprint designs into the clay
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I have not used the clay yet
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Gorgeous! I can't wait to get this in the kiln.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I love fools gold for handbuiding and it’s amazing speckle coloring when fired. Great for adding art and leaving the rest of the clay with a clear coat glaze.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Beautiful color, easy to throw or handbuild.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I love the background clay with the large flecks. Never bloats at ^6 with a 30 min. hold. It adds an interesting appearance with all those flecks in my agateware.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
feels like stiff groggy earthen ware. very pretty when fired mine was kind of pink. Not very trim able, the iron frits cause scratches. fun to throw
Quality: 4
Value for money: 5
I like this product because it’s great quality for the price and the amount given!
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I love how unique this clay is! The color is one of a kind and perfect for my ceramic projects!
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
So far, easy to throw, haven’t fired yet, but I love the feel.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
soft workable body
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Just trying it for the first time and love the texture.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I love the feel of this clay and the way it causes subtle reactions with the glaze. The speckles are attractive and it's a good throwing and hand-building clay.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Great texture and is really funky with certain Glaze layering. We absolutely love it.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I love this clay. Works well with all my glazes
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I really enjoyed using this clay, first time using it
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5