Ava Puzzle 6

2. gives texture and working quality to the body but burn away during firing leaving a serious of holes. 7
4. any clay body to which processed cellulose fiber has been added 3
7. a complex organic polymer deposited in the cell walls of many plants, making them rigid and woody 12
9. commercially manufactured anhydrous sodium carbonate. 14
10. a grinder used to grind, blend and sometimes for mixing of materials for use in mineral dressing processes. 15
12. provides ducts for the passage of the moisture drying out and thus the mass dries more unformly. 4
14. becomes apart of the body during firing 6
15. a ruff, thick mixture of water and clay 11

1. stubborn or unmanageable 5
3. the strength of the clay body in the dried form 10
5. an insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers. 8
6. able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. 9
8. the extent or result of being bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp. 2
11. Any material added to a clay o give it a character and quality 1
13. a fine soft white clay, resulting from the natural decomposition of other clays or feldspar. It is used for making porcelain and china, as a filler in paper and textiles, and in medicinal absorbents. 13