More Hat Blocks

Well, when you make one hat block, you'll always need another, so here is the original with two more I made, also from yellow birch. The two new ones have a better shape, I was shown what one looks like and I improved on the original block. They are rather tall for an average hat block and are hard wood, which is good for pounding on them but not very good if you want to stick pins in. So I think I'll be tasked to make another one, this time from a softer wood. Good luck to me.

Hat Block

My latest project was to make a hat block, that was needed right away. I used mostly yellow birch and a bit of ash, it is large and a bit heavy, but this is what she wanted, if I am to make another one it might be a little smaller. It was a good project, a few board feet needed to be dressed, cut and glued up. I also put four 7/16 dowels inside for strength and help bind the boards together, probably not needed but it doesn't hurt because she will be beating it with the paddle I made earlier, to make the hat.