Amaco

Amaco Celadon glazes are glossy, transparent, and pool beautifully to add vivid accents to textured and carved surfaces. Formulated to be 100% mixable, these glazes are available by the pint, or in 10 lb dry packages, packaged in two-gallon buckets for easy pouring.

Amaco Liquid Gloss Glazes feature popular brilliant colors and fire to a smooth, glossy finish at a witness Cone 05. Ideal for enhancing texture, these glazes flow slightly during firing to a high gloss finish, while correcting most application imperfections. Ideal for utilitarian pottery, good results can be obtained on most pottery clays.

Lead-free Amaco Velvets are opaque underglazes which have the appearance of velvet when left unglazed. When glazed with transparent matte glaze they will assume a soft, satin finish. Cone 05-10.

Amaco No. 25 White Art Clay is an all-purpose, low-fire, de-aired moist clay that is gray-white in the raw state and more intensely white when fired. Suitable for hand-building, modeling, and wheel throwing, its extreme plasticity makes even very large pieces easier to throw.

Amaco Potter's Choice glazes achieve the effects of Cone 10 reduction without the need for a reduction gas kiln or firing to high temperatures. These lead-free glazes are made to fire at Cone 5-6 in an oxidation kiln.

Objects modeled from Stonex white clay air-harden without firing or baking. Supplied in moist form, this ready-to-use clay may be shaped by hand or thrown on a wheel. Decorate with tempera or acrylic if desired.

These special effects glazes imitate the favorites of artisan potters. They are Cone 05 oxidation glazes that yield the look of high-fired reduction stoneware and can be fired over any Amaco earthenware clay.

Amaco Celadon glazes are glossy, transparent, and pool beautifully to add vivid accents to textured and carved surfaces. Formulated to be 100% mixable, these glazes are available by the pint, or in 10 lb dry packages, packaged in two-gallon buckets for easy pouring.

Amaco Crystaltex Glazes consist of a basic color with the addition of one or more crystals of contrasting colors. No two pieces will ever be alike.

Amaco F-Series Glazes are fritted and lead-free. These intense, semi-opaque brilliant colors fire with a high gloss and are safe enough to be used on pottery dishes. Come in ready-to-use liquid form.

Mix Amaco Gum Solution with water and add to thick glazes to improve brush ability. Gum Solution slows drying time to prevent cracking. Restore old, thick glazes to their original creamy consistency or use it as a binding medium for dry enameling powders.

The Amaco High Fire Glaze series combines the customer favorite Amaco Sahara High Fire Glaze and Amaco Celebration Lead-Free High Fire glaze lines into a series of reliable glazes for stoneware and porcelain.

Amaco High Fire Lead-Free Texturizer is ideal for adding surprising colors and textures to your pieces. Apply a coat of texturizer over or under glaze coats. When applied over glazes, a yellow-orange crystal-like texture is common. Glaze defects can also be “fixed” by hiding them beneath a new color.

Create unusual styles and a variety of textures with Underglaze Chalk Crayons by Amaco. A watercolor effect can be obtained by brushing chalk sketches with water.

Amaco Lead-Free Dipping Glaze is specially formulated for dipping and now available in a 1- or 5-gallon size. This white dipping glaze fires to Cone 05.

Amaco Liquid Gloss Glazes feature popular brilliant colors and fire to a smooth, glossy finish at a witness Cone 05. Ideal for enhancing texture, these glazes flow slightly during firing to a high gloss finish, while correcting most application imperfections. Ideal for utilitarian pottery, good results can be obtained on most pottery clays.

Amaco Lead-Free Low-Fire Dipping Glaze is a lead-free, clear glaze that is formulated especially for dipping. It comes in a gallon jar.

These lead-free, opaque glazes develop opalescence and interesting textures with high gloss and iridescence similar to mother-of-pearl. Apply Amaco Opalescent Glaze to bisque or raku by brushing, dipping, or pouring. This product comes in liquid form.

Amaco Lead-Free Low-Fire Texturizer was developed to help artists expand their color and texture palettes by modifying their existing glazes. Many special effects can be created by applying a coat of texturizer over or between glaze coats.

The Amaco LM Matt Glaze Series is one of the most pleasing for decorative art pottery. These glazes are supplied in liquid, ready-to-use form. Apply them on fired bisque. Slow firing is recommended.

These liquid Raku glazes are formulated to create dazzling effects and varied surfaces on non-functional pottery and sculpture when fired in a reducing environment. No two finished pieces will ever be the same! Cone 05 (1911°F, 1044°C).

Use these fine-art decorating colors in watercolor pans for intricate, fine detail on figurines, dinnerware, etc. Intermix for tints and shading. Sets are packaged in plastic boxes with hinged lids.

Lead-free Amaco Velvets are opaque underglazes which have the appearance of velvet when left unglazed. When glazed with transparent matte glaze they will assume a soft, satin finish. Cone 05-10.

These brilliant, ready-to-use colors cover large areas quickly, easily, and smoothly. Amaco LUG Liquid Underglazes are equally good for detailed painting, sgraffito, watercolor efffect, free brush, wax resist, and mishima decoration.

Amaco Potter's Choice glazes achieve the effects of Cone 10 reduction without the need for a reduction gas kiln or firing to high temperatures. These lead-free glazes are made to fire at Cone 5-6 in an oxidation kiln.

Amaco Satin Matte Glazes offer a palette of opaque colors that break slightly over edges and texture, with a soft satin feel. Sprayable. Dinnerware safe. AP Non-toxic.

Amaco Shino Glazes yield varied colors depending on the application. Lighter applications will favor the warm rust base, while heavier applications will favor their opaque coloration. Choose matte or gloss. All are 100% mixable for color and finish. All colors are sprayable and dinnerware safe.

Use Suspendaid as an additive to Amaco regular brushing glazes to make them more like dipping glazes. Suspendaid can also be added to Amaco Dry Dripping Glazes if too much water has been added to the mix, resulting in settling.

Developed for the classroom and especially for the novice, Amaco Teacher's Choice Glazes are easy to apply, they mix well (with each other and with Amaco Teacher's Palette glazes), and they produce consistent results at Cone 05.

Amaco Teacher’s Palette Glazes are one-step, lead-free gloss decorating glazes. In addition to exceptional value, they bring a palette of bold, vibrant colors into the classroom. They are ideal for glaze layering and design, easy to apply, and produce consistent results at Cone 05.

Amaco Teacher's Palette Light Low Fire Glazes are translucent gloss glazes that break and flow to enhance the texture of a clay body. Can be brushed or slip trailed for decorative and Majolica-like effects. Will not run or bleed. Cone 04 (1971°F) bisque. Fire to Cone 05.

No two pieces are ever alike because of the many variations in texture which occur in firing. Apply Amaco Textured Alligator Liquid Glazes on mature fired bisque by brushing, pouring, or dipping.

These underglaze pencils provide intense color for shading, fine line drawing, or identification. Maximum firing temperature is Cone 10 for Blue, Black, and Green. Cone 5 for Brown and Yellow, and Cone 05 for Rose. Lead Free.

Amaco Wax Resist is a wax emulsion that, when applied to greenware, bisqueware, or over unfired glazes, "resists" the application of glazes, slips, and underglazes. A coloring agent makes it easy to see where Wax Resist has been applied. The resist and the color will burn off during firing.

A smooth, non-hardening clay, Amaco Artone Venus Modeling Clay is firmer than plastiline or waterbased clays. Excellent for fine detail, Artone Venus Clay can be added to sculpture over time. Or make "masters” to be cast later in bronze, plaster, or other mediums.

This white paste is an excellent mending material for bisque. Use it to bond bisque pieces together or fill up broken cavities. Bisque Fix can be colored to match the bisque using metal oxides or ceramic stains.

Amaco Friendly Plastic Pellets are easy-to-use, non-toxic modeling pellets you soften in warm water then form, sculpt, or press into molds. They're great for everyone from young schoolchildren to professional sculptors, designers, and even inventors. Best of all, they're completely reusable.

Moist, ready-to-use, air-drying gray clay. Modeled objects become hard and durable (but not waterproof). Can decorate with opaque tempera. In 5 or 25-lb package.

Supplied in moist form, ready-to-shape by hand or throw on wheel. The work air-hardens without firing to a rich red color similar to Indian pottery. Needs little or no decoration. 5 or 25-lb package.

This easy-to-use modeling material provides a gluten-free alternative to wheat paste. It mixes easily with cold water to form a paste that's great for papier mâché or any paper and paste project.

Objects modeled from Stonex white clay air-harden without firing or baking. Supplied in moist form, this ready-to-use clay may be shaped by hand or thrown on a wheel. Decorate with tempera or acrylic if desired.

Create paper mache projects with Amaco Wheat Paste Powder. Easy to mix, it’s safe for artists and crafters of all ages. It dries transparent and can be decorated with most mediums. The 8 oz jar makes approximately 7 pints of paste, and the 3 lb box makes approximately 5 gallons of paste.

Includes 25 lbs of soft, air-dry, natural clay, an 8" child-safe wire cutter, and teacher's guide with lesson plans. Non-staining, easy clean up. Turn air dried objects back into mud—break into small pieces and add water! Can be fired. Non-toxic.

Pieces cast with No. 1 Porcelain Slip fire to the translucency of fine porcelain. The working qualities of this white slip make it quite flexible and easy to cast. It releases easily from molds and patches well when necessary. Preferable in doll making.

Amaco's non-toxic Casting Slip is ready to pour into plaster molds. Casts set up fast, release easily and dry quickly. It is non-crazing, has low shrinkage, and fires bisque. Cone 04-06 but 05 recommended for bisque firing. Comes in 1 gallon plastic jug.

Amaco No. 20 Versa Clay is an extremely versatile, de-aired moist clay with a variety of uses for the ceramicist and potter. It can be reworked and shaped much longer than other clays. Even paper-thin, hand-formed ceramic flowers can be shaped without cracking. This clay can also be press-molded.

Amaco No. 25 White Art Clay is an all-purpose, low-fire, de-aired moist clay that is gray-white in the raw state and more intensely white when fired. Suitable for hand-building, modeling, and wheel throwing, its extreme plasticity makes even very large pieces easier to throw.

Amaco No. 27 White Sculpture Raku Clay is made from finely ground white clays that are combined with medium mesh buff grog to increase porosity and reduce cracking, shrinking, and warping.

Formulated from several clays for plasticity and texture, this light brown clay contains tiny specks that give it the look of gas-fired and reduced stoneware. It also contains a fine grit that makes it stronger and easier to throw larger pieces.

This de-aired moist stoneware clay is formulated from choice clays for plasticity and whiteness, plus fire-clay to give it more body. Amaco No. 38 White Stoneware Clay contains no grog, yet has the strength for throwing large pieces.

Available in two formulas. Moist clay is de-aired to ensure a homogenous mixture needing little or no wedging. Dry clay is finely ground and air-floated before packaging, ready for mixing with water to form a smooth clay. Use with all hand methods.

Ideal for larger work, Amaco No. 48 Stoneware Clay is blended from several clays chosen for their plastic qualities, plus coarse fireclay and grog.

Excellent for throwing, hand-modeling, and casting, Amaco No. 480 is a warm buff color peppered with dark specks when fired to Cone 5–6.

Amaco No. 58 Warm Brown Stoneware Clay is supremely versatile, making it a great all-around classroom clay. Made from several clays chosen for their plasticity and color qualities, No. 58 has the warm brown color of reduction when fired in oxidation at Cone 7, and a terra cotta color at Cone 05.

For all hand methods of modeling, slab, coil, sculpture, and wheel throwing. Moist clay has a rich red color before and after firing. Wide firing range, fires well without slumping. Firing range of cone 05-02 (1911 degrees F-2052 degrees F).

Recommended both for wheel-throwing and hand-building, Amaco No. 77 Terra Cotta Clay is made from a mixture of finely ground red and buff clays, plus a medium mesh grog. Added to make the fired pottery more porous, grog also reduces cracking, shrinking, and warping.

Amaco's Adjustable Clay Slicer makes cutting slabs, tiles, or extrusions quick and easy. A heavy-duty stainless steel wire is securely attached on both sides to a sturdy metal handle. The guide bar adjusts up or down to create slabs from 3/16" to 3-1/8" thick (in 1/4" increments), and up to 7" wide.

This canvas-covered board from Amaco is a portable work surface that's great for wedging and rolling hard clay. Moist clay will not stick to the canvas. The board measures 10" × 10".

Watch a plain slab of clay become an instant work of art when you roll out a continuous design using Amaco Clay Texture Rollers.

Cut clay slabs into 4" tiles, strips, and rectangles in just a few strokes with the Amaco Clay Tile Cutter. Cutting soft clay slabs into tiles, rectangles, or strips is quick and easy. The 4" wide x 5/8" deep cutter allows artists to make 4" wide, 1/2" thick cuts in continuous rows.

Conveniently compact and stackable for classroom use, this lightweight plastic wheel makes banding, modeling, sculpting, and decorating accurate and easy. The plastic wheel head measures 8" (203 cm) in diameter.

Add variety, uniformity, and stability to teapots, mugs, cruets, pitchers, and other ceramic forms with these plaster sprig molds from Amaco. Each mold features a variety of designs.

Available in various shapes and sizes, these smooth cast plaster drape molds allow you to form bowls or halves of hollow shapes evenly. Simply lay a clay slab over the form and allow the clay to dry.

This decorating wheel features an all aluminum 7" diameter head with concentric circles, rotates on a ball bearing, and is weighted at the rim for greater momentum. The wheel shank is grooved to accommodate a small round belt for mechanization.

Rolling clay through a pasta machine makes techniques like marbling or slabworking easier and faster. Crafted of durable stainless steel, this model is ideal for use with polymer clays.

These bats are drilled with bat pin holes to fit on Amaco or Brent pottery wheels. Made of rigid, 1/4" thick, high-impact plastic that will not splinter, swell, or shrink, these versatile, long-lasting plastic bats are virtually indestructible.

This handy, countertop oven is perfect for baking polymer clays or warming any craft product that requires heat up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (149 degrees Celsius). It has a 30-minute timer to prevent overbaking.

Use this 8" long, 1" diameter solid acrylic rod to smooth polymer clay. It's portable for home, studio, or field use! The non-stick, acrylic surface wipes clean with alcohol.

Use Amaco's double-ended pony roller for flattening clay, smoothing surfaces, and creating textures with molds. The hardwood rollers are 4-1/2" and 2-1/2" wide, and attached to a chrome-plated steel handle. The 2-1/2" roller is slightly tapered.

Cutting soft clay slabs into strips, tiles, or rectangles is easy with the Amaco Tile Cutter. This durable plastic tile cutter is safe for all ages to use. The class pack includes two handles, one sleeve for making 2" wide strips, and one sleeve for making 4" wide strips.

Sturdy wooden framework is constructed of birch plywood with a polyurethane finish. Two recessed areas are filled with absorbent plaster. Canvas wedging cloth snaps firmly over one area. Fine steel cutting wire is held taut by turnbuckle.

This is an assortment of 12 economical, safe, maple wood tools for carving soft, 5 lb balsa foam. The double-ended tools in these sets feature tips for achieving different effects.

Excel's new series of Excel 22" Deep Select Fire Kilns was designed to make loading and unloading easier for younger students and potters who are shorter in stature. Measuring 4" deeper than other models, the kilns are still easy to access, and available in a variety of chamber sizes.

These furniture kits include a recommended number of shelves and post assortment, plus kiln wash.

The most advanced kiln control system ever is now available built-in the Excel Kilns. You can set the kiln to fire by temperature or by cone number (automatically converts one to the other) at one of three pre-set firing programs - slow, medium, or fast.

General duty gloves are used for soldering, metal work, and bronze casting and will withstand temperatures up to 450ºF (232ºC). They feature a full-cotton lining with foam back, wing thumb, and a one-piece back. Partially sewn with Kevlar® thread.

Now with Select Fire kiln controllers! With a maximum temperature of 2300°F, these kilns are ideal for firing stoneware and porcelain. The exteriors are welded steel with heat and rust-resistant finish.

For sealing cracks and chips in kiln wall, floors, door, and other fire brick pieces. Mix with water for a smooth, plastic consistency. Mix with coarse grog or fragments of refractory for repairing large holes.

The kiln numbers have been listed for convenience in selecting the correct shelves for Amaco kilns. This does not mean the shelves are unsuitable for use with other kilns on the market.

Prevent glazed objects from touching kiln shelves with Amaco Stilt Kits. The dimensions between the points are listed behind the stilt number.

Brush on all shelves and kiln bottom before firing. Lengthens life of refractory; accidental glaze drippings are easily removed without damage to the kiln shelves.

Use Amaco's Lid Master to determine what size to make your lids to ensure a proper fit. One end measures the inside while the other end automatically measures the outside. Standard size has an 11-1/2" (292 mm) diameter capacity.

This effective and economical vent works with all Amaco kilns. It mounts to the wall, then connects to the side or back of the kiln to vent either one large or two small kilns. Easy to install. Operates from a standard 115V outlet.

Economical and efficient, this kiln costs no more to operate than an electric iron, and runs on 100-120V household current. It reaches 1500°F (816°C) in about 15 minutes.

Save kiln space and classroom time with these stackable plate setters. Sturdy and easy-to-use, each set of three fires one plate. Additional sets interlock on top of the bottom one, allowing up to six plates to be fired at once. Cone 6 maximum firing.

Resistant to high temperatures, these handmade blocks make a great surface for firing enameled pieces or PMC3 creations with a butane torch.

These shelf supports are very strong, durable, and will withstand temperatures up to cone 10.

Amaco Zetex Gloves are made from a highly textured form of silica fabric that is inert and will not burn. They will withstand continuous exposure to temperatures up to 1000°F (593ºC). Fully lined with cotton on the palm and 11-oz wool on the back.

Brush ready-to-use Amacote on back of metal shapes before enameling to prevent the formation of black scale caused by oxidation during firing. Amacote is removed easily from fired pieces.

Just mix with water, knead and model. Amaco Claycrete pure white instant paper mâché won't stick to hands or tools, making it exceptionally easy to work with and clean up after. It dries white and is very lightweight.