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Pottery merit badge
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Sun Jul 08 2001 at 23:55:35
Explain the properties and ingredients of a good clay body for pottery.
Make two drawings of pottery forms. These are to be on paper at least 8½ by 11 inches. One must be a recognized pottery type. The other must be of your own design.
Explain the meaning of the following pottery terms: bat, wedging, throwing, leather dry, bone dry, greenware, bisque, terra-cotta, grog, slip, earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, pyrometric cone, glaze.
Do THREE of the following. Each is to be painted, glazed, or otherwise decorated by you:
Make a flat tray or dish.
Make a box, using the slab method.
Make a vase or jar, using the coil method.
Make
four
different tiles of your own design.
Make a
human
or animal figurine or decorative design.
Throw a simple vase on a potter's wheel.
Make a pottery form. Help to fire it.
Make a rough drawing of a potter's wheel. Tell how it works.
Do ONE of the following:
Explain the scope of the ceramic industry in the United States. Tell some of the things made, other than craft pottery.
Visit a pottery, brickyard, ceramic plant, trade school, or workshop. Take notes on how pottery is made. Describe your visit.
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