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Raw Materials and Ceramic Chemicals Available for Online Ordering
Look here for specials on some of our best selling raw materials.
From "Additive A" to "Zircopax Plus", we have a comprehensive selection of raw materials and Ceramic Chemicals available at all times. Click here to view recent pricing for the complete list of raw materials.
We offer all of the domestically available dry raw materials used in creating pottery glazes and clay bodies. Many of these items are cross-discipline and are also used for a wide range of fine arts including cast sculpture and painting as well as for industrial applications, 3d printing, rapid prototyping (RP), solid 'free-form fabrication' (SFF) or additive layer manufacture .
Feel free to email if there is hard to find material that you need for your project.
You may wish to refer to our handy RAW MATERIALS DICTIONARY for additional information on raw materials including Dry Clay, Chemicals, Plasters, and Oxides.
Online Ordering of Raw Materials
Many of our raw materials are not yet in our new shopping cart system. Some commonly used materials are available online and they can be found here... Online Raw Materials.
Please call us to order large quantities of raw materials or to order materials not yet in our shopping cart system: (1.888.774-2529 or 1.888.spi-clay).
Raw material prices are subject to frequent market price fluxuation.
Use the sub-catagory tables "...prices by pound" (small quantities) and "...prices per bag" (large quantities) as a guide to recent prices.
Your discount increases with combined quantities ordered.
Testing Policy
Testing of raw materials should be an integral part of ceramic manufacturing. Upon receipt of any new material, we strongly recommend that you test the material. SHEFFIELD POTTERY, INC. has no control over either the variations that may occur in the natural materials or their application. Therefore, our products are sold with the understanding that the user is solely responsible for determining suitability for any purpose and the results obtained. There are no warranties expressed or implied, regarding the user’s finished product or results.
OUR PROCESS
Natural Sheffield Clay is mined on our property from as seen at one of the open clay pits. The Sheffield Clay deposit is located in Sheffield, Massachusetts, on U.S. Route 7 in the Southwest corner of Berkshire County.