The Mugg Plugg™ is a terrific tool to assist in hand building pottery Mugs, Cups, and any other cylindrical formed item. Designed by a Potter, Mugg Pluggs™ are made to simplify the process as well as get more consistent results. The standing handle gives you a place to hold and control your piece while working. It also allows the piece to be set aside while still safe on the Mugg Plugg.
Our products are all hand crafted on a wood lathe with quality hardwoods to ensure durability. They are highly sanded and treated with organic walnut oil to create an even more durable surface.
Production time is 1-3 weeks.
This listing is for one 3 1/4" Mugg Plugg™. (All sizes are now on separate listings.)
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Standard Mugg Pluggs™: Double Header (1-3/4" - 2"), 2-1/4", 2-1/2", 2-3/4", 3", 3-1/4", 3-1/2", 3-5/8", 3-3/4", 4"
Tapered Mugg Pluggs™: 2", 2-1/4", 2-1/2", 2-3/4", 3"
Vase Pluggs™ (listings for individual items)
Rim Rounder™
How to use the Mugg Plugg™:
1. Use a cookie cutter for your base of your mug with…
1a. the base the same size as the Mugg Plugg™ and the wall slab will attach to outside of base
1b. the base ¼” larger than the Mugg Plugg™ and the wall slab will attach to the top of the base.
2. Add cornstarch to the Mugg Plugg™ before using
3. Place mug base on table and put your Mugg Plugg™ on top of the base
4. Wrap your slab around the Mugg Plugg™
5. Flip the Mugg Plugg™ over to rest on the handle base
6. Smooth the seam on the bottom of your mug
7. Flip back over and remove Mugg Plugg™ to address seams on the inside of the mug
8. Put the Mugg Plugg™ back in to offer support when adding your handle
PRO TIP: apply cornstarch to the Mugg Plugg™ often to prevent the clay slab from sticking to the wood. If your clay is super wet, then also apply cornstarch to your slab.
Notes:
- The Mugg Pluggs™ in the photos and in various videos with the stripes around the foot, are demonstration Pluggs which are marked as to represent they are not for resale. All Mugg Pluggs™ produced for sale will have a plain foot without the lines.
- The Mugg Pluggs™ are sized by the diameter at what will be the base of the pottery piece. The actual parts are branded without punctuation. A Mugg Plugg™ that is marked 314 is a 3-1/4" diameter Mugg Plugg™.