Ceramics Slab Construction

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Across
  1. 1. trapped air within the clay body that can burst and break the form
  2. 4. clay that is watered down to a paste
  3. 6. an item used to trace or cut around to achieve consistent clay shapes
  4. 8. an earth material that is moldable when wet but hardens when fired
  5. 10. a high temperature oven used for firing clay
  6. 11. clay that has been dried to an impressionable state not yet fired
  7. 12. clay that is completely dry and ready to be fired
Down
  1. 2. etching lines into a clay body before adding slip and attaching piece.
  2. 3. clay that has been fired for the first time turning it into ceramic material
  3. 5. an initial step to ready the clay, remove air pockets, and align molecules
  4. 7. the process of heating the kiln to a high temperature based on a cone level
  5. 9. mineral solution containing glass forming materials and colorants