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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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rasp
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Hand tool with teeth rather than serrations, used for wood, stone, plaster, or metal. It can be double-ended or single ended with the opposite end attached to a handle. Teeth are ...
raw glaze
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Glaze formula component without additives. These are the primary glaze ingredients such as iron oxide, ochre, etc.
resin
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Plastic liquid material designed for casting into specially constructed rubber that can withstand the heat of the curing process.
rib
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Tool used primarily by potters for shaping wet clay that has been thrown on the wheel. Can also be used for leveling or scraping.
riffler
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Small rasp type tool with fine serrated cutting edges used for finishing stone and wood. Also known as a jeweler’s rasp.
rod
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Used to strengthen internal sections of a cast. The rod should be non-corrosive so rust will not bleed through the final casting.
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