Ball Clay (54-S)

Available from Seattle Pottery Supply when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

54-S Ball Clay is a high-plasticity Kentucky ball clay prized for its balanced combination of formability and strength. Its fine particle size distribution gives excellent green strength, good drying behavior, and strong performance when pressing, extruding, or casting. Because of its low total carbon and moderate firing color, 54-S offers better oxidation behavior and produces fewer defects than clays with more organics. Kentucky ball clays are some of the most widely used clays in ceramics bec