Across
- 1. To knead and pound clay as a means of improving its consistency and to remove air pockets
- 3. A glassy coating which is fused onto ceramic surfaces for decorative purposes
- 4. A furnace capable of controlled high temperatures used to fire ceramic ware and sculpture
- 6. Clay that has not been fired
- 10. A large wheel with a rod, called an axle, through its center
- 12. Is to heat up to over 1000 degrees in a kiln in order to process the clay
- 14. A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools
- 16. Any clay piece that has been fired in a kiln to make it hard and durable
- 19. A mix of clay and water, used to hold clay pieces together
- 20. If a ceramic piece has a useful purpose
- 21. A small piece of ceramic material that will melt at a specific temperature
- 22. To scratch the surface of the clay where another piece will be joined to it
Down
- 2. Kneading clay in order to remove air bubbles and prepare it to be used
- 5. Stage of the clay between plastic and bone dry. Clay is still damp enough to join it to other pieces using slip
- 7. The application of melted wax to the foot or body of a clay object to resist the glaze
- 8. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed
- 9. If a ceramic piece has a useful purpose
- 11. Bottom of clay pot
- 13. The potter makes this type of hand built pot using flat pieces of clay
- 15. Top edge of a pot
- 16. A piece of clay rolled like a rope to make pottery
- 17. Clay in which all the moisture has dried out
- 18. Pot made complety by pinching the clay with the fingers and thumb
