Clay Alternatives
'Alternative Clays' indicate other clay bodies which have closely-shared characteristics with the stated clay body.
'Similar Clays' indicate other clay bodies which have some shared characteristics but are 'further away' in terms of handling, fired colour etc.
In either case, user-testing is essential to ensure suitability before commitment to production. This chart is intended as a guide only.
| Category | Description | Product Code | Alternative Clays | Similar Clays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Clays | Oxidising St Thomas PB | 150-1102 | 150-1104 | 152-1115 |
| --- | 152-2110 | 157-1143 | ||
| Reduction St Thomas PB | 150-1104 | 150-1102 | 152-1115 | |
| --- | --- | 157-1143 | ||
| White St Thomas | 150-1106 | --- | 157-1145 | |
| --- | --- | 157-4230 | ||
| --- | --- | 157-2145 | ||
| --- | --- | 157-1150 | ||
| White St Thomas PB | 150-1506 | 150-1106 | 157-4230 | |
| --- | --- | 157-1145 | ||
| --- | --- | 157-2145 | ||
| --- | --- | 157-1150 | ||
| General Stoneware | Buff Stoneware | 151-1117 | 151-1120 | 151-1124 |
| Buff School Clay | 151-1120 | 151-1117 | 151-1124 | |
| Sanded Buff | 151-1124 | --- | 151-1117 | |
| --- | --- | 151-1120 | ||
| Lavafleck PB | 151-1514 | --- | 152-1109 | |
| --- | --- | 152-2109 | ||
| Throwing Stoneware | Flecked Stoneware | 152-1109 | 152-2109 | 151-1514 |
| --- | --- | 151-1124 | ||
| Flecked Stoneware | 152-2109 | 152-1109 | 151-1514 | |
| Stoneware Body | 152-2110 | --- | 152-1115 | |
| --- | --- | 157-1145 | ||
| --- | --- | 157-2145 | ||
| --- | --- | 157-1150 | ||
| Staffordshire Stoneware | 152-1115 | --- | 150-1102 | |
| --- | --- | 150-1104 | ||
| --- | --- | 157-1143 | ||
| Crank Clays | Ivanhoe Tile Body | 153-2112 | --- | 153-5112 |
| Miller Tile Body | 153-5112 | 156-0630 | 156-2161 | |
| Original Craft Crank | 153-1114 | 153-3114 | 153-1153 | |
| --- | 153-2114 | 153-4114 | ||
| Original Craft Crank PB | 153-2114 | 153-1114 | 153-1153 | |
| --- | 153-3114 | 153-4114 | ||
| Premium Craft Crank | 153-3114 | 153-1114 | 153-1153 | |
| --- | 153-2114 | 153-4114 | ||
| Economy Crank | 153-4114 | --- | 153-1114 | |
| --- | --- | 153-2114 | ||
| Sculpture Crank | 153-7070 | --- | 153-1114 | |
| Grogged Pink | 153-1127 | --- | 153-3114 | |
| Industrial Crank | 153-1153 | --- | 153-1114 | |
| --- | --- | 153-2114 | ||
| --- | --- | 153-3114 | ||
| Raku | Original Raku | 154-1154 | --- | 154-1159 |
| Coarse Raku | 154-1156 | 154-0131 | ||
| Smooth Raku | 154-1159 | --- | 154-1154 | |
| Tandoori Body | 154-0131 | 154-1156 | ||
| Porcelain | DL Porcelain | 155-1147 | 155-1149 | 155-4000 |
| HF Porcelain | 155-1149 | 155-1147 | 155-4000 | |
| JB Porcelain | 155-4000 | --- | 155-1147 | |
| --- | --- | 155-1149 | ||
| White Grogged | Smooth White Crank | 156-0330 | --- | 150-1106 |
| White Crank | 156-0630 | 156-2161 | 153-5112 | |
| T Material | 156-1161 | 153-5112 | 156-2161 | |
| --- | --- | 156-0630 | ||
| Y Material | 156-2161 | 156-0630 | 153-5112 | |
| --- | --- | 156-1161 | ||
| White Stoneware | White Special Stoneware | 157-1142 | --- | 157-1143 |
| --- | --- | 157-4230 | ||
| White Grog Stoneware | 157-4230 | --- | 157-1142 | |
| --- | --- | 157-1143 | ||
| Draycott White Stoneware | 157-1143 | --- | 157-1142 | |
| --- | --- | 157-1145 | ||
| --- | --- | 157-2145 | ||
| --- | --- | 157-1150 | ||
| White Stoneware | 157-1145 | 157-2145 | 157-1142 | |
| --- | 157-1150 | 157-1143 | ||
| White Stoneware PB | 157-2145 | 157-1145 | 157-1142 | |
| --- | 157-1150 | 157-1143 | ||
| Modelling Clay | 157-1150 | 157-1145 | 157-1142 | |
| --- | 157-2145 | 157-1143 | ||
| White Earthenware | Studio White Earthenware | 158-1141 | --- | 158-4130 |
| White Earthenware Sanded | 158-4130 | --- | 158-1141 | |
| --- | --- | 158-4120 | ||
| White Earthenware Handbuild | 158-4120 | --- | 158-4130 | |
| Semi Porcelain | 158-2144 | --- | --- | |
| Coloured E/ware | Keuper Red | 159-1132A | --- | 159-3240A |
| Keuper Sanded | 159-3240A | --- | 159-1132A | |
| Grogged Red | 159-1134 | --- | 159-3730 | |
| Original Red | 159-1135 | --- | 159-1137 | |
| Red Earthenware | 159-1137 | 159-1139 | 159-1135 | |
| Etruscan Red | 159-1139 | 159-1137 | 159-1139S | |
| Sanded Etruscan Red | 159-1139S | 159-3730 | 159-1139 | |
| --- | --- | 159-1137 | ||
| Sanded Terracotta | 159-3730 | 159-1139S | 159-1137 | |
| --- | --- | 159-1139 | ||
| Chocolate Black | 159-2130 | --- | 164-VUF | |
| Specialist Clays | Vulcan Black (fine) | 164-VUF | --- | 159-2130 |
| --- | --- | 164-VUM | ||
| Vulcan Black (medium) | 164-VUM | --- | 164-VUF | |
| Vulcan Black (coarse) | 164-VUC | --- | 164-VUM | |
| Airdrying Clay | Creative Clay grey | 165-1187 | --- | 165-1188 |
| Creative Clay red | 165-1188 | --- | 165-1187 |
