Job Description:

• 1) Pounds clay over mold or frame to shape sagger sides and bottom, using maul: Lays pliable clay in circular or rectangular frame and pounds to shape to form of frame, using maul.

• 2) Hammers slabs of clay over iron frame and cuts into strips to form sides, using knife.

• 3) Folds strips around drum or wooden mold placed on prepared bottom to form sagger sides.

• 4) Wets ends of strip and applies hand pressure to join.

• 5) Plucks spare clay off bottom to fasten to sides, using wooden plucking tool.

• 6) Smooths surface, using knife and wooden paddle and removes mold.

• 7) Places sagger in drying room.