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1
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ceramic

A

making objects out of clay or glass

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slip

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water downed clay, acts like glue

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score

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to draw on clay

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slip/score tech.

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connecting two pieces together

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wedging

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to knead the clay thus removing air pocets

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coil method

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long strands of clay laid on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil

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stoneware

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high fire clay, waterproof

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slab

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a flattened out piece of clay

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bone dry

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dried clay but not fired yet

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greenware

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a term used ti describe unfired clay

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bisque ware

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have been fired for the first time but not yet glazed

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glaze ware

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bisque ware that has been glazed and fired

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fettling knife

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is a special knife like tool too cut into moist and leather hard clay

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loop tool

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tool used to carve and hollow out clay

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sprigging-on

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technique where you add small pieces of clay as decorations

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incising

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decoration technique created by carving lines

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kiln

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a furnace designed specifically to fire clay to the right tempreture

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element

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heating coils of an electric kiln

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footing

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the bottom of a pot that supports the pot

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fiing

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process where clay is hardened by heating it

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glaze

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glass forming chemicals. makes a glossy coat on clay

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slip clay

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liquid clay

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bat

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plaster disk

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casting

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a clay made from a mold

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casting slip

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liquid clay used to form clay things on molds

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china

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porcelain and bone china of england

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conditioning coat

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thin coat of color on clay

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cone

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mixture of ceramic materials so that it bends and softens in the kiln

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cone plaque

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cone holder in a kiln on the shelf

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cone temperament

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mixture of time and temp. to show that the kiln is on the right temperature by a cone bending

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earthenware

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a low fire clay body . fired to maturity at 2000F

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food safe

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product that has been tested to be safe to eat and drink off of.

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foot

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base of a ceramic pot

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gloss

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a shiny glass like finish

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kiln wash

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coating on kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drips

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leather hard

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firm greenware but has a wet look

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matte

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a soft finish with little to no shine

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opaque

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color which does not allow to show other colors through

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peep holes

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small holes in the side of a kiln to view the shelf insde

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pin holes

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tiny holes in the final surface finish of glaze or under glaze

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plasticity

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refers to ability of clay to be manipulated

42
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posts

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support the kiln shelves

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semi matte

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a satin like surface

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semi opaque

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colors that only let dark colors shine through

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semi transparent

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slightly colored or speckled which allow colors to shine through

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shelf cone temperature

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the amount of heat the cone receives in the kiln

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sponge

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used to clean and decorate green ware

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transparent

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clear bas colors without distortions

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under glaze

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COLOR APPLIED TO GREEN WARE

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vent holes

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holes you poke in green ware to gas and heat can escape in the kiln

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pinch pots

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pinching the ball of clay to make a bowl shape

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terra cotta

A

brownish orange earthen ware used to make ceramic sculptures

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wheel thrown

A

old English term means spin. to spin clay

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