Pottery Wheel crossword

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Across
  1. 2. what do you do with your tub of tools when you're done?
  2. 4. when you first put your clay on the wheel head, do you set it or slam it?
  3. 5. this tool is used to trim the foot -- it has a loop of sharp steel and a wooden handle
  4. 7. press this to make the wheel spin faster
  5. 8. turn off the wheel using this (hint: it lights up when it's on)
  6. 10. how do you stop your left hand from moving hen you are centering the clay?
  7. 11. how dry should your pot be when you trim the foot?
  8. 12. weigh out 1 1/2 pounds of clay with this tool
  9. 13. we have this many pottery wheels in our classroom
  10. 14. use this to scrape clay off the wheel head
  11. 15. carve this on the bottom of your finished, trimmed pot
  12. 17. how many hands do you use when you pull up the sides?
  13. 22. the large plastic dish that catches the splashes
  14. 23. which side should your hands be on when you pull up the sides?
  15. 25. use this to cut your pot off the wheelhead
  16. 27. place this upside down at the end of the day
  17. 28. use this to remove extra clay from the sides
  18. 29. the round metal top of the pottery wheel
  19. 30. set your newly-made pot on one of these to carry it around
  20. 32. do NOT pour your splashpan out here
Down
  1. 1. this holds water and stays at the wheel
  2. 3. use this to wipe down the wheel table before putting the clean splashpan back on
  3. 4. when you pull the sides, should the wheel be going faster or slower than when you centered it?
  4. 6. drape this loosely over your pot to let it dry slowly
  5. 7. the trimmed, round bottom of the pot is called the ___
  6. 9. put your completely finished pots here to dry before being fired
  7. 10. put your extra clay in this, on the clay table
  8. 14. use this to squeeze water over the clay
  9. 15. this sharp tool can be used to check the thickness of the bottom
  10. 16. hold this tight when trimming the foot
  11. 18. the basic shape your should practice throwing on the wheel (hint: it's the same shape as a tube or a straight-sided cup)
  12. 19. when you center the clay, should the wheel be going fast or slow?
  13. 20. our school mascot
  14. 21. the special oven where dry pottery is fired
  15. 24. how should your wheelhead look when you are done for the day?
  16. 25. kneading the clay to ensure consistent smoothness
  17. 26. which side should you push on to center the clay?
  18. 31. this is the part of the cup that touches your mouth when you drink -- it should be smooth