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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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Split

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A specialised hardbrick, half the thickness of a standard brick.

Sprung arch

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Kiln arch representing less than 180 degrees of curvature, and requiring buttressing to support outward thrust of the arch.

Forced-air

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Firing system in a fuel-burning kiln which uses power-driven blowers or other pressurised air-source to entrain primary air.

Spur marks

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 The marks left on pottery from refractory supports used to fire the piece.

Spooze

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A repair medium for bone-dry greenware, made of equal parts vinegar and corn-syrup mixed with dry powdered claybody to the desired consistency. Name was coined by the late Canadian ceramicist Peggy ...

Spray-booth

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Open-front enclosure with an exhaust fan at the rear, designed to draw off all overspray and other toxic dust or fumes.

Fluting

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Decorating technique involving carving or forming vertical flutes or grooves in the surface of a piece.

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