Click Here for Details

DOT Code: 661.381-010

Industry: woodworking
Alternate Titles: hat-block bench hand

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. Removes block from vise and sets in gauge to determine height of crown. Judges crown of block for shape, and marks high spots to be removed. Sands sides of block to shape on curver sander. Measures block with steel tape to ascertain head size. Drives block onto taper chuck turning machine, using mallet. Starts machine and sands rotating block by hand.

GOE: 06.01.04 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M3 L2 SVP: 6 DLU: 77