humanshoes
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Hello, all. Thought I'd post some pics of the new hat block in progress. It's in the rough stage at this point, but I'm plugging along. This one will be a 7 3/8 long oval with a riser insert and interchangeable crown tips. This will allow me to change the height of the block and the style of the crown. This block is modeled after a design from the folks at Guy Morse-Brown so I can claim no credit for the genius of having one basic block to make many styles of hats. It's my first attempt at hat block making, but necessity is a mother. I've grown weary of trying to buy the blocks I need from outside sources. Seems like the price for vintage blocks is rising on the auction sites and the few makers out there are getting a premium for theirs. I have discovered why there are only a handful of folks out there making hat blocks. It's proven to be a real pain in the derrier so far.