Tools
This tool is best for cutting clay
Knife Tool
What technique starts with a ball of clay?
Pinch
The most liquid stage of clay
What stage do you add underglaze?
Bone Dry
When done working on your project for the day, what do you need to do?
Spray and wrap your project in a plastic bag - return to the shelf.
This tool is used for smoothing out clay
Sponge
Simplest and fastest hand building technique
Pinch
What is the stage of clay after it's been fired once?
Bisque
What is the last stage of clay?
Glazewear
Why is it important to poke holes in a solid work?
To let the air out so it doesn't explode
This tool is used for cutting large chunks of clay from a block
Wire tool
Technique to build flat tiles
Slab
Plastic
What stage do you add glaze?
Bisque
What stage of clay is firm and good for slab building?
Leather Hard
Used for carving a design, writing your name on the bottom, or poking holes to let out air.
For an extra 100 points, state both names.
Pin tool
Needle tool
Coils
The most fragile stage of clay
Bone Dry
Liquid pigmented clay
What tool is used to keep your slab even thickness?
Wood tools
Name the 4 tools used in rolling out slab
Daily Double: Why is rolling out slab useful
1. Rolling pin
2. Canvas board
3. Clay
4. Wood tools
Double Jeopardy: To cut slabs of the same thickness
Describe how to join to pieces of slab together
Slip and score
Score - rough up the surface with a fork, pin, or scoring tool. Add slip - liquid clay used as glue
Any stage before firing
Greenware
How can you tell your clay is bone dry and ready for firing?
It is room temperature - no longer cool (moisture has left the clay)
What would you do to the clay before starting a new project?
Wedge