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Ceramics
Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.
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Sgraffito
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
The technique of scratching through an applied slip layer to reveal the cour of the body beneath.
Earthenware clay
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Natural low-fire secondary clay - fluxed with iron, fires porous. Often called "common" clay, found almost everywhere, matures below 2000 degrees F.
Edge runner mill
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
At ype of mill for mixing or grinding materials using 2 large stone rollers and a stone pan.
Sedimentation
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
The settling out over time of any clay or glaze slip. More noticeable in glazes low in clay content.
Drill-mixer
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Electric-drill-mounted impeller-mixer excellent for mixing glazes, slips, and slurries and for blunging casting-slip.
Sequential firing
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Firing in a sloped tube kiln or noborigama, where as each chamber or zone reaches maturity, the fire is moved up to the next, and each one preheats subsequent chambers or zones.
Dropper
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Globules of glaze that are found on glazed pieces after firing. These are caused by drops from the kiln roof.
