Ceramics vocabulary and Safety

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Liquid mixture of clay and water

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Slip

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Stage in clay drying: pliable but strong

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Leather hard

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Process that changes clay to ceramic

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Firing

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Insulated box for firing pottery

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Kiln

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First firing before glazing

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Bisque

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Rolling clay into ropes

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Coil

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Clay rolled into a flat piece

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Slab

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Stage in clay drying: all water evaporated

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Bone dry

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Paint-like mixture for clay surface

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Glaze

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Dry, unfired clay

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