Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

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s-cracks

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

“S”-shaped cracks which occasionally appear in the bottoms of wheel-thrown pots, resulting from inadequate compression of the bottom, and/or excessive water left in bottom. Occur most often in ...

down-firing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Practice of slowly cooling a kiln by keeping burners or elements turned on, in order to promote glaze crystal formation or other phenomena. See SOAKING, ZONE OF CRYSTALLIZATION.

secondary air

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In fuel burning kilns, air which enters kiln after initial combustion and feeds flames as they leave primary combustion source. In gas kiln, secondary air enters burner port around burner-tip. In ...