Ceramics

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Across
  1. 4. Clay tool used for cleaning, smoothing, adding moisture to clay and decorating
  2. 5. Moist clay; fresh out of the bag
  3. 9. Clay that is completely dry and free of any moisture. It is now ready for the first firing
  4. 11. The marks from using a tool to scratch the surfaces of clay pieces to join them together
  5. 14. Clay pieces that have a purpose (cup, plate, bowl, etc.)
  6. 16. This eliminates air bubbles
  7. 17. Clay that has been fired once
  8. 18. Clay rolled into cylinders.
  9. 19. Liquid / watered down clay in a muddy form; used to join clay pieces together
Down
  1. 1. Unfired pottery
  2. 2. Clay tool used for cutting clay
  3. 3. Stiff clay that is almost dried out but still slightly flexible and cool to the touch
  4. 6. Clay rolled out to an even thickness - usually 1 cm (ΒΌ in)
  5. 7. Glassy paint coating on a ceramic piece
  6. 8. Pressing a thumb or finger into a the ball of clay to form shape.
  7. 10. Clay pieces that are purely decorative (sculpture)
  8. 12. Oven used to fire clay
  9. 13. The process of heating clay to a high temperature to cause a chemical change which will permanently harden the clay
  10. 15. Clay tool used for incising, scoring and cutting