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Most of my blocks are in centimetres...1cm increments. I have them in sizes from 54cm, 55 etc.... up to 63cm and that is the exact measure of their circumference. I am a 59cm so when I block a hat for myself I block it on a 60cm to allow for the sweatband. I am close to a long oval as they fit me better than the regular oval. So if you are getting a block for yourself determine your shape and also the profile of the block, (taper or no, height of dome or no etc etc. ) If I get a client that measures 59,5cm I use painters tape and duct tape to increase the size of my 60cm by half a centimetre.Robert, as you are a hatmaker, I am curious if the listed size of a hat block includes the little extra diameter/circumference to account for the sweatband, effectively yielding a final fitted sized as listed on the block, or if one needs to use a slightly larger block (1-2 sizes larger) than the desired final size in a finished hat (with attached sweatband). I suspect the latter, I am correct?
Thank you,
Raul