Clay Terms

4. A _______ tool has a pointed tip and is good for scratching into clay
6. The hot 'oven' that the clay is put into to dry into ceramic
8. When clay is a bit dried out and is a good time to put pieces together or carbe into
9. Water and clay mixture that we use as 'glue' to stick pieces of clay together
11. Material that the clay is worked on so that it dries evenly and doesn't stick to the table
12. A tool that has a thin piece of shaped metal that is used for carving into clay or trimming clay
13. The last stage of clay dryness, before it goes into the kiln
14. A glass and water mixture that serves to protect, coat, and decorate clay

1. The first firing that clay has to go through in the kiln
2. When the clay is first out of the bag and is determined by the amount of water and particle size of clay
3. The name of the second time clay goes into the kiln
5. Help keep a slab of clay an even thickness when rolled out
7. A tool that helps push clay around on a clay piece
9. Clay that has been rolled out to an even thickness and was used for the box walls
10. A scratching technique that helps keep two pieces of clay stuck together