Job Description:

• 1) Finishes, shapes, and sizes rough-cut hat blocks: Clamps rough-cut crown block in vise on workbench, and shaves and shapes top of block to specified contour with spokeshave.

• 2) Removes block from vise and sets in gauge to determine height of crown.

• 3) Judges crown of block for shape, and marks high spots to be removed.

• 4) Sands sides of block to shape on curver sander.

• 5) Measures block with steel tape to ascertain head size.

• 6) Drives block onto taper chuck turning machine, using mallet.

• 7) Starts machine and sands rotating block by hand.