Stages of Clay
What is watered down clay that can be used as pottery glue?
Slip
What is the stage of clay when the clay has been fired a second time with glaze?
Glazeware
What clay tool is a sharp metal point set in a handle? This is used for cutting, piercing, scoring, and creating patterns.
Needle
What clay tool is used for adding and removing water, smoothing surfaces, and general clean-up of your work area?
Sponge
What is natural material made out of water and rock particles?
Clay
What is the stage of clay when the clay is completely dry and ready to be fire?
bone dry
What is the technique used to join 2 pieces of clay together?
Slip & Score
What clay tool is a flat disc that attaches to a pottery wheel head, and also used as a surface to make projects on?
Bat
What is made when dry clay is fired in a kiln twice, causing these objects to permanently retain their shape?
Ceramics
What is the stage of clay when clay can easily be molded?
Plastic
What is it called when you condition the clay to remove air bubbles?
Wedging
What clay tool is similar to ribs, and used for smoothing, cutting, and making patterns in clay?
Metal Scraper
What is to heat a clay object to a temperature high enough to render it hard and durable?
Fire
What is the stage of clay when the clay is somewhat dry and great for carving?
Leatherhard
What clay tool is used for cutting wet clay, specifically when you need to remove a finished piece from the bat or wheel head you have been working on?
Wire Cutter
What clay tool us used for trimming clay pieces on the wheel once you have reached leatherhard stage, and also used to shape and finish surfaces?
Loop & Ribbon
What is a structure built to heat clay at high temperatures?
Kiln
What is the stage of clay when the clay has been fired once in the kiln?
Bisqueware
What clay tool is used for smoothing and shaping on the wheel, as well as scraping excess clay off the bat or wheel head?
Rib
What clay tool is useful for decorating and trimming extra clay off the bottom of the piece you are working on, and also useful for sealing bonds of slip?
Wooden modeling