Scarva Earthstone Professional PF520 Ashraf Hanna Raku Clay Body

Scarva Earthstone Professional PF520 Ashraf Hanna Raku Clay Body
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Excellent service - excellent clay!
I love this clay - it always behaves consistently, and is lovely to work with. I have used it for many years - ever since I first met Ashraf Hanna at a ceramics fair in 2009.
I have to say too that I was greatly impressed by the service I received from Scarva. I was expecting to have to wait (albeit impatienly!) for a lot longer than 4 days for it to arrive!
Jan
United Kingdom
27 April 2025
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The best!!
This clay can handle everything!! I make both very fine, extremely thin handbuild vases(3 - 5mm) , and thicker items (4 - 5 cm) using this clay. It does not need to dry slowly, you do not have to cover it up while drying. I usually leave the finished vase to dry for two days and then a drying program in the kiln, ex 100 degrees for 6 hours. It can then be fired at day 3 without cracking. I always singlefire, nothing have ever broken in the firering. It is magical!
Kunstner
Denmark
12 January 2021
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The best!!
This clay can handle everything!! I make both very fine, extremely thin handbuild vases(3 - 5mm) , and thicker items (4 - 5 cm) using this clay. It does not need to dry slowly, you do not have to cover it up while drying. I usually leave the finished vase to dry for two days and then a drying program in the kiln, ex 100 degrees for 6 hours. It can then be fired at day 3 without cracking. I always singlefire, nothing have ever broken in the firering. It is magical!
Kunstner
Denmark
12 January 2021
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Good communications, great price and quick despatch.
Very pleased with service from Scarva. I also chose to buy from Scarva as they do not add ridiculous excesses on delivery for certain post codes - unlike so many other companies. I will certainly purchase from Scarva again and am recommending them to local potters.
Anonymous
United Kingdom
26 March 2012
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Perfect for naked clay work
Have been using this for all my naked clay work work for 10 years now. Well worth paying that bit extra for. Great for hand building out of the bag or mix 50/50 with the P2 porcelain for a great throwing body. Bisque to around 900/950 for good smoke/fume absorption.
jevpots
United Kingdom
01 January 2017
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Great clay
I made a vase from this raku clay & was able to get quite thin & did a raku firing, the results where amazing.
Very pleased with the product :-)
Melanie
United Kingdom
02 April 2017
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Sculpting clay
Found this clay particularly lovely to do hand building and sculpting with. Not so much for throwing.
Philippa
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06 July 2022
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Very versatile
Some nice shapes were made with this clay and it’s very satisfying to use.
Valerie
United Kingdom
19 July 2020
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Handbuilders dream.
So easy and stable for handbuilding and figurines.
Sue
United Kingdom
04 February 2020
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Super versitile clay.
Great surface at 1290c good for sculpture.
Anonymous
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19 March 2017
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Excellent clay
Excellent clay for all levels of ability
Anonymous
United Kingdom
26 March 2012
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Nice body!
A very nice, dependable clay for hand building (I use it for coil and slab builds), whether for raku or conventional firing. Good green strength and reliable firing.
Charlie Seye
United Kingdom
20 February 2013
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Not the clay it used to be
This used to be a fantastic clay, well worth it's higher price tag. It used to have a creamy white body with very, very fine grog, perfect for either hand-building or throwing. A couple of years ago something changed and it's now grey, with medium to heavy grog, fine for hand-building but not nearly so pleasant to throw with. It does still produce a good white body when biscuit fired, but can we please have the old Ashraf Hanna clay back?
Nicola
United Kingdom
26 March 2023
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Not the same as it used to be
With the new mix of this clay, the properties has changed dramatically. Not as plastic as before and it has become heavy and short. I’m sure it works fine for some things. But for my handbuilt figures, it’s far from the old clay
Brian Anonymous
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20 October 2023
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Scarva Earthstone Professional PF520 Ashraf Hanna Raku Clay Body