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One of the keys in Johanne's hat turning is his tool sharpening technique |
His shaping and sharpening technique are a bit unconventional |
Johannes begins the day with a demonstration of his sharpening ways |
He always sharpens free hand |
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Even though it is free hand, the need for precision still exists |
Johanne's grind enables a variety of tool usage techniques |
You can see the progress in the bend of the full size hat on Sunday as compared to ... |
how it looked after turning on Saturday afternoon at the start of bending |
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Everyone got to select the wood for their mini hat project |
Johannes brought a variety of green wood, pre-cut for the class |
Sam Ciccia gets started laying out his block |
Muriel Kummer works on her hat |
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Johannes gives some pointers to Jim Hilburger and Jim Meier |
Paul Mazuchowski working on his hat |
Known for his deep hollowings and bowls, Jed Donahue learns to make hats |
Ken Miller does some sizing the outside of the top of his hat |
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Photos by Barb Berger |
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