Ceramic Turns

Question 1

Ceramic

Answer 1

Having to do with clay or glass or the making of objects from clay or glass

Question 2

Slip

Answer 2

Clay that has been watered down; acts as glue in slip/score technique. Fills pores.

Question 3

Slip/Score Technique

Answer 3

Method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay together.

Question 4

Wedging

Answer 4

The process of kneading the clay to remove air pockets

Question 5

Coil Method

Answer 5

One of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Strands of clay laid on top of each other.

Question 6

Stoneware

Answer 6

Sturdy, tough clay. Water proof without glaze.

Question 7

Slab

Answer 7

Flat piece of clay. Used for many things.

Question 8

Bone Dry

Answer 8

Clay that is completely dried but not fired.

Question 9

Greenware

Answer 9

A term used to describe clay that’s not been fired in general

Question 10

Bisque ware

Answer 10

Clay objects that have been fired for the first without glaze.

Question 11

Glaze ware

Answer 11

Bisque ware that has been glazed then fired.

Question 12

Fettling knife

Answer 12

Special kind of knife-like tool used to cut moist clay, or leather-hard clay.

Question 13

Loop tool

Answer 13

A special tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends, used for carving

Question 14

Springing on

Answer 14

A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration to pottery

Question 15

Incising

Answer 15

A decoration technique, created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating it.

Question 16

Kiln

Answer 16

A furnace designed to heat clay and make it permanently hard.

Question 17

Element

Answer 17

The heating coils of an electric kiln.

Question 18

Footing

Answer 18

The bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface.

Question 19

Firing

Answer 19

Clay that had been hardened by heating it.

Question 20

Glaze

Answer 20

Glass forming chemicals, usually with colorants added, that applied in a liquid form to bisque ware and fired in a kiln, to make clay look glossy.

Question 21

Slip clay.

Answer 21

Liquid clay.

Question 22

Bat

Answer 22

A plaster disk or slab for clay work.

Question 23

Casting

Answer 23

A clay form made from a mold

Question 24

Casting slip

Answer 24

Liquid clay used for forming objects with molds.

Question 25

China

Answer 25

Bone china of England, but is also associate with vitreous white wares

Question 26

Conditioning coat

Answer 26

A thin coat of color that soaks into greenware or bisque ware.

Question 27

Cone

Answer 27

A mixture of ceramic materials that's designed to soften and bend.

Question 28

Cone plaque

Answer 28

A small clay cone holder used to hold cones in kilns.

Question 29

Cone tempature

Answer 29

The amount of time versus the temperature at which a cone will bend.

Question 30

Earthenware

Answer 30

A low fire clay body which is fired to about 2000 degrees F.

Question 31

Food-safe

Answer 31

Something that has been deemed safe to eat off of.

Question 32

Foot

Answer 32

The base of the piece of ceramic which touches the table.

Question 33

Gloss

Answer 33

A shiny, glass like finish.

Question 34

Kiln Wash

Answer 34

The refractory coating applied to the top of the kiln to protect them from glaze drips.

Question 35

Leather-hard

Answer 35

Greenware that is allowed to become firm but still looks wet.

Question 36

Matte

Answer 36

A soft finish with little shine.

Question 37

Opaque

Answer 37

Color that does not show other colors through it.

Question 38

Peep holes

Answer 38

Small holes in the side of the kiln to vent the air.

Question 39

Pin holes

Answer 39

Small holes in the surface of a glaze.

Question 40

Plasticity

Answer 40

The ability of clay to be stretched and retain shape.

Question 41

Posts

Answer 41

Articles made of refractory material to support kiln shelves.

Question 42

Semi-matte

Answer 42

A stain-like surface which creates a slight sheen

Question 43

Semi-Opaque

Answer 43

Colors which general allow only dark colors to be seen.

Question 44

Semi-transperent

Answer 44

Semi-transparent. What do you think it means?

Question 45

Shelf cone tempature

Answer 45

The cone temperature that is fired on the shelf of a kiln.

Question 46

Sponge

Answer 46

Usually refers to a natural sponge used to clean decorations.

Question 47

Transparant

Answer 47

Clear base colors which are free from cloudiness or distortion.

Question 48

Under glaze

Answer 48

A color which is usually applied to greenware.

Question 49

Vent holes

Answer 49

Small holes made by puncturing the wet greenware with a needle tool to release air.

Question 50

Pinch spots

Answer 50

When you start with a ball of clay and form a bowl with it.

Question 51

Terra cotta

Answer 51

A brownish orange earthenware kind of clay used for ceramic sculpting.

Question 52

Wheel thrown

Answer 52

The term throw comes from Old English meaning spin. When a peice of clay is put on a spinning wheel, it becomes wheel thrown.