Block curve help
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:00 am
Hey guys, been keeping an eye on COW for about a year now, and in that time been working on my own fedora. Tried reducing the size, but I realized thru trial and error I needed to start fresh, too much curve on the sides for my taste and the fact I could pull it over my face... 
; so tossed out a few of the pieces (pink insulation foam, real dense, great to work with) and made myself what is currently a 5.5 inch stovepipe block. I'm sure I've got the side profile curve down (lengthwise) by starting the curve at about the 4.5 inch mark, right where I want the front pinch. But the sides are giving me fits, not sure where to add the curve to the sides, ie how high they should be and how sharp a curve it
should be, what height to add a real dramatic break and so forth.
I saw steve's raiders block inspiration thread and tried figuring out the point where the curves start, but can't do it. Not looking to copy those, but want to make it an original so to speak. Really would love to have a crusade/raiders hybrid like the skull bash, but slightly shorter (4.5'' in the front and a little under 4" in the back). In other words, crusade front profile (straight sides, with a wide v shape in the pinch area) with the stuff I just said.
Any input y'all have is greatly appreciated, hope steve or marc are listening, but if you know how to figure this out gimme a holler, love to make some connections out here, it just seems like I can't add much besides a few nice jobs here and there.
; so tossed out a few of the pieces (pink insulation foam, real dense, great to work with) and made myself what is currently a 5.5 inch stovepipe block. I'm sure I've got the side profile curve down (lengthwise) by starting the curve at about the 4.5 inch mark, right where I want the front pinch. But the sides are giving me fits, not sure where to add the curve to the sides, ie how high they should be and how sharp a curve it should be, what height to add a real dramatic break and so forth.
I saw steve's raiders block inspiration thread and tried figuring out the point where the curves start, but can't do it. Not looking to copy those, but want to make it an original so to speak. Really would love to have a crusade/raiders hybrid like the skull bash, but slightly shorter (4.5'' in the front and a little under 4" in the back). In other words, crusade front profile (straight sides, with a wide v shape in the pinch area) with the stuff I just said.
Any input y'all have is greatly appreciated, hope steve or marc are listening, but if you know how to figure this out gimme a holler, love to make some connections out here, it just seems like I can't add much besides a few nice jobs here and there.