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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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die
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
A device to create multiples of an original by stamping or pressing. Usually made of tool steel with a male and female half.
dolomite
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Ceramic base material used to enhance plasticity in ceramic clay bodies.
dye
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
A coloration used in waste mold casting to determine when the removal mold is coming close to the cast piece, thus preventing damage to the cast.
dust mask
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Face device, in styles ranging from cotton gauze to cylinder cartridge containers, to protect against inhalation of dust and fumes while mold making and casting.
ductile
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Capable of being fashioned into a new form, as in aluminum wire or almaloy wire.
Dresden Clay
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Trade name of Sculpture House, Inc. An English talc pottery clay that contains grog.
draw knife
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
A flat or concave beveled blade with perpendicular handles so that the blade can be drawn or pulled toward the body of the user. Used in boat making and wood carving.
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