Clay science
Construction techniques
The kiln
Tools
Surface techniques
100

This stage of clay is non-porous and is food/drink safe

glazeware

100

Doing these 3 things creates the strongest bond between coils

score, slip, blend

100

This must be done to glazed bisqueware in order to ensure the glaze does not fuse to the kiln shelf

wipe glaze off the bottom / sponge off the bottom

100

The tool used to score and scratch clay

needle tool

100

This is applied to bisqueware to make it food safe & aesthetically pleasing 

glaze

200

This stage of clay is very fragile and is the stage at which you would sand the piece

bone dry

200

A snake-like form rolled from clay

Coil

200

The art or technology of making objects with clay and then treating them by firing

Ceramics

200

This tool is used to trim leatherhard clay

loop tool

200

The second kiln firing 

glaze fire

300

These 4 stages of clay can be recycled

slip, plastic, leatherhard, & bone dry

300

A construction technique in which you allow slabs to dry slightly in order to stand them up and attach them without them slumping over

stiff slab construction

300

The main cause of explosive in a bisque fire is not air pockets but instead 

moisture in the clay boiling at 212

300

a turntable used during glazing & decoration

banding wheel

300

One way to tell if a glaze is food safe

fork and knife, "dinnerware safe", or green dot on lid

400

A synonym for "unfired pottery" 

Greenware

400

Two ways to create a slab

slab roller or rolling pin

400
In order for clay to undergo a chemical change in the kiln it must be heated to over this temperature

1000 degrees F

400

Tool is made out of flattened metal ribbons with sharpened edges. It is used to trim excess clay.

Loop tool

400

The reason glaze changes color in the kiln is the same reason that fired clay can no longer be recycled. It undergoes __________

a chemical change

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