Intro Ceramics Review Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. a revolving turntable used to form clay. It can be driven by hand, foot, or electricity. Turns counter-clockwise for right handed throwers, clockwise for left-handed
  2. 4. Removing glaze from the foot of a vessel before firing it
  3. 6. the first clay body, and the one that we use. It has moderate amount of grog and can be used for a variety of purposes
  4. 8. The clay is hard, durable, and has been fired twice. The glaze has turned into a glassy coating on the surface of the vessel. It is now waterproof.
  5. 10. The clay has been fired once to cone 04 (1910⁰ F). It is now ready to be glazed
  6. 13. the second clay body, it is very smooth but usually has low grog content so it flops easily. It is used to make toilets, sinks, shower tiles, dolls, coffee mugs, vases and dinnerware
  7. 14. vessels made from squeezing clay into a specific shape
  8. 15. There is no moisture in the clay and it is ready to go into the kiln. It is too dry to trim
  9. 17. Uses natural gas to fire ceramics. We use it to fire glazed bisqueware into glazeware in a cone 10 reduction atmosphere (2384⁰C)
  10. 18. folding and pressing the clay into itself in a manner that drives air bubbles out of the clay
  11. 20. using thin rolls or coils of clay to construct a clay vessel
Down
  1. 1. using the wheel to create a symmetrical vessel
  2. 2. The Clay has firmed up so that it maintains its shape well, but can still be carved into. Cups at this stage are ready to be trimmed
  3. 5. scratching into the clay surface before connecting two pieces together so that they join together well.
  4. 7. rolling out flat, wide slices of clay and using them to construct a clay vessel
  5. 9. any method of constructing a clay piece that does not use the wheel
  6. 11. can be fired up to cone 10 using electrical power. We use it to fire greenware to bisqueware at cone 04 (1910 ⁰F)
  7. 12. the third clay body, which typically has a high grog content and is red due to the iron content. It is often used to make roof tiles, garden pots, Chinese Warriors, and bricks
  8. 16. Mill a large mixer used to recycle clay scraps
  9. 19. very wet clay that is used to “glue” clay pieces together
  10. 20. the basic material that ceramic pieces are made from. It is soft and pliable, but becomes brittle when dry or hard when fired.