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What does this thing do? Watch this video by California Custom Hat Maker Tom Gomez from Premier Panama Hats.
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Purchasing:
- To purchase a Right Hand Hardrock Maple Foot Tolliker, please visit this item at Etsy.com
- To purchase a Left Hand Hardrock Maple Foot Tolliker, please send me an email.
- To purchase a Collector Edition Right Hand Tolliker, please visit this item at Etsy.com
- To purchase a Black Walnut Foot Tolliker (right or left hand), please send me an email.
email: mark@decoustudio.com
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Project Story
This is a hand held wooden tool used in the production of Hats, such as Cowboy, Western, Fedora, and Milliinery Hats.
This tool is unique, in that I built it specifically with the Left Handed Hat Maker in Mind.
Although the Left-Handed Foot Tolliker shown in the photos has been Sold – I can carve some more.
So, please email me for information on how to order your own tools, either Right-Handed, or Left-Handed. Also, below, I have a growing list of other hat making tools I have built this year.
Don’t just take my word for it, read what the customer thought by clicking here
thanks,
Mark
email: mark@decoustudio.com
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Here are a couple of old drawings from Ermatinger’s book on how the Foot Tolliker used to be used.


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Artisan Hat Tools by Mark DeCou Studio
(Do you want to see More? Just follow these links):
NOTE:
ALL HAT MAKING ITEMS THAT I HAVE IN STOCK
ARE LISTED IN MY ETSY.COM ONLINE SHOP, click here to check inventory
- Walnut Hobbyist-Hatter Model, Counter Clockwise Cutter
- Walnut Hobbyist-Hatter Model, Clockwise Cutter
- Spradley Hats in Apline, TX
- Rachel Pollock of La Bricoleuse
- Brainpan Hat Shop in Sumner, WA
- Steve Delk's Adventurebilt Hat Co.
- Marc Kitter's Adventurebilt Hat Co.
- Pyrate Trading Co.
- Hatman Jack at Wichita Hat Works
- Inaaya Hat Co.
- Penman Hat Co.
- Complete Restoration of a Maillard Conformateur and Formillon
- New DeCou Formillion & Conformer, Prototypes #1 & #2
- Custom Designed Conformateur Carrying & Storage Case
- New Plot Base Board for the Maillard Allie Formillon
- Maple Wrench for Tightening Formillon Thumbnuts
- Left-Handed & Right-Handed Foot Tolliker
- Foot Tolliker: Elk Antler & Birch Wood, on a Display Stand
- Foot Tolliker: Walnut Wood, on a Display Stand
- Foot Tollikers: Three in White Birch Wood
- Foot Tollikers: Walnut Wood Set of Four
- Foot Tollikers, Birch Wood Double Set, on Display Stand
- Hinge-Shackle Curling Tool for the Homburg Hat
- Full Circle Shackle Curling Tool
- Half Circle Shackle Curling Tool
- Groove Tolliker Curing Tool
- “Coming Soon”, please check back.
My Website with other woodworking, including furniture, walking canes, scrimshaw artwork, custom knives, and other misc. items
(Note:This project story, project design, and photos are protected by copyright in 2008-2009 by the Author, M.A.DeCou., all rights reserved, no use allowed without expressed written permission.)
-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com


































4 comments so far
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 409 days ago
I tip my hat off to you Mark,
It looks like you found a market of things from the past.
I’m not sure if I told you this, but my Dad was a route man for a local laundry. & dry cleaner.
I used to watch the hat blocker in the plant when I was there with my Dad.
They had dozens of wooden blocking molds , for different styles, & sizes.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Roger Strautman
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posted 409 days ago
These have nice grain and curves!
-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"
Karson
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posted 409 days ago
Great Mark.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
mmh
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posted 390 days ago
Very interesting tool. I had no idea millinery tools were made from wood. What a wonderful and classic occupation to make tools for!
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