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Lot’s of enthusiasts dig for the clay. Mix fire clay with sieved fine sand (Loam is great) to make the top refractory mortar! Mix it with coarse river or creek sand and make clay adobe tiles out of the stuff.
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www.traditionaloven.com/articles/101/what-is-fire-clay-...
www.traditionaloven.com/articles/101/what-is-fire-clay-and-where-to-get-it
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www.fireclaytile.com/
www.fireclaytile.com/
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www.fireclaytile.com/go/why_fireclay/about
www.fireclaytile.com/go/why_fireclay/about
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Fire clay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fire clay is a specific kind of clay used in the manufacture of ceramics, especially fire brick. The fire attribution is given for its refractory characteristics. There are two types of fire clay: f...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_clay
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Many fireplace masons are not familiar with refractory mortar, or they confuse it with fireclay mortar. Masonry fireboxes are often laid in ordinary Portland cement mortar, sometimes with a little extra cement in it or perhaps with some fire-clay added to make it "fire-clay mortar".
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www.rumford.com/articleRefmortar.html
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I am assuming I must add fire clay but I don't know = which one to use and any other ingredients that will make it work for = me. TIA for any help you can give. Les Crimp in Nanoose Bay, B.C. (Vancouver Island) lcrimp@home.com ;
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www.potters.org/subject32035.htm
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Explains how to reprocess old dry clay ... GOOD USES OF IMPURE CLAY - Potters who make high fire stoneware sometimes add small amounts of impure local clay to their clay body to add character and blemishes. I regularly add some common brick clay to add character to my pottery.
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www.goshen.edu/art/DeptPgs/rework.html
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I'm going to try & make up some terra sig this weekend. I'm using a technique from Vince Pitelka's book. Oh the adventures clay leads on . . .
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www.clayandglassblog.com/2009/03/low-fire-clay-slip-rec...
www.clayandglassblog.com/2009/03/low-fire-clay-slip-recipe-and-technique.html
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These should be made from low-fire clay which will fire properly under low heat conditions. Make sure that the pieces are separated a bit on the rack.
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www.associatedcontent.com/article/308656/making_a_pit_k...
www.associatedcontent.com/article/308656/making_a_pit_kiln_to_fire_clay.html
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