New Penman Raiders block w/pics

[bendingoak]

I decided to do something a little different for me. I first beat the snot out of it and added some fullers earth. It's a rabbit felt on my new Raiders block.

A couple more from a different angle.

I hope to have some pics of the first beaver body off of this block.

 

[Darth Niob]

Great lookin hat:thumbsup

 

[bendingoak]

Here's some pics I just took to show all the angles.

Front view showing straight sides and big humps on top.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0742.jpg

Non-bow sides showing deep center crease and side crease.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0741.jpg

Non-bow side showing no tapper front or back with the bottom of the back crease dropped.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0740.jpg

Back shot showing straight sides and and deep center crease.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0739.jpg

Bow side showing deep side and center crease.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0737.jpg

Bow side shot showing no front or back tapper and the drop back of the center crease. felt is buckling in the top back from the deep center crease or me beating the snot out of it. Either way something you want in a Raiders hat.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0738.jpg

Close up of the bow. Showing the flying V Or what I would call a Y on it's side.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0743.jpg

I can't wait to see a finish beaver hat coming off of this block. The test body was a beaver but I never finished the hat. Saw the finally look after pulling it off the block and creasing it. I sent the block right out to get a set made.

 

[Apollo]

Very nice work as always!

 

[Got Maul]

Now thats a good Raiders block. Nice job sir !

 

[bendingoak]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. Here are a couple of beaver hats. One brown and one grey. These photo's are to show the shape of the beaver hats coming of this new block ( not for the color).

Brown Raiders in pure beaver.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0756.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0761.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0758.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0760.jpg


Grey Raiders in pure beaver.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0751.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0752.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0753.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0754.jpg

 

[bendingoak]

Just wanted to share these 2 hats.

First up is a Camptown re-block on the new Raiders block of mine.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0784.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0785.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0786.jpg

and then a new Penman pecan Raiders with a mid brown ribbon.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0791.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0792.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/jpenman/IMG_0793.jpg

Sorry about the poor quality pics but I only had my iphone.