Ceramic Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. mixture of two substances which has the lowest melting point in a whole series of possible compositions
  2. 6. Mineral name for titanium contaminated with other minerals such as iron
  3. 9. Iconic jade glaze originating in China. Often contains minute air-bubble inclusions, giving slight opalescence
  4. 12. Crushed high-fired clay graded in sizes from 15-mesh to 150-mesh and added to claybodies to reduce shrinkage, give texture and give structural strength
  5. 15. A high temperature resistance wire, wound in a coil, which carries electrical current for heating a kiln
  6. 16. Iridescent overglaze produced by using metallic pigments and a third firing
  7. 17. A type of pottery in which a red clay body is covered with an opaque white tin glaze then painted
  8. 18. An instrument for measuring heat at high temperatures
  9. 20. Rubber, metal or wooden tool for shaping and smoothing clay
  10. 24. Pouring liquid clay into moulds
  11. 26. Small holes in the glaze surface resulting from bubbles of gas coming through the glaze
  12. 27. Firing in a low oxygen environment
  13. 28. Colourant used to stain clay body or glaze
  14. 30. Rolled out flat sheet of clay
  15. 31. Network of cracks in a glaze
  16. 32. low fire body that is moderately porous
  17. 34. Trimmed base of a functional pot
  18. 35. This process ensures the clay has a uniform consistency and removes air pockets
  19. 37. Italian, "to scratch"
Down
  1. 1. A substance that lowers the melting point of material in which it is present
  2. 3. Red earthenware, literally meaning "baked earth"
  3. 4. The resistance to flow offered by a liquid. The opposite of fluidity
  4. 5. Adjustable tool for measuring inside/outside diameters, as in making lids
  5. 7. From Chinese gāolǐng, literally ‘high hill’, the name of a mountain in Jiangxi province where this white clay is found
  6. 8. Distortion of ceramic ware caused by uneven stresses within clay due to forming method, uneven drying, uneven support in firing, or excessive heat in firing
  7. 10. Metallic coloring oxide that produces blue in glazes at all temperatures
  8. 11. Ceramic furniture that support kiln shelves during firing
  9. 13. Opening in kiln wall that allows a visual inspection of chamber during firing
  10. 14. The breakdown that normally occurs when you immerse dried clay chunks or lumps in water
  11. 19. Forming pottery on the potters wheel
  12. 21. Clay ware that has been fired but not glazed
  13. 22. Swelling or bubble in clay body due to over/irregular firing and carbon trapped in body
  14. 23. Crack in ceramic ware due to rapid cooling/ thermal stress
  15. 25. Unfired clay ware
  16. 26. Ceramic cones used in kilns to indicate accurate firing temperatures and heat work
  17. 28. Making scratches, usually in a cross-hatch pattern
  18. 29. Another word for slip applied to clay
  19. 33. Japanese term for a wood burning kiln that consists of a firing chamber with a firebox at one end and a flue at the other
  20. 36. Slip decoration of inlaid slip developed in Korea