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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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Ceramics

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.

model

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The original or prototype article

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.

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