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- 3. a method of hand building
- 5. nonabsorbant glaze or clay body
- 6. a group of hydrous aluminum phyllosilicate minerals
- 11. provides red coloration
- 13. firing in oxygen starved env.
- 15. preparing clay for throwing
- 19. an ingredient used in glazes to cause it to be opaque
- 20. used to complete drying prior to firing
- 22. decoration covered with glaze
- 23. the ability of a material to soak up water
- 25. aluminum silicate used responsible for hardness in high temp porcelain.
- 26. a temperature indicator
- 27. decorative markings around circular pots
- 28. crushed ceramic materials used in clay
- 29. promotes fusion in raw materials
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- 2. crack caused by thermal shock
- 4. long thin knife used to remove excess clay
- 7. used to support form while throwing
- 8. used in clay bodies and slips, extremely absorbent
- 9. a person who makes pottery
- 10. unfired clay articles
- 12. decrease viscosity
- 14. suspension of clay in water
- 16. heat resistant clay used to increase firing range
- 17. frequently contains organic mater, high plasticity
- 18. firing in the presence of oxygen
- 21. suspending raw materials in liquid by agitation
- 24. iron glazes which produce green and grey
- 26. used for consolidating and removing air from clay.