Pres Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Week 22 There is a traditional method which can be used to make the procelain body more workable and give it more strength for throwing larger forms. It is achieved by ____________ the body for more plasticity and by adding __________________ which is made of the same material as the body itself for more strength. wedging, sand aging, porcelain grog blunging, porcelain grog aging, stoneware grog _______________ if bad can cause shivering of the glaze and/or cracking of the pot due to the stress between the contraction of glaze and clay body-use a different glaze. Porosity Shrinkage Plasticity Glaze fit As in the case of the ash glazes it was the ancient Chinese potters who first discovered the _________________. Thixotropic clay glaze stains slip glazes salt firing _____________________ can be substituted for rutile if the tan color is not a necessity to the glaze. Titanium oxide Ilmenite zirconium oxide tin oxide This weeks questions come from The Potter's Complete Book of Clay and Glazes, by James Chappell, c. 1977, Watson-Guptill Publications Note from Pres: Of all of my books over the years, when I have had a problem with clay, or glaze, this was the book I returned to often. If you have it you are lucky, if you don't. . . look for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnolia Mud Research Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 2,4,3,1 lt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 2 4 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith B Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Well I guess I should get the book because I have no clue what the answers are ^^ 1 - 2 2 - 4 3 - 2 4 - 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 2-4-3-4 (the last si a guess, with some help from the Internet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Dean Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 1. 2 2. 4 3. 3 4. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted August 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Just a hint, but question #4 needs to be read very carefully. This probably isn't fair, but there is a qualifier that cuts out one of the choices automatically. best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Just had my midday expresso-here goes-I have this book up on the shelve but I'll just guess as I always do. 2 4 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preeta Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 2 (I am guessing here because of the tradition) 4 - cracking of the pot due to the stress between the contraction of glaze and clay is that dunting? 3 (what is a slip glaze? using the slip as a glaze and letting the ash from the kiln settle and create the shine or did they add ash into the slip?) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 2,4,3,1 is what I've come up with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 4 3 2 got my 1st and second answers mixed. edited them. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.