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Ceramics
Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.
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mid-range
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Glaze-firing range usually including cone 4 to cone 7, very popular with electric kilns.
bat
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Rigid flat disc of wood, plastic, or plaster placed on wheel-head. When throwing is finished, bat is lifted off wheelhead, avoiding damage or warpage.
mishima
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
East Asian method of creating an inlaid effect by applying contrasting slip into a design incised in leather-hard clay. When the slip stiffens, the excess is scraped off.
batt
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A flat disc which attaches to the potters wheeel for throwing large articles. Also a refractory shelf.
air-floated
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Industrial method used in processing of raw clays, where powdered clay is floated in an airstream to settle out heavier particles.
air-set
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Castable refractory or mortar which becomes hard and strong while still damp as a result chemical interaction with water.
