Throwing Basics (take home) Quiz 2.0    Name & Date:

 

1.         Two Steps of dry centering clay?

 

 

 

 

2.         Which limbs of the body do we brace to center and throw clay?

 

 

 

 

3.         What is water used for? What wheel speed do you wet center at?

 

 

 

 

4.         Which is the primary hand for wet centering the clay?

 

 

 

 

5.         What do the fingers and wrist of this hand do?

 

 

 

 

6.         What do we call this hand posture?

 

 

 

 

7.         Which parts of which hand makes the “up” pressure for centering?

 

 

 

 

8.      What part of which hand assists in the downward pressure and where does it press downward?

 

 

 

 

 

9.      When do you compress the clay? What is used to compress the clay?

 

 

 

 

 

10.    Describe the home position?

a. Leg location                                                    b. Arm location

 

c. Knuckle location                                            d. Thumb location

 

e. Hand Posture

 

 

11.    Which fingers are used to drop the hole and where are they braced?

 

 

 

 

 

12.    Which fingers of which hand opens the clay? How are they braced? What is the wheel speed?

 

 

 

 

 

13.       Which fingers of which hand pinch or squeeze for the first pull? How far apart are the fingers for the first pinch/pull? How are the hands braced.

 

 

 

 

14.       What do we call this pinch posture?

 

 

 

 

 

15.       What are the 3 functions of the triangular rib tool?

 

 

 

 

 

16.       Which 2 fingers hold the cut wire down against the wheel head?

 

 

 

 

 

17.       What are the three steps of cut off?

 

 

 

 

 

18.       What tools are used to lift the pot from the wheel?

 

 

 

 

 

19.       What is the name of the machine that we use to prepare/wedge the clay?

 

 

 

 

 

20.       What time do you clean up