We all start somewhere, and as a first make, I think it's a good start. I suggest using it once completed to get a sense of how it feels, pours, and fits the purpose of use. Looking forward to seeing it glazed.

Awww....feel better soon. 💓🤎💓❤️

Weighing the clay is the best start. Similarity is the biggest factor in making "sets", so if I need 4 I make 8 and choose the closest 4. Otherwise I make a series and try to remain consistent on key indicators and have the customer(s) pick out the ones they want. A good start, though.

Perhaps a tinted slurry instead of straight underglaze would work better on leather hard? Scrape off with a metal rib once the slurry sets?

Well that quite simply is terrible news, isn't it??

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Have used b-mix before, once. It was for a comparison with another white clay body for the studio at the local college. I liked it, it threw nicely. The other one felt more like putty to me. 413 maybe?? I forget. We decided to not use it and went with the b-mix.

Nice! What clay body and cone?