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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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Climbing reduction
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
In a fuel kiln, atmosphere which is slightly reducing, but still allowsincrease in temperature. See REDUCTION FIRING.
Chemically combined water
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Water that is chemically attached to materials e.g. clay and is only removed by high temperature firing
Chemically-combined water
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Water bonded in molecular combination within clay and glaze materials, which is driven off during the water-smoking period of the firing.
Plasticity
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
The quality of clay which allows it to be manipulated into different shapes without cracking or breaking.
Oxidation cleanup
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
When reduction firing reaches maturing temperature, a period of oxidation to allow outgassing to stop and glazes to heal.
Primary clays
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Clays which remains at the site of the parent rock, without being transported by wind or water - tend to be free of contaminants but coarse particle size and therefore low plasticity. Includes the ...
