Pottery Handbuilding

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What is a slab?

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It is a flat piece of clay that has been rolled out like a pie crust.

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What is a coil?

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It is a long roll of clay that resembles a rope.

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What is slip?

Back

Clay and water.

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What is the name of the knife used to cut clay?

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A fettling knife.

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What is a pinch pot?

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A bowl like form made by pinching and turning a ball in your hands.

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What is stiff slab construction?

Back

Building a pottery form with leather hard clay slabs.

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What is the term for flexible pliable clay often used to throw on the wheel?

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Plastic.

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What is the term for clay that is firm but not yet dry like the consistency of cheddar cheese?

Back

Leather hard

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What is the term for clay that has been fired once in the kiln?

Back

Bisque

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What is the term for clay that is completely dry but has not yet been fired in the kiln?

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Greenware