Pottery Terms Crossword

A flat disc made out of plaster, wood, or plastic which is used to throw pieces
A rubber, metal or wooden tool used to smooth and shape clay
Pressed or rolled flat sections of clay used in hand building.
A method of kneading clay to make it a uniform, consistency
A device with either a manual (kick powered) or an electric rotating wheel head used to sit at and make pottery forms.
Creating ceramic shapes on the potter’s wheel
clay in which it has stiffened but is still moist enough to carve
Completely dry, unfired clay.
ceramic ware that has not been fired.
ceramic ware that has been fired once without glaze. terra-cotta,
clay which has been fired then ground up. can come in many particle sizes, from fine to coarse. It is used to reduce shrinkage in clay bodies
liquid clay used as glue
method of joining two pieces of clay together by make scratches in the surfaces
A low fired clay body. Glazed pottery is fired to a temperature of 1,830 - 2,010 degrees Fahrenheit. Available in red or also white.
All ceramic wear fired between 2,100 and 2,300 degrees.
White, glass-like stoneware, made from clay prepared from feldspar; china clay
A pyramid composed of clay and glaze, made to melt and bend at specific temperatures. It is used in a kiln to determine the end of a firing
a glass-like surface coating for ceramics that is used to decorate and seal the pores of the fired clay.
knife used to cut clay
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