enFIHappy New Year- Ceramics Terms Review & Quiz15
Wedging : First action done to clay before any sort of building begins
Coil : hand building method that uses ropes made of clay
Score : ALWAYS done when attaching two pieces of clay together
Leatherhard : Clay that is partially dry, no longer moldable, but perfect for carving
Bisque : Clay that has been through one firing in the kiln and is ready for glazing
Bonedry : clay that is completely dry and can no longer be shaped
Three : Number of coats of glaze you should apply in order to ensure a solid even color
Kiln : Furnace or oven for drying and baking clay
Explode : What happens in the kiln when you don't remove air bubbles from your clay
Earthenware : The type of red clay we use in our ceramics class
Porcelain : Pottery consist of 3 different wares: earthenware, stoneware and ___________.
Storage : Early pottery was used for both cooking and _____________.
Coil : Hand building technique favored by the Native Americans of North America.
Paddling : Smacking clay with a flat object repeatedly
Slake : Bucket where you put used clay for recycling
Greenware : Clay that is bone dry & is ready to be placed in the kiln for the first firing
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Number of coats of glaze you should apply in order to ensure a solid even color
Clay that is bone dry & is ready to be placed in the kiln for the first firing
Clay that has been through one firing in the kiln and is ready for glazing
Hand building technique favored by the Native Americans of North America.
What happens in the kiln when you don't remove air bubbles from your clay
Clay that is partially dry, no longer moldable, but perfect for carving
First action done to clay before any sort of building begins
Early pottery was used for both cooking and _____________.
clay that is completely dry and can no longer be shaped
ALWAYS done when attaching two pieces of clay together