Pottery Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. marking clay with uniform lines
  2. 5. used to trim the top of a pot
  3. 7. stamping a design into plastic clay
  4. 8. leaves a bare spot on a glazed pot
  5. 11. used to cut clay
  6. 13. distributes moisture
  7. 14. improves workability
  8. 15. made of metal, wood or rubber
  9. 20. glaze shrinks more than the clay body
  10. 21. scratching a design into a layer of underglaze
  11. 22. very fragile
Down
  1. 1. distributes minerals and water
  2. 2. rubbing clay with a smooth stone
  3. 3. carving or cutting clay
  4. 6. ideal stage for carving
  5. 9. glass coating fused to the clay
  6. 10. used to create a foot on a pot
  7. 12. flat sheet of clay cut into a shape
  8. 16. watery clay used to join pieces together
  9. 17. the first firing of clay
  10. 18. made of wood, plastic or masonite
  11. 19. structure used to fire clay
  12. 20. snake like ropes of clay