Ceramics Vocab #3

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Across
  1. 3. creating the form of the pot
  2. 4. main part of the pot
  3. 6. a revolving wheel that spins fast enough to produce centrifugal force needed to 'throw' a pot
  4. 9. bracing your forearms/elbows against your body, to help control the clay during throwing
  5. 12. base of the pot
  6. 15. refining surfaces, thinning thick areas, removing access clay
Down
  1. 1. forcing the clay into the symmetrical form on the center of the wheel
  2. 2. cutting/shaping the foot of the pot
  3. 5. making pots on a potter's wheel
  4. 7. creating an opening in the center of the clay, then shaping the inside of the pot
  5. 8. widest part of the pot before the neck starts narrowing
  6. 10. bringing up a cylinder/sides of the pot
  7. 11. area of the pot that narrows down, below the lip
  8. 13. disc(on the wheel) or slab used for support when throwing or handbuilding
  9. 14. top edge of the pot opening