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| small turntable to observe pottery shape/symmetry |
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| clay that has been fired once |
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| rubbing the surface of greenware with spoon, produces shiny surface |
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| green ware when it is completely dry. Very fragile at this point. |
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2 types:
Primary--found at original site, such as creek beds and river edges
Secondary--made by combining primary clays with other ingredients to create specific clay bodies. |
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| rope-shaped clay used to form pottery; also used to strengthen pots at joints |
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2 definitions:
1) a measure of temperature (low temperatures identified by number preceded with 0; high temperatures are identified by number with out 0 precedent such as cone 4, 5, 6, 10; also clay and chemical object used to determine kiln temperature |
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| method to apply glaze to pottery |
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| a colored slip used to decorate clay; is applied to leatherhard clay |
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| heating of clay to make it strong, process used to mature glazes on pottery. |
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| glasslike, decorative finish; applied as a thin liquid; should be applied to bisqueware |
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| clay before it has been fired; 3 stages: wet, leatherhard, bone dry |
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| term generally used for making coil, slab or pinch pottery |
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| furnace or oven used to fire clay |
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| second stage of greenware; clay is stiff, but still workable |
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| a piece of hard wood or other flat object to help shape clay or add texture to pottery. Also helps knock out air bubbles. |
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| pottery built by pinching clay by hand from a ball of clay |
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| a high fire, pure white, translucent clay |
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| revolving wheel on which clay is shaped (thrown) |
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| equipment used to wedge and reclaim clay |
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| scratching wet clay surface as an aid to joining clay pieces. Use with slip. |
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| clay cut into sheetlike forms/shapes |
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| watery clay mixture used to join clay pieces; some slips can be used to decorate clay |
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| a low or high fire all purpose clay; the type of clay we use most often in class |
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| a low fire red colored clay |
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| term used for building clay pieces on potter's wheel. |
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| decorative colors applied to greenware; matt finishes unless clear glaze applied over underglaze |
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| a type of kneading of clay which eliminates air bubbles |
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