Clay Building Techniques
Glazes
Clay Facts
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Wheel Throwing
100
This is the method where you use your thumb to make a hole in the ball of clay then you do this.... to make a bowl.
What is Pinch
100
If your glaze is this.... you can eat and drink out of your finished project..
What is food or dinnerware safe glaze.
100
This tool is used to take projects off the wheel and to cut clay off the block.
What is wire cutters
100
You have to do this to attach two pieces of clay...
What is Score and Slip
100
This is why it is called Wheel "Throwing"
What is because you throw the clay on the wheel to get it started.
200
This method of clay building is where you roll out a snake and wrap it around the base...
What is Coil Method
200
If you paint your clay with this, you can get more details but it is not as shiny.
What is acrylic paint
200
These are the little metal things used to keep glaze from sticking in the kiln.
What are stilts?
200
This is what you call clay that is not quite wet, but not quite dry either...
What is leather hard.
200
You have to do this for a few minutes before you put your clay on the wheel, to get out air bubbles.
What is wedge.
300
This method is when you roll out and cut, kind of like making cookies
What is Slab Method
300
These glazes have shards of glass in them and they melt into different colors once in the kiln...
What is Color Burst Glaze.
300
When Glazing you must do a minimum of this many coats...
What is Three
300
This is a mixture of clay and water used to adhere clay.
What is slip.
300
Before you build your project up you must do this with your clay on the wheel, in order to have a symmetrical final project.
What is center.
400
This is the type of project where you put news paper inside and let it burn out in the kiln...
What is a Hollow Form
400
This is the color that white or clear glaze appear to be before they are fired in the kiln.
What is Pink or green
400
This comes from the ground, when pieces of rock are broken down by some form of running water...
What is Clay?
400
If your clay comes out bumpy or uneven you can do this to it before you put it in the kiln.
What is Sand or Scrape
400
This is a type of wheel that is not electrically powered
What is kick wheel
500
This is the reason that the clay did not stick to the wooden boards we used, but did sometimes stick to the table...
The boards were covered in fabric/canvas, which absorbs water and thus, the clay does not stick.
500
You should not glaze this area of your project, as it may stick to the kiln
What is the bottom
500
This is the amount of time from firing till you can open the kiln. ( Including cool down)
What is 24 hours, 12 on fire, 12 to cool.
500
This is the approximate temperature that the kiln reaches during a firing.
What is 2000 degrees.
500
This happens to you hands when they have too much clay on them and you are trying to wheel throw
What is tork
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