Ceramics

4. Objects made of clay fired sufficiently high in temperature for a chemical change to take place in the clay body, usually over 1550 degrees F.
6. The furnace in which ceramics are fired.
8. Used to shave clay.
9. A damp condition of the clay when it is too firm to bend yet soft enough to be carved.
11. A method of kneading clay to expel the air, get rid of lumps, and prepare a homogenous material.
14. Glaze is removed from the bottom of a piece before firing, making stilting unnecessary.
15. Dull-surfaced glazes, lusterless and non shiny.
17. Modeling tool used to model and carve with precision for fine detail.
19. A coating of material applied to ceramics before firing that forms a glass-like surface. Glazes can be colored, opaque, translucent or matte.

1. Ware that has been fired once.
2. Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles.
3. Stage when clay is ready to be fired.
5. Used for trimming clay.
6. The shelves inside a kiln that ceramic greenware is stacked on in the kiln. The shelves must be coated with kiln wash to prevent glazed pottery from sticking to the shelf.
7. Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing.
10. A low-fire clay. Porous and not waterproof. To be functional, It must be glazed.
12. A triangular support for clay pieces that helps prevent glaze from melting on to shelves during a firing.
13. The fine network of small cracks that occurs on glazes. The Japanese encourage crazing and will stain cracks with concentrated tea.
16. Ware that has glaze applied and is waiting to be glaze fired.
18. Stage where clay is easily manipulated and bent.