New! Speckled Brown Trout

Introducing the NEW clay body of 2024!

Speckled Brown Trout is the brown speckled clay of our dreams! Inspired by the original recipes for Speckled Buff and Kodiak - this new clay has the best of both worlds. Bringing you a toasty medium brown color with the varying speckles we all love to see shine through our favorite glaze. 

Tested and recommended firing range of cone 5/6, with no hold. Anything hotter than a cone 7 can be prone to bloating due to the manganese speck and iron content. 

Characteristics:

Cone 6 recommended.

*Bloating may occur at anything higher than a cone 7.

Wet Color: Red brown

Fire Color

Oxidation: Medium Brown with Specks

Reduction: Not Recommended due to bloating at higher temps, but can be done! Testing is encouraged prior to putting it through a reduction firing.

Texture: Smooth

Avg. Shrinkage ±1%: 14.5%

Avg. Water Absorption ±0.5%: 0.1%