Arts & crafts

Arts & crafts

Arts & crafts comprises a multitude of activities and hobbies that involve making things with one's hands, usually from scratch. They can be sub-divided into 'handicrafts'( or traditional crafts ) that are fashioned in an old style using long practised techniques, and the rest which are more modern inventions that have become recent trends or fads.

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glost

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

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

thermal-shock resistance

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Resistance to the damaging effects of thermal shock.

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.

grate kiln

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

An early form of kiln originating in the Middle East , with a below-ground firebox, a grate supporting the wares within a cylindrical enclosure, and a piled shard roof.