Hat Making beginners kit

$1945

The essential tools and blocks to get you started in making Men's / Traditional hats. Buying the kit saves you approx. $198 over the individual prices.
Contains:
1x Open Crown (Choice of either 151 or 152 Open Crown)
1x Flange brim ( Choice of either 708 or 710 Flange Brim)
1x Traditional Flange stand
1x Rounding Jack (in inches OR centimeters) 
1x Pusher Downer
1x Puller Downer
1x Foot Tolliker
1x Crown block spinner stand

Now includes 1x #000 Head plate! 

We will make the head plate in your head circumference unless otherwise specified

You save 10% by purchasing this kit

Available in Regular, long or wide oval - please specify

Please click on the links below and read the information sheets:

• Hat Makers information sheet
• Rounding Jack information sheet 
• Hat Makers kit checklist

Please use this Questionnaire in conjunction with your order.

#135 

$410

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Round Bowler

Traditional domed / rounded top Bowler with straight sides all around

Available in Regular, long or wide oval - please specify

Purchase a run of 10 sizes, get a Crown block spinner stand for free!

#151

X 1 Crown $410

X 10 Crowns

$4,100 (includes free spinner stand)

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151 Open Crown

A direct copy of the popular #51 block. Tapered front and sides with a 'domed' top

Please see height info. at the bottom of this page.

Available in Regular, long or wide oval - please specify

Purchase a run of 10 sizes, get a Crown block spinner stand for free!

152 Open Crown

X 1 Crown $410

X 10 Crowns

$4,100

(includes free spinner stand)

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A direct copy of the popular #52 block. Shallow tapers and a flat top

Please see height info. at the bottom of this page.

Available in Regular, long or wide oval - please specify

Purchase a run of 10 sizes, get a Crown block spinner stand for free!

#123

X 1 Crown $410

X10 Crowns

$4,100

(includes free spinner stand)

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Bullet Dome

A  bullet-shaped Dome

Available in Regular, long or wide oval - please specify

Purchase a run of 10 sizes, get a Crown block spinner stand for free!

Pouncing Machine Base Option

$90

Hollowed underside, to allow the block to be mounted on a Pouncing machine

A word about our Open Crowns…

Our #151 and #152 are direct duplicates of original vintage #51 and #52 blocks that we own.

Our standard height is set at 6” (152mm) tall for a 22 13/16” (58cm) Crown.

Smaller circumference blocks will be incrementally shorter and larger circumference blocks will be incrementally taller to keep aspect ratios correct across the range and to ensure that if, for example, you were to block a small 56cm crown, it would look identical, to say, a 61cm hat from the same shape but larger Open Crown. Thus, making the same hat across the size range without distortion. If we did not stick to the rules of aspect ratio, the shape of your hats would not be uniform across the range.

Available with Pouncing Base or with One or Two finger holes.

Pouncing Base Option

Regarding Crown Heights....

As standard, our crown heights increase incrementally across a size range, ensuring that the crown shape remains the same throughout a size run. This means that you could make the identical hat in both a 55 cm, through to a 65 cm crown size. 

For example: 58 cm = 152 mm tall (6") - crowns smaller than this will be incrementally shorter and crowns larger will be incrementally taller.

If we were to keep the same height throughout the range, your smallest crowns would look too tall and skinny and your largest crowns would look to short and squat, thus, making your hats look funny!

We can make them a single height across a range... but we don't recommend it and it will only be done as a special request.