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Wooden hat blocks -- bandsaw skills that you may never need

comments (2) June 8th, 2009 in blogs, videos

Anatole Anatole Burkin, VP, Editorial Director, Fine Woodworking, Fine Homebuilding and Fine Gardening
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We were recently contacted by someone asking if we had a secret trove of content on making hat blocks -- wooden forms cut on a bandsaw that hat makers use to shape chapeaus.

Needless to say, this is not a topic we've ever covered. But a quick search of YouTube revealed a video of a hat block maker cutting and shaping a form on the bandsaw and then finishing up with a pneumatic sander.

I don't plan on building myself a Stetson any time soon, but I found the video interesting, as I do anything involving woodworking.

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jackmartin12 jackmartin12 writes: Wow!!!!!!!!! The ability of people to make things is forever expanding.
Posted: 5:13 pm on May 12th

Ace_HoleInOne Ace_HoleInOne writes: Gee, would your hat expand and contract with the seasons?

Great find Anatole...what can't be done with wood!

-Ace-
Posted: 5:40 pm on June 12th

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