Description
Brasil – Dark brown stoneware clay with strong grog
The Brasil is a coarsely grogged, vibrant stoneware clay that’s perfect for modelling, handbuilding, slab techniques, and sculptures. Its 45% grog (0 – 1 mm) gives it a robust structure and great durability – even with larger works. Despite the high grog content, the clay is pleasantly malleable and easy to shape.
In stoneware firing, the Brasil takes on its characteristic dark brown color with an exciting, lively surface. The high iron oxide content gives the clay a warm, reddish glow in oxidation firing, while the color gets an earthly tone in reduction firing.
Benefits of the Brasil:
- Coarsely grogged stoneware clay (45% 0 – 1 mm) with good durability
- Ideal for handbuilding, slab techniques, sculptures and larger objects
- Dark brown firing color with lively texture
- Reddish glow in oxidation firing – earthly tone in reduction firing
- Suitable for the Raku technique – even large pieces can be treated using the Raku technique
Whether it’s for architectural ceramics, the creation of expressive sculptures or exciting surface experiments – with the Brasil you are choosing a versatile clay that’s perfect for both professionals and beginners.
Properties
- Addition
- ca. 45% Schamotte 0 - 1mm
- Firing colour (oxidation)
- dunkelbraun
- Fir. Col. after Rawburn
- rot
- Firing Shrinkage
- ca. 6% bei 1280°C
- Suitable for raku
- ja
- Glossburn
- 1150 - 1280°C
- Category
- Steinzeug
- Rawburn
- 1020°C
- Grogged
- yes
- Drying Shrinkage
- ca. 4 %
- Water Absorption
- ca. 0.5% bei 1280°C
