Clay Commune

Please be advised that we do not ship clay, clay is available for in store purchases only.

KEANE Mid Fire No 6 is a smooth white plastic body great for domestic ware and medium size hand building. It has an excellent glaze fit with all commercial mid fire glazes.

The feel and smoothness of this clay makes it ideal for throwing. Customers currently using this body also have had great success with slab rolling and slumping domestic ware.

Shrinkage at Cone 6:  13% wet to fired

Porosity at Cone 6: 0.5% to 1%

Please be advised that we do not ship clay, clay is available for in store purchases only.

Widely used for a multitude of different applications - not limited to Raku temperatures. This versatile clay can be fired to stoneware. With a large content of fine grog, it retains excellent plasticity making it suitable for larger work. Great working properties for coiling, hand building and slab work. This body burnishing well due to its fine clay base. Unique in its quality, there is no substitute. Making this one of our most popular clays.

Bulk Discounts Available  ( 40 Bags or more ) please contact us at info@claycommune.com.au for a full quote. 

Please be advised that we do not ship clay, clay is available for in store purchases only.

KEANE's new Black Mid Fire. This is a versatile clay body with excellent throwing properties. It uses a black stain only, making it perfect for domestic ware.

Shrinkage:

Wet to dry:  5 - 6%

Total at cone 6:  12 - 13% 

Please note that not all Clear Glazes can handle a black this pure! For a crystal Clear Gloss finish over our Black Mid Fire, we recommend avoiding glazes which include Zinc.

As our glaze suppliers do not supply lists of their ingredients, it is strongly recommended that all glazes are tested every time on samples prior to application on finished products. Our suppliers may vary their recipe from batch to batch and subsequently results may vary.

Glazes which are zinc free as at 2nd June 2020 are;

AMACO Sahara Zinc Free Clear HF9 
Firing Temp 1186-1222c (Cone 4-6)

Safety Data Sheet

Please be advised that we do not ship clay, clay is available for in store purchases only.

New KEANE's Warm Mid Fire 33 is a wonderful throwing clay body.

At cone 6 it has a nice milk chocolate colour with shades of red. At cone 5 it fires with a lovely warm red blush. It has the same speckles as our 33 range. 

Shrinkage:

Wet to dry 6 to 7 %

Total at cone 6 is 12 to 13%

Please be advised that we do not ship clay, clay is available for in store purchases only.

Keane’s new Mid Fire 33. This is a versatile clay body with excellent throwing properties. A cone 6 light buff body with a beautiful iron fleck. Much the same as our popular Stoneware 33 body.

Shrinkage:

Wet to dry 6 to 7 %

Total at cone 6 is 12 to 13%