Across
- 1. Also called bone dry.
- 4. When all the water in your piece has evaporated, it is bone dry and ready to be ____.
- 6. Clay that is halfway between wet and dry.
- 7. Clay that has been fired once, is rock hard, and is ready to be glazed.
- 10. Trapped air or water in clay can cause it to do this in the kiln.
- 11. The plastic stage of clay is _____ and best for pinch or coil pottery.
- 13. Potter's "glue"
- 14. Clay should be no thinner than this.
- 17. Apply slip with a _____.
- 18. Leather hard clay holds its _____ and is best for slab pottery.
Down
- 2. Pounding or kneading of clay to remove air bubbles.
- 3. Handle bone dry clay carefully because it is very _____.
- 5. Slip is made from a mixture of clay and _____.
- 8. To join pieces of clay you must do this to it before adding slip.
- 9. Clay should be no thicker than this.
- 12. Clay must be thoroughly covered with plastic to keep it from ____ out.
- 13. If you glaze the bottom of your piece it will ____ to the kiln shelf.
- 14. This stage of clay is moldable and cool to the touch.
- 15. Apply glaze in _____ even coats.
- 16. This is dangerous to breath in and should be cleaned up carefully.