"
"How much does the bat weigh?" demanded Theo, instantly interested.
"About fifteen pounds. It is not very heavy, but the batter wields it
with considerable force. After the article has thus been
approximately shaped, and the jiggerman has completed it, a
mould-runner must carry the freshly modeled piece to the stove-room to
be dried; and on his backward trip bring with him two other articles
that are already dry. These he takes off the moulds, leaving the dry
piece to go to the finisher, and the mould to the batter-out. The
fourth man in the team, or crew, is the _finisher_. His duty is to
smooth the rough edges of each article with a damp sponge, or a tool
of flat steel. After this process is completed the jiggerman's
crew is through with its part of the work and the goods go to the
greenroom to be counted, and if perfect accepted by the foreman. Most
jiggermen hire their own helpers, as it is simpler for them to do
so. Formerly only round articles were made by the jiggermen--such
things as cups, plates, bowls, etc. But now oval, as well as round
dishes, can be made on a jigger, although elliptical wares are not
turned out this way to any very great extent, other processes of
shaping being preferred for objects of this type.
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