T Jones
I'll Lock Up
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I have the 51 block sitting in the background in the picture I posted of my hat projects above and I also have a 52 block as well. But this hat and my Silverbelly Stagecoach were actually blocked on a plastic straight sided dome hat shaper. I don't care much for the plastic block itself but I do like the open crown shape it has and I like the results I get from it. My hats come out nice and straight all around. The hat shaper will be fine if you're only using it every now and then but I don't think it will hold up under the constant tugging and pulling when you stretch a felt body over it, and the flange on the bottom can be a problem too. But, other than that, I just like its open crown shape with its straight sides and rounded top.Hey Terry. If you mentioned it I didn't see it, did you use your 51 Block on this hat? No taper or very little...........I really like that straight crown.
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