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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Ceramics

In the West, firing process inspired by traditional Japanese raku firing. In American raku, work is removed from kiln at bright red heat and subjected to post-firing smoking by placing in containers ...

Controlled-crawl glaze

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A glaze designed to crawl as glaze materials shrink during drying or during early red heat, producing alligator-skin or beaded effect. See CRAWLING.

Ramp

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Profile of the firing of a kiln, including speed, duration, soaking periods, etc. of both the heating and cooling cycle, as in firing ramp and cooling ramp.

Pyrometric cones

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Small slender pyramidal-shaped indicators made of ceramic material formulated to bend at a specific temperature - standard method for determining maturing temperature of firing. Like clay and ...

Pyroplastic

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Flexibility of clay or glaze when heated sufficiently, as a result of developing glassy-phase.

Compression

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In wheel-throwing, the act of hand or finger pressure on the clay, resulting in lower moisture content and a denser structure. Lack of compression in bottoms of pots can result in "S"-cracks.