Ceramic Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• burnish : rubbing a leather hard piece to create a smooth and shiny surface
• mold : a hallow shape that a clay slab is pushed into in order to copy that form
• glaze : a coating that has been matured (fired) to a glassy state on a formed ceramic article
• kiln : a furnace for firing (heating) dried clay
• firing : the process of heating pottery in a kiln to bring the glaze or clay body to maturity (strong and/or desirable finish)
• wedge : a procedure for preparing clay by hand.
• kidney : a bean shaped tool made of flexible steel or stiff rubber for pressing and smoothing clay
• score : to rough up a surface of clay in order to make a joint stronger
• greenware : also known as raw ware or unfired clay items
• coiling : hand building method of forming pottery by building up walls with rope like rolls of clay
• slip : watery clay usually the consistency of heavy cream. it is used to join and decorate leather hard pieces
• slab : a method of making pottery in which a thick, flat plate or slice of clay is cut into shapes which are joined to create an object.
• fettling : the removal of excess clay in shaping pottery that has not been fired for the first time
• needle : a long thin wire like tool used to precisely cut clay
• pug : machine for consolidating clay body into a firm column of even consistency
• pinching : the process of creating pottery by squeezing clay between fingers and thumb
• pottery : all fired ceramic wares or materials which when shaped contain a significant amount of clay
• under glaze : decorative coating applied to clay item before it is fired (green ware/ raw ware)