A medium-coarse textured, reddish clay. It is similar to Rod’s Bod in throwing qualities, but fires to a darker brown color and has the same iron speckling. Death Valley Red is a good clay for small to medium pottery.
Cone: 10
Wet Color: Red Brown
Shrinkage: 12.5%
Water Absorption: 0.8%
COE: 5.03
Penetrometer: 6pt

Application: Ovenware, Wall Tile, Wind Chimes, Sculpture, Throwing Large, Throwing Medium, Throwing Small, Hand Building Medium, Hand Building Small, Tableware, Floor Tile, Pressing