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What is bisque?
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Bisque is unglazed, fired clay. The state after the first firing
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What is ceramics?
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Ceramics are clay products that have been fired.
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What is coiling?
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Coilng is a method of creating pots by building bottoms and walls with even ropelike coils.
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What is firing?
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Firing is making clay products permanent through baking at high temperatures.
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What is slip?
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Slip is clay diluted with water to a thickness like cream. It is used for joining clay pieces together.
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What is stacking?
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Stacking is the process of loading the kiln.
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What do you put the clap piece on during the the process of loading the kiln?
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You put the clap piece on stilts during the the process of loading the kiln.
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What is bone dry?
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Bone dry is unfired clay that is free of water and ready to be fired.
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What is wedging?
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Wedging is throwing clay done to remove air bubbles.
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What will happen is clay is fired with bubbles in it?
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The piece can be ruined and may even explode.
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What is bisque firing?
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Bisque firing is the first firing of clay after which the clay is called bisque ware.
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What is greenware?
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Greenware is the clay in an unfired state.
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What is a kiln?
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A kiln is what you fire clay in.
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How hot does a kiln get?
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A kiln slowly gets to 1800 degrees.
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What is pinching?
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Pinching is a technique of shaping clay without tools.
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