Ceramics Terms Definitions

Glossary for ceramics bisque refers to pottery that has been fired once and remains unglazed.

Ceramics terms definitions.

And 4 the business of the potter. Bone dry the condition of clay when all the water has evaporated. Fire to. Bat a slab on which clay is handled typically a circle piece that can be attached to a pottery wheel head.

E mail us and we ll add it to the page. Need some definitions or descriptions of certain key ceramic terms. Basic ceramic terms ceramics. When purchasing ceramic pieces it is important to consider the type of glaze in terms of food safety durability and fit with the underlying claybody.

Glossary of ceramics terms. Ceramic definition is of or relating to the manufacture of any product such as earthenware porcelain or brick made essentially from a nonmetallic mineral such as clay by firing at a high temperature. See also claybody glaze fit high temp glaze intermediate glaze low temp glaze. A pottery bat is a pottery throwing accessory that enables freshly thrown work to be removed from the throwing wheel without the damage or warpage that can occur from touching the pot directly.

Ceramics definition the art or technology of making objects of clay and similar materials treated by firing. Available in red or also white. 30 456 822 810. Pottery bats also make it possible to return a piece to exact center to work on later.

Casting a means of making multiples of the same form by pouring slip or pressing plastic clay into plaster or bisque molds. 61 3 8761 6322 fax. Check them out here on our ceramic vocabulary web page. Of or relating to such a product.

The composition if clay particles renders a plastic quality which means it deforms under pressure and retains a new shape without. Published definitions of pottery include all fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed except technical structural and refractory products. Walker ceramics australia 5 mclellan st bayswater vic australia 3153 ph. Don t see a word you need to know or understand.

2 a ceramic material 3 a place where pottery wares are made. 1 the art and wares made by potters. Clay and oxide and water. The clay is completely dry.

Englobe colored clay slip used to decorate greenwear or leather hard pieces before bisque firing. A natural material extracted from the earth s crust.