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    Buying hat blocks--what does one need to know?

    Thanks for the replies! That definitely helps. If I can get relatively close, I should be able to make the difference with either the depth of the crease or a spring block. One has way too short of a crown to use as a good test, and the other is fairly stiff, so I was having a hard time...
  2. Jaffy

    Buying hat blocks--what does one need to know?

    Hey everyone, thought I'd tack this question on here because it's been driving me up the wall while sourcing a hat block. Is there a best practice/rule-of-thumb for choosing block height to account for the final crown height after shaping? To give a more precise example...I'm getting...

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