Clay Making For Potters by Steve Harrison

Understanding clay minerals, clay technology, clay body mixing and storage

A lifetime of clay making is shared in this new publication through recipes, technical information and practical lessons. It includes chapters on the clay minerals, making clay bodies for specific purposes, clay faults and their correction, and 20 clay recipes.

Table of Contents

1. Clays
2. Compounding Clay Bodies
3. Clay Body Faults and their Correction
4. pH of Ceramic Materials and Acid Treatment
5. Mixing Up Clay Bodies in the Studio
6. Making Up Paper Clay Bodies
7. Making Up Tile Clay Bodies
8. Cement Bodies
9. Clay Bodies for Throwing Big Wares
10. Slip Casting

Published by Steve Harrison
2026, Self published and home printed
107 pages with illustrations

Other titles by Steve Harrison:
Laid Back Wood Firing
Rock Glazes, Geology & Mineral Processing for Potters
Small Portable Woodfired Kiln
5 Stones: A Ceramic Journey