Introducing Clay Tools

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  Lesson Overview

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  • Select activity This lesson introduces the basic tools used in a c...

    This lesson introduces the basic tools used in a clay workshop.
    

• Select topic Dominant hand

  Dominant hand
  • Select activity Your dominant hand is the hand that you're more li...

    Your dominant hand is the hand that you're more likely to use when you’re doing fine motor tasks like writing, brushing your teeth, or catching a ball.
    

    
    

• Select topic Lamb's wool

  Lamb's wool
  • Select activity Wool shorn from a lamb seven to eight months old.

    Wool shorn from a lamb seven to eight months old.
    

    
    

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  Non-dominant hand
  • Select activity Your non-dominant hand is your "less preferred" ha...

    Your non-dominant hand is your "less preferred" hand. It's the one that isn't your dominant hand. If you're right-handed, then your left hand is your non-dominant hand. If you're left-handed, then your right hand is your non-dominant hand.
    

    
    

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  Pebble
  • Select activity A rock fragment, generally rounded by abrasion, la...

    A rock fragment, generally rounded by abrasion, larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble; it has a diameter in the range of 4 to 66 mm, or a size between that of a pea and that of a tennis ball.
    

    
    

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  Pickaxe
  • Select activity Tools consisting of a long shaft mounted with a cu...

    Tools consisting of a long shaft mounted with a curved metal head with a sharpened point at one end, are used for breaking up earth or rock.
    

    
    

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  Shovel
  • Select activity Tools consisting of a broad blade or scoop used fo...

    Tools consisting of a broad blade or scoop used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, such as earth, snow, or coal. Hand-operated shovels typically have the blade or scoop attached to a long handle. For long-bladed tools with shorter hafts and t-bars or handles to grasp, use "spades."
    

    
    

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  Sieve
  • Select activity A sieve is a tool or device with a mesh or perfora...

    A sieve is a tool or device with a mesh or perforated surface used to separate, refine, or classify clay particles based on their size.
    

    
    

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  Wooden Pestle
  • Select activity Wooden Pestle, is used so as not to break the smal...

    Wooden Pestle, is used so as not to break the small stones which may be in the clay. The pounding turns the lumps of clay into powered earth.
    

    
    

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  bentonite
  • Select activity A soft plastic light-colored clay formed by the ch...

    A soft plastic light-colored clay formed by the chemical alteration of volcanic ash; it can swell to several times its original volume when placed in water.
    

    
    

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  calipers
  • Select activity Instruments consisting usually of a pair of adjust...

    Instruments consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs and used for measuring, for example, thickness or diameters.
    

    
    

    
    

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  engobe
  • Select activity Engobes are finely ground clays coloured with pigm...

    Engobes are finely ground clays coloured with pigments and/or oxides. They are applied to (unfired) leather-hard clay pieces. The result of the raw firing is a matte, slightly rough surface. Afterwards, the piece can be fired again with a transparent glaze to intensify the colour of the engobe.
    

    
    

• Select topic fettling knife

  fettling knife
  • Select activity Used for trimming, smoothing and leveling uneven s...

    Used for trimming, smoothing and leveling uneven surfaces in dry clay, biscuits and tall glazes caused by beading or dragging.
    

    
    

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  glazes
  • Select activity Various types of glazes are applied to the clay su...

    Various types of glazes are applied to the clay surface before firing for color and finish.
    

    
    

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  rolling pin
  • Select activity Used to flatten and smooth out clay, particularly ...

    Used to flatten and smooth out clay, particularly for hand-building projects.
    

    
    

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  slip trailer
  • Select activity A tool for applying slip (liquid clay) to add text...

    A tool for applying slip (liquid clay) to add texture or attach pieces.
    

    
    

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  sponges
  • Select activity Used to add or remove moisture from the clay durin...

    Used to add or remove moisture from the clay during forming.