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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charge

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A quantity of chemical material, usually salt or soda, which is inserted or injected into a hot kiln during vapor-glazing processes.

Glaze defect characterized by fine pinholes in the surface - often caused by pinholes already present in dry unfired glaze coating. Can also be caused by burst bubbles in glaze surface which are not ...

charging

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Inserting or injecting a charge of chemical material into a kiln during vapor-glazing processes.

pit firing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A type of bonfire-firing where wares are buried in sawdust in a pit in the ground, and a bonfire is built on top, so that the fire and coals slowly burn away the sawdust and fire the wares. Not to be ...