Tools & Materials
Should you cut clay with a knife or a needle tool?
Clay Knife
Where does clay come from?
The areas in the ground where water has collected.
What must you do to bisque-fired clay (bisqueware) before you glaze it?
Wipe it with a damp sponge.
What is the first steps you must do to connect two pieces of clay together?
Slip and Score
What is the first firing called?
Bisque fire
What tool should you use to sign your name on the bottom of your piece?
Pencil
What is the process of removing air bubbles from clay?
Wedging
How far up the walls of your piece do you have to dryfoot?
1/4"
When venting your air pockets, what do you need to do to the needle tool before you pull it out?
Wiggle
List three reasons why clay can blow up.
-Did not vent air pockets
-Clay is not married
-Air in the walls
-Too wet
-Walls are too thick
When cleaning your glaze brushes, what do you need to use?
Soap and water
What stage of clay does a handle need to be in before it can be attached?
Leather Hard
What is the goal thickness for walls?
1/4" (pencil width)
What will happen if you do not dry foot your work?
Glaze will run and your piece will get stuck to the kiln shelf.
What tool can help you smooth hard to reach areas? (hint- not a wood modeling tool)
A wet paint brush
What stage of clay can not be reclaimed?
Bisqueware (has been fired)
If you used PC-21, what glaze fire shelf would you put it on?
Mid-Fire
If you are making a pinch mug and your mug is turning into a bowl, what are you doing wrong?
Pulling out, not pinching up.
If your handle cracked after you attached it, what does this mean?
It was too hard/dry.
What is the name of the bean-shaped tool which can help you compress seams and smooth surfaces?
Rib
What are the small bits of pre-fired clay in Raku called?
Grog
If your glaze bubbled after you fired it, what does that mean?
Glaze was too thick
Why do we create a raised foot on mugs?
To raise the hot clay off the surface.
How do you know that a piece is bone dry?
The surface is chalky and the piece is no longer cool. (will accept either)