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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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tin glaze

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 White opaque glaze produced with tin oxide in the glaze recipe.

gypsum

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 Plaster of paris used to make moulds

titanium oxide

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 Used in glazes to produce decorative crystalline effects

high efficiency particulate arrestor (HEPA)

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

industrial designation which indicates that a filter or dust-mask is capable of blocking microscopic particulates such as dangerous ultra-fine silica dust.

tombo

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A “t”-shaped Japanese throwing gauge, used to measure the depth and rim-diameter of a vessel, usually when throwing off the hump.

hakeme

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 Oriental technique of applying white slip with a brush made of straw-allows slip to be applied thickly.

towing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 The smoothing of the outer edge of flatware in its green state.

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