Saggar did the same on a smaller scale, constructing the round or banjo-shaped bottom. Again the mow was used to beat the air out of the clay and flatten the sheet. The saggar maker was an experienced craftsman who paid his assistants out of his piece-work earnings: he took the bottom and the sides onto a wheel and using his thumbs joined the sides to the bottom. The "green" saggars were dried and then placed on the top of bungs during the next firing of the kiln. The unfired ceramic ware was placed in saggars and then biscuit fired, before being
Corris Craft Centre and "Bwtri Y Crochan" are open daily from Easter to the end of October. Opening times vary at other times of the year. Corris Mine Explorers is open all year round, although during particularly quiet times, trips may only run if there is sufficient demand. King Arthur's Labyrinth and Lost Legends of The Stone Circle open every day during the season. Corris Craft Centre Corris Craft Centre is a craft and leisure complex in Corris, on the A487 near Machynlleth, mid-Wales. It is sometimes referred to as King Arthur's Labyrinth, one of the attractions on the site. The centre, which