{"product_id":"buff-stone","title":"Buff Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA general-purpose medium\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/glossary\/plasticity\"\u003eplasticity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eclay.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e If you are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/picture\/3122\"\u003eusing clay with children\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the lower price of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plainsmanclays.com\/data\/index.php?product=12869\"\u003eBuffstone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and its utility may interest you. Firing is commonly done at cone 06-04 (usually with bottled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/glossary\/underglaze\"\u003eunderglazes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and glazes).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuffstone is pure \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plainsmanclays.com\/data\/index.php?product=12900\"\u003eA3\u003c\/a\u003e, one of our native buff-color-burning \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/glossary\/stoneware\"\u003estoneware\u003c\/a\u003e materials. It contains a small amount of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/material\/106\"\u003ebentonite\u003c\/a\u003e to improve \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/glossary\/plasticity\"\u003eplasticity\u003c\/a\u003e and slow down drying. Its texture is somewhat sandy. Some plasticity is lost to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/glossary\/clay+body\"\u003eclay body\u003c\/a\u003e when scrap clay is reconstituted, add more bentonite if needed (e.g. 1%). Extra drying precautions are appropriate for pieces of uneven thickness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/glossary\/low+temperature+glaze\"\u003econe 06\u003c\/a\u003e all buff and white burning clays fire to a porous matrix and have low strength (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plainsmanclays.com\/data\/index.php?product=12869\"\u003eBuffstone\u003c\/a\u003e is a little more porous than most). Notwithstanding this, cone 06 is convenient for schools and a wide array of commercial \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/glossary\/earthenware\"\u003elow-fire\u003c\/a\u003e glazes are available for the making of decorative objects. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plainsmanclays.com\/data\/index.php?product=12869\"\u003eBuffstone\u003c\/a\u003e requires no special firing procedures if ware is completely dry. It will withstand kiln firings up to cone 10. For \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/glossary\/earthenware\"\u003elow fire\u003c\/a\u003e glazing the higher you can \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitalfire.com\/glossary\/bisque\"\u003ebisque\u003c\/a\u003e the stronger ware will be (we recommend cone 03 or 02).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plainsman Clays","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51898006995227,"sku":"5896","price":32.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/6896\/2587\/files\/28407_99d46f1c-86a6-459d-9a2f-5354a5560253.jpg?v=1757539800","url":"https:\/\/archiebrayclay.com\/products\/buff-stone","provider":"Archie Bray Clay Business","version":"1.0","type":"link"}