Gobi
One of the Regulars
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One other thing. I had already purchased my flanges in Long Ovals so I sent him a tracing & dimensions of the inside dimension of the flange to make sure his block profile matched my flange. He made the blocks about 5mm smaller to account for the thickness of the felt. If I had not received sucha great deal on the vintage flanges I would have bought both the block and flange from the same maker to insure a proper pairing. What size are you? If you want I may have a tracing for your size scanned and can send to you for reference in case Jerzy does not know what Long Oval means or what size is correct.
I'm a size 60 but I want to make it a size 61, I'm always happier with 61 hats in the long run. 60's tend to get too tight after a couple of years and I prefer not to always be in a fight to keep them stretched. The overall crown proportions look better with size 61 as well.