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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autoclave

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

An air tight container used to heat articles under water pressure . e.g to test the craze resistance of a piece

low fire

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Low-temperature firing range, usually below cone 02 (2048 degrees F.), used for most bisque-firing, and for glaze firing terracotta and whiteware.

aventurine

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A glaze featuring iridescent metallic flecks as a result of iron crystals just beneath the surface.

low-mid-range

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Firing range usually including cone 01 to cone 3, under-used in studio ceramics, useful for functional earthenware, refractory sculpture bodies, and outdoor terracotta work.

back pressure

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In a fuel kiln, the internal pressure resulting from proper balance of combustion pressure and damper setting, resulting in more economical and efficient heatwork.

Metallic overglaze finish created either by painting prepared luster (metallic salt in organic binder) over previously-fired glaze and firing to cone 018, or by spraying metallic salt dissolved in ...

back-burning

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In burners, when speed of air/fuel exiting tip of burner is slower than combustion, and flame jumps back down burner tube to fuel orifice, resulting in smoky orange flame and over-heated burner tube.