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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kiln wash

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Used on the interior walls of a kiln so glazes and clay will not adhere to its shelves or walls. It is a dry material, not meant to wash the kiln.

knife rasp

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Tooth rasp rounded on one end and shaped like a knife blade on the other, specifically designed and produced for wood and stone sculpture.

kiln furniture

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Shelves, posts, stilts, and holding devices for pottery and ceramic pieces, used in the firing process of a kiln.

kiln wheel

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Potter’s wheel turned manually by kicking with the foot. The base of the wheel or flywheel is formed of cement bricks or heavy metal.

double wire end

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

A tool made with cutting wires on each end with a wooden or metal tapered handle to secure the two working ends; used in clay modeling and plaster work.