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Rounding Jacks

TheDane

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I found the image - note the cutting-wheel (seemingly not a knife blade):

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I just found another pic of, what I believe is the same machine with a different operator:

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DOGMAN

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Here's my newest homemade jack. It is far from a fine tool,but it does the job as well as a big dollar jack(at least for what I'm doing). I would love to have one of humanshoes' works of art. However, my homemades suit the purpose for now. I make the bodies in differing sizes and switch the directional part(the piece with the arrows)from body to body depending on the brim width needed.The hole holds a basic x-acto knife and the side screw tightens the blade in place.The whole deal consists of 3 small pieces of wood and takes maybe 30 minutes to make.I'd recommend that you get a jack from humanshoes if you can wait,but it you must cut NOW I'd say make one of your own.I'd rather see you do this than use scissors like I used to.Good luck with any path you choose.

P.S. I'd like to thank Dogman for the idea in the first place. I wish I could say I came up with it myself.

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I remember my 1st trimmer Then I made these
 

TheDane

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milandro

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After having had the brim of two hats being cut from a shop in the Netherlands ( should any of the Dutch fellow members want to do that I recommend Francesco Baldi at his shop Jos Van Dijk) I went on the hunt for the rounding Jack which they had, completely made of metal and very different from any other one I had seen. Anyway, I seem to have found one very similar, and it is sold by a Spanish milliner’s supplies . I have asked the price at this place in Spain, they have a site but only an email address.
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hatblocksroland@hotmail.com

EDIT:

Roland has answered me that this was an older model and that now he makes a better model made of wood. Which costs €170 + €20 for shipping .
 

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T Jones

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I do tons of conversions and I vouch for Rick's, (humanshoes), Rounding Jack. It's very well built and I enjoy using it. I gotta say, it's one of my most favored hat tools. I've yet to have the first mishap with it.

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End Result.....
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humanshoes

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I do tons of conversions and I vouch for Rick's, (humanshoes), Rounding Jack. It's very well built and I enjoy using it. I gotta say, it's one of my most favored hat tools. I've yet to have the first mishap with it.

Beaver-Brand-10-X-1-A.jpg


End Result.....
Beaver-Binding-2-A.jpg
Thanks for that endorsement Terry! I should warn you, though, according to one of my favorite lady hatters in Australia, my rounding jacks will NOT survive a fall from a three story balcony onto a concrete driveway. I offered to fix it for her, but she replied, "too many pieces". I ended up making her a replacement.
 

T Jones

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Thanks for that endorsement Terry! I should warn you, though, according to one of my favorite lady hatters in Australia, my rounding jacks will NOT survive a fall from a three story balcony onto a concrete driveway. I offered to fix it for her, but she replied, "too many pieces". I ended up making her a replacement.
Ha! You're welcome Kemosabie! It's a great tool and I enjoy using it...and luckily I don't have a three story house with a balcony!
 

milandro

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For the time being I will keep on availing myself of the services of Mr. Francesco Baldi at his shop Jos Van Dijk.

He is asking €15 to cut a brim (round there is no way for him to make any other cut).
Only If I would ever want to own a beautifully made machine such as the one made by humanshoes or I decide to turn semi-pro ( I don’t even know if I have the capability to do that) and would cut at least 20 more brims I would ever be able to absorb the cost.
 

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