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Peephole - Small hole in the kiln for the potter to see what is going on inside.

Pinching - Indenting a pot with the fingers and thumbs before it is hard.

Plaster of Paris - Gypsum. Calcium sulphate. Used for making moulds for slip-casting.

Plastic (adj) - Capable of being formed into a shape or moulded.

Porcelain - Hard, fine, high-fired material made from china clay, feldspar and silica. It is white and translucent. Also known as hard paste.

Potarama - Our silly name for pot photographs processed using the Apple QuickTime Virtual Reality technology. Click on the items marked as Potarama pictures and you can see them in a 360 degree view. If you do not have the QuickTime plugin for your browser you will need to download it. A link is provided with each Potarama picture.

Pug - To mix body clay. See - Wedging and Pugmill

Pugmill A machine to take the hard work out of 'wedging'. It is similar in operation to a domestic food mincer, The clay is put in at the top and comes out of the mouth at the bottom in the form of slices or wedges.

Pulling - Shaping a handle.

Pyrometer - A thermometer able to measure the very high temperatures found in kilns.