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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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blunger

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A motorized impeller mixer used in preparing casting slip or clay slurry. Unlike the hand-held drill-mixer, a blunger is mounted on a heavy bracket or clamp, so that slip can be left blunging for an ...

blunging

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 Mechanical mixing of clay body with water to produce a slip.

neutral atmosphere

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In fuel-burning kiln, atmosphere which is neither oxidizing nor reducing - most efficient atmosphere for efficient climb and even temperature.

body reduction

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Period of reduction atmosphere induced between cone 012 and 08 to bring out iron color and speckles in claybody, especially in high-fired stoneware.

neutrals

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

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

body stain

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 Ceramic pigment used to colour the body on firing

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