Jiggering / Jollying
Jiggering and jollying is the closest technique to traditional manufacturing we use at Aston Pottery. Both involve a combination of steel tool and plaster mould working, to form the internal and external profiles of a shape. When Jiggering, the tool creates the outside of a shape, pressing the clay against the mould that gives form to the inside. Whilst when jollying the role of tool and mould is reversed and the case creates the negative.
To see how we create our Pasta Bowls please click on the link below. A Pasta Bowl is made using a Model B. The head of the machine is heated, then a piece of clay the right size for the finished shape is pressed onto the mold and placed under the machine. Together they squeeze the clay out into the desired shape which is then left to dry before fettling and sponging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O12d4fDEXW0