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Welcome to the Kiln Goddess' Clay Pit of Low Fire Clay. It is a small but growing lens. Please, if you know of any low fire recipe sites please suggest them in my guestbook.

Earthenware 

Cone 06-3 (1850°-2135°F)

Earthenware has been used for centuries by man to make decorative and functional objects. Although softer and more breakable than its stoneware counterpart, it is a wonderful clay medium.

Earthenware 

Low Fire Bodies
Advantages and disadvantages of use low fire clays.
Arbuckle Earthenware Clay Bodies
About earthenware bodies.
Low Fire White Talc Casting Body Recipe
Discussion about talc casting bodies and a sample recipe.

Great Earthenware Books on Amazon 

Low Fire: Other Ways To Work In Clay (ILLUSTRATED)

Low Fire: Other Ways To Work In Clay (ILLUSTRATED)

by: Leon I Nigrosh

Amazon Price: (as of 12/24/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $18.95

Cone 04: Low Fire Pottery

Cone 04: Low Fire Pottery

by: Charles A. Gillespie

Amazon Price: (as of 12/24/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $9.95

Staffordshire Figures: History in Earthenware, 1740-1900 (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Staffordshire Figures: History in Earthenware, 1740-1900 (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

by: Adele Kenny, Veronica Moriarty

Amazon Price: $43.76 (as of 12/24/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $59.95

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Terra Cotta 

Looking for terra cotta recipes got any to share? Found any links to some? Love to have them, please post your site suggestions or recipes in my guestbook. thanks :)

Great Terra Cotta Books on Amazon 

Earth and Fire: Italian Terracotta Sculpture from Donatello to Canova

Earth and Fire: Italian Terracotta Sculpture from Donatello to Canova

by: Carlo Milano

Amazon Price: (as of 12/24/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $80.00

Wonders of the World - The Clay Soldiers of China

Wonders of the World - The Clay Soldiers of China

by: Charles George, Linda George

Amazon Price: (as of 12/24/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $23.70

About Raku 

Raku clay is generally actually a heavily grogged higher firing clay. Although raku is fired at relativily lower temps raku clay itself often can be fired much higher. The raku clay I used in college could actually be fired to cone 10 and often was. The heavily grogged clay is much more resistant to thermal shock than a smooth clay body as raku needs a clay that can be heated up rather rapidly and cooled down by placing in a bucket of water.

Raku Clay 

Paul's Raku "Recipe"
Clay recipe and raku suggestions.

Great Raku Books on Amazon 

Raku: A Practical Approach, 2nd Edition

Raku: A Practical Approach, 2nd Edition

by: Steven Branfman

Amazon Price: (as of 12/24/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $29.95

The Complete Potter: Raku

The Complete Potter: Raku

by: Ian Byers

Amazon Price: (as of 12/24/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $19.95

Raku Pottery

Raku Pottery

by: Robert E. Piepenburg

Amazon Price: $26.95 (as of 12/24/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $26.95

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Helpful Resources 

Pyrometric Cones (Orton Standard) Temperature Equivalent Chart
What cone is your clay? What cone is your glaze? What does this mean?

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