wedging (Crossword)

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• Splitting of stone by driving wedges into planes of weakness
• The cutting and re-forming of plastic clay before kneading
• A method of kneading clay to make it homogenous by cutting and rolling
• Preparing clay body by kneading and mixing it to an even consistency
• A method of de-airing and dispersing moisture uniformly by hand in a piece of clay
• The process that compresses clay removes air bubbles and prepares it for use
• The cutting of clay into wedges in the process of mixing and kneading it to an even consistency
• In ceramics, a technique in which clay is thoroughly kneaded before modelling to make it malleable and easy to use
• Kneading plastic clay with the hands in a rocking spiral motion which forces out trapped air and develops a uniform texture