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Ceramic Turns Flashcards

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Ceramic

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Having to do with clay or glass or the making of objects from clay or glass

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Slip

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Clay that has been watered down; acts as glue in slip/score technique. Fills pores.

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Slip/Score Technique

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Method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay together.

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Wedging

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The process of kneading the clay to remove air pockets

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Coil Method

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One of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Strands of clay laid on top of each other.

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Stoneware

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Sturdy, tough clay. Water proof without glaze.

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Slab

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Flat piece of clay. Used for many things.

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Bone Dry

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Clay that is completely dried but not fired.

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Greenware

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A term used to describe clay that’s not been fired in general

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Bisque ware

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Clay objects that have been fired for the first without glaze.

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Glaze ware

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Bisque ware that has been glazed then fired.

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Fettling knife

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Special kind of knife-like tool used to cut moist clay, or leather-hard clay.

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Loop tool

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A special tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends, used for carving

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Springing on

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A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration to pottery

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Incising

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A decoration technique, created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating it.

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Kiln

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A furnace designed to heat clay and make it permanently hard.

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Element

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The heating coils of an electric kiln.

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Footing

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The bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface.

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Firing

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Clay that had been hardened by heating it.

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Glaze

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Glass forming chemicals, usually with colorants added, that applied in a liquid form to bisque ware and fired in a kiln, to make clay look glossy.

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21
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Slip clay.

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Liquid clay.

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Bat

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A plaster disk or slab for clay work.

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Casting

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A clay form made from a mold

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Casting slip

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Liquid clay used for forming objects with molds.

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China

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Bone china of England, but is also associate with vitreous white wares

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Conditioning coat

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A thin coat of color that soaks into greenware or bisque ware.

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Cone

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A mixture of ceramic materials that’s designed to soften and bend.

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Cone plaque

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A small clay cone holder used to hold cones in kilns.

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Cone tempature

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The amount of time versus the temperature at which a cone will bend.

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Earthenware

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A low fire clay body which is fired to about 2000 degrees F.

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Food-safe

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Something that has been deemed safe to eat off of.

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Foot

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The base of the piece of ceramic which touches the table.

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Gloss

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A shiny, glass like finish.

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Kiln Wash

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The refractory coating applied to the top of the kiln to protect them from glaze drips.

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Leather-hard

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Greenware that is allowed to become firm but still looks wet.

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Matte

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A soft finish with little shine.

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Opaque

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Color that does not show other colors through it.

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Peep holes

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Small holes in the side of the kiln to vent the air.

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Pin holes

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Small holes in the surface of a glaze.

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Plasticity

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The ability of clay to be stretched and retain shape.

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Posts

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Articles made of refractory material to support kiln shelves.

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Semi-matte

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A stain-like surface which creates a slight sheen

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Semi-Opaque

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Colors which general allow only dark colors to be seen.

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Semi-transperent

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Semi-transparent. What do you think it means?

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Shelf cone tempature

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The cone temperature that is fired on the shelf of a kiln.

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Sponge

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Usually refers to a natural sponge used to clean decorations.

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Transparant

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Clear base colors which are free from cloudiness or distortion.

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Under glaze

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A color which is usually applied to greenware.

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Vent holes

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Small holes made by puncturing the wet greenware with a needle tool to release air.

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Pinch spots

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When you start with a ball of clay and form a bowl with it.

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Terra cotta

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A brownish orange earthenware kind of clay used for ceramic sculpting.

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Wheel thrown

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The term throw comes from Old English meaning spin. When a peice of clay is put on a spinning wheel, it becomes wheel thrown.

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