Saucers
I am making the saucers to go with all of the cups and thought I would describe and show the process a little. I have made a jigger using this system http://www.pspottery.com/jiggering_plate_molds.html. I cast the bats and then carve them to the shape I want using a profile or contour tool to match the shape. I am currently designing a better way to make bats for this system that will not involve carving or placing the shape in clay in the mold before casting. I will make posts showing how to do this at a later time. I only use this method for plates, everything else I do is thrown on the wheel. The arm that holds the shape for the back of the plate is called a “jolley” and the bat is called the “jigger” so the whole system is a “jolley jigger”. This system of making plates has been around for 100’s of years. I will post some pictures of the process later today or tomorrow.