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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Barrel arch

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Kiln arch which forms a perfect half circle, with the arch beginning and ending on a horizontal surface, using no skew bricks.

Ball clay

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Secondary clays deposited in marshy areas. Very fine particle size, high plasticity, high drying shrinkage, high in organic contaminates. Fire white or off-white.

Lye

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Potassium Hydroxide or Sodium Hydroxide. Caustic alkaline soluble which leaches out of wood ashes when they are soaked in water. Occasionally used as a flux additive in terra sigillata, as in the ...

Ball mill

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A mechanically revolving vessel in which ceramic materials can be placed along with water and flint pebbles or high-fired porcelain slugs. Used for fine-grinding of clay and glaze materials.

Bases

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In glaze chemistry, the fluxes or melting agents which are combined with acids (glass-formers) and neutrals (refractories).

Microcrystalline

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Crystal effects dependent on tiny crystals in the glaze surface, as compared to MACROCRYSTALLINE effects.

Back pressure

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In a fuel kiln, the internal pressure resulting from proper balance of combustion pressure and damper setting, resulting in more economical and efficient heatwork.