Speckled Brown Trout

Rocky Mountain Clays Speckled Brown Trout - Sold by 25lb bag

Speckled Brown Trout is the brown speckled clay of our dreams! Inspired by the original recipes for Speckled Buff and Kodiak - this new clay has the best of both worlds. Bringing you a toasty medium brown color with the varying speckles we all love to see shine through our favorite glaze. 

Tested and recommended firing range of cone 5/6, with no hold. Anything hotter than a cone 7 can be prone to bloating due to the manganese speck and iron content. 

Characteristics:

Cone 6 recommended.

*Bloating may occur at anything higher than a cone 7.

Wet Color: Red brown

Fire Color

Oxidation: Medium Brown with Specks

Reduction: Not Recommended due to bloating at higher temps, but can be done! Testing is encouraged prior to putting it through a reduction firing.

Texture: Smooth

Avg. Shrinkage ±1%: 14.5%

Avg. Water Absorption ±0.5%: 0.1%

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