{"id":119,"date":"2007-12-10T23:21:56","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T22:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kuki.deprada.net\/?p=119"},"modified":"2007-12-15T17:21:07","modified_gmt":"2007-12-15T16:21:07","slug":"the-never-ending-story-still-fiddling-with-the-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.deprada.net\/?p=119","title":{"rendered":"The never ending story: still fiddling with the block"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hat<\/a>I\u2019ve been under the radar for quite a few days because of a family trip to Holland, but I have now a few hat stories to tell you. Before I do that I want to give you a little update on my homburg block\/hat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After some heavy sanding and filing I blocked the hat crown again.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ironing<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

No microwave this time, instead I put the kettle on the stove to get some old fashion steam. Then with the help of my small travel iron and a wet cloth (which in combination produce a lot of steam) I managed with no problems to reshape the felt. <\/span>On the down side, when I tried it on Peter again I could see that I had improved but it was not yet comfortable to wear, so I will give it another go soon (some more sanding and reshaping) because I want to be finished with it and move on to something else (possibly another hat block for myself this time).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Top<\/div>\n

You might look at the pictures and think that the hat looks exactly the same as it did before, but I can promise you that I retouched it so much as to produce a thick layer of cork dust covering the floor of the balcony.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a fact that it sinks in too low for it to be comfortable, but I\u2019m getting some doubts on whether the inner\u00a0top of the hat should really rest on top of the head. I\u2019ve seen some old pictures of men with high hats and it seems pretty obvious that the top of the head does not reach the top of the hat! Follow this link<\/a> for a clear example! How on earth they were made to be comfortable I don\u2019t know\u2026 perhaps once the headsize is the right one then the hat stays in place, but with the ribbon still to go it could be that the hat is now too big.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span>Another thought I\u2019ve had is that possibly it would be more comfortable if the sides hugged the head a little bit, so my next modification of the block will go in that direction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>I am open to suggestions, so please let me know what you think!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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