Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

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Glost

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A glazed and fired piece is referred to as 'glost'.

Granite ware

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Ware with mottled slip or glaze treatment to create appearance of granite.

Thermocouple

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Temperature probe which produces minute variable electrical current dependent on degree of heat exposure - used in conjunction with pyrometers and Baso valves.

CMC gum, Veegum-Cer - water soluble organic thickeners often added to glazes or slips as a suspension and/or brushing agent. Also used to allow glaze adhesion to vitrified or previously glaze-fired ...

Tin glaze

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

White opaque glaze produced with tin oxide in the glaze recipe.

Glass-former

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The primary material which, in combination with fluxes, forms the glass essential to all fired ceramics. Primary glass-former at all temperatures is silica.