* Clay: alumina, silica, water. Decomposition of granite.
- Example primary clay: china clay (very pure).
- Example secondary clay: clay run-off by water (impurities).
* Greenware: unfired clay.
* Slip: clay glue.
* Leather hard: still have some give. Middle ground.
* Bone dry: completely dry. Inside may still be wet.
* Bisque ware: fired clay. Ceramic.
* Stains: oxides and other chemicals ground and fired together.
* Underglaze: colored glaze.
* Glaze: clear coat that goes over the underglaze.
* Soft brick: modern, soft, and fragile.
* Hard brick: older, less efficient than soft brick.
* Kiln elements: heating coil inside kiln. Made out of nichrome.
* Kiln post: made out of clay or silicon carbide.
* Cone. Each cone melts at different temperatures.
, * Partially armored egg (originally scales covering whole egg). Enclosed pinch pot.
Scale
My own logo
Front view Back view
Operator symbol Eckva Name of an
(from Marble Hornets) net alternate reality game
Side view (turn left) Side view (turn right)
Pinch pot technique. Markings are for identifying purposes. Fired first then, glazed with yellow
(scales) and green (body) underglaze and clear glaze for whole body. Then, fired again.
- Example primary clay: china clay (very pure).
- Example secondary clay: clay run-off by water (impurities).
* Greenware: unfired clay.
* Slip: clay glue.
* Leather hard: still have some give. Middle ground.
* Bone dry: completely dry. Inside may still be wet.
* Bisque ware: fired clay. Ceramic.
* Stains: oxides and other chemicals ground and fired together.
* Underglaze: colored glaze.
* Glaze: clear coat that goes over the underglaze.
* Soft brick: modern, soft, and fragile.
* Hard brick: older, less efficient than soft brick.
* Kiln elements: heating coil inside kiln. Made out of nichrome.
* Kiln post: made out of clay or silicon carbide.
* Cone. Each cone melts at different temperatures.
, * Partially armored egg (originally scales covering whole egg). Enclosed pinch pot.
Scale
My own logo
Front view Back view
Operator symbol Eckva Name of an
(from Marble Hornets) net alternate reality game
Side view (turn left) Side view (turn right)
Pinch pot technique. Markings are for identifying purposes. Fired first then, glazed with yellow
(scales) and green (body) underglaze and clear glaze for whole body. Then, fired again.
