Across
- 1. tool used to roll out slabs of clay
- 5. clay that has been fired once
- 8. process of building with slabs
- 11. heavy cloth used to wedge and form clay
- 13. a furnace to fire clay products
- 14. stage of clay before being fired
- 15. turning bone dry clay into workable plastic clay
- 18. sharp tool with a needle point
- 19. stage of clay that is fresh, smooth, and workable
- 20. the base of a ceramic piece
Down
- 2. finely ground mineral solution painted onto bisqueware
- 3. when clay reduces in size, up to 15% smaller
- 4. technique to manipulate clay with fingers and palm of the hand
- 6. kneading the clay by hand to achieve desired consistency
- 7. clay that is firm but not dry, best stage to carve
- 9. to scratch lines into clay to apply slip
- 10. machine used to shape symmetrical pottery
- 12. liquid clay body used to join clay together
- 16. dirt with a plastic like quality that becomes hard when fired
- 17. tool with ribbons of wire for shaping and trimming