ABOUT
Clay body specifically formulated by request from Midwest and Eastern U.S. potters. Low in sand and grog content, Santa Fe is medium coarse and excellent throwing body. The color palette is perhaps best described as 'desert' or 'Southwest'. Fired in oxidation, Santa Fe is a golden tan adobe.
 
Oxidation (first Image) / Reduction (second image)
 
 
CHARACTERISTICS
Cone: 5
Wet Color: Red
Firing Color: Oxidation: Golden Tan - Reduction: Brown
Texture: Slightly Coarse
Penetrometer Target: 6.75
Avg. Shrinkage 2±%: 12%
Avg. Water Absorption 1±%: 5%
COE x 10-6: 5.41