Ceramics Safety and Basics

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This tool is called:

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Rib Tool

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The wettest form of clay is called:

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Slip

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At this stage, you can attach things, but you can no longer mold or shape the clay:

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Leather Hard

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At this stage, you can no longer attach or manipulate the clay. It must be fired or recycled. What is this stage called? Options: slip, plastic, leather hard, bone dry

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bone dry

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To attach one piece of clay to another, you need to:

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score, slip, stick, smooth

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These tools are all called: ribbon tools

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ribbon tools

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The only food-safe way color clay is with: acrylic paint, tempera paint, underglaze, glaze

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glaze

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This type of clay coloring is better for detail work but requires a clear glaze to be shiny and food-safe.

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Underglaze

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Glaze must be wiped from the bottom of all pots because:

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The pot will stick to the kiln shelf, The student may be responsible for doing extra work to restore the kiln shelf, It looks nice, All answers are correct.

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All Montera kiln firings start out with a "candling phase," to:

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fully dry out the greenware