Section A Understanding Clay

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Across
  1. 3. The condition of unfired clay that has no assorted moisture other than natural humidity.
  2. 6. A compound of decomposed and altered feldspathic rock consisting of aluminum along with non-plastics, such as quartz, and organic matter.
  3. 7. Pale body of primary clay with a distinctive ring when struck.
  4. 10. The condition of raw clay when most of the moisture has evaporated leaving it still soft enough to be carved or joined to other pieces.
  5. 11. Fired clay that has been crushed into granules.
Down
  1. 1. The capacity of a material to soak up liquid.
  2. 2. The quality of clay that allows it to be easily shaped and maintain its form.
  3. 3. Clay that has been fired once, unglazed.
  4. 4. A suspension of clay in water.
  5. 5. Secondary clays that are not as fine-grained as other clay bodies.
  6. 8. The explosion of clay in the kiln caused by the sudden escape of steam resulting from rapid heating of thick clay.
  7. 9. Contraction of the clay or glaze in either drying or firing.