Vocab

5. A pot formed from a structure of ropes of clay laid one on top of the other in a spiral.
7. A common technique of making pottery used by the Pueblo people.
8. A specialized industrial oven or furnace used for processes such as firing clay for pottery.
10. An inexpensive metal with a low melting point commonly used for casting.
12. A glassy surface covering that makes a ceramic piece waterproof and decorative.
13. An earthy material that is plastic (moldable) when moist but hard when fired. It is composed mainly of alumina, silica and water.
14. A small hand saw with a metal frame and handle that uses a fine blade to cut intricate shapes out of sheet metal.
16. Objects made of clay that have been fired at a high temperature.
17. A pottery technique in which a form is built up by joining shapes cut from thick sheets of damp clay.
18. A tool used to remove unwanted burrs or blemishes on the edges of metal surfaces, to enlarge openings or smooth out edges.
20. A handheld tool used for curling, shaping, and bending wire.

1. A convex mold where a slab of clay is draped over to create a mound.
2. A concave mold where a slab of clay is placed inside to form a vessel.
3. A process where a molten, liquid metal is poured into a mold.
4. Clay is completely dry, room temperature and ready to be fired.
6. Clay that has been fired one time and is ready to be glazed.
9. The term that refers to removing air bubbles from clay.
11. A ceramic piece that has been through a second firing process and has had glaze applied to it.
13. A long, thin rope of clay made by rolling it with your hands.
15. Liquid clay used to attach pieces of clay.
17. To “scratch” pieces of clay to be joined together with a pin tool.
19. Process of baking ceramics. The application of great heat to a ceramic object in a kiln in order to harden it or to fix an applied glaze.