Recent content by ChavanneWoodWorks

Agree with you 100% on the plastic ones for online based hat makers and their price point. I have a 3d printer and have printed my design in pla, but I don't get the same enjoyment working with plastics as I do with wood.

True. New hatters need to get something cheap/inexpensive to get up and running.

Chavanne Woodworks on Etsy. Message me on there and I'll give you a 10% discount.

Awesome! Thank you for the advice. Just seeing the same people comment again on the post I had the thought of what you just mentioned of spamming a small community. My only forum reference is the woodworkers subreddit with a few 100,000 members so posts get hidden within a few hours. Poking...

Seeing that you've commented on this before. I'm assuming this is a pretty small or large but inactive community?

Hey everyone, I joined the Fedora Lounge forums to promote my new conformer that I've been working on for a few months now. I've seen the newer 3D printed and plastic conformers that have been floating around, but wanted to bring back the beautiful wood aesthetic that we've all seen in the...

I'm selling the conformer for $2,500. I haven't completed a formillion yet, but will once my wife requires a new one.

$2,500.

Hey everyone, I joined the Fedora Lounge forums to promote my new conformer that I've been working on for a few months now. I've seen the newer 3D printed and plastic conformers that have been floating around, but wanted to bring back the beautiful wood aesthetic that we've all seen in the...

Close. You fasten the knobs tight while it's on the customers head, remove the conformer, trace the captured head shape on a piece of paper, then center the formillion in the center of the tracing and extend the pegs to the traced lines.

Thanks you so much for the kind words! It was a true labor of love getting it into a working tool. It's great to hear that you're able to sustain your passion for hat making without too much in person contact. Especially these days.

Hey everyone, I joined the Fedora Lounge forums to promote my new conformer that I've been working on for a few months now. I've seen the newer 3D printed and plastic conformers that have been floating around, but wanted to bring back the beautiful wood aesthetic that we've all seen in the...

Is the top pair still available?