Description Speckled Brown Trout has a toasty medium brown color with varying speckles throughout. Looking lovely both glazed or unglazed, this clay is truly a pleasure to work with in all forms. Inspired by the original recipes for Speckled Buff and Kodiak - this new clay has the best of both worlds. Bringing you a toasty medium brown color with the varying speckles we all love to see shine through our favorite glaze. Tested and recommended firing range of cone 5/6, with no hold. Anything hotter than a cone 7 can be prone to bloating due to the manganese speck and iron content. Characteristics Cone: 5-7* Firing Range: Mid Fire Clay Type: Stoneware Texture: Smooth Best for: Wheel Throwing and Hand Building *Cone 6 recommended. Bloating may occur at anything higher than a cone 7. Coloration Wet Color: Brown Oxidation Color: Medium Brown with Speckles Reduction Color: Toast Warm, Dark Brown Statistics Cone Avg. Shrinkage Rate (± .5%) Avg. Absorption Rate (± .5%) 5 13% 2.4% 6 14% 0.33% 7 16.5% 0.08% Images Image 1: Speckled Brown Trout in Oxidation, Cone ^6 (Electric Kiln) Image 2: Speckled Brown Trout in Oxidation, Cone ^6 (Electric Kiln). Back of Chip