This item is a Foot Tolliker that is used to shape the brim crease as it turns up to the Crown block. This helps you provide a tighter bend line that is more professional looking, and gives a sharper crease which helps also with the positioning of the decorative Hat Band ribbon.

LEFT HANDED HAT MAKERS:
This tool fits the LEFT Hand.

The DISPLAY STAND IN THE PHOTOS IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR PURCHASE.

The item you will receive may not be exactly like the photographs, as the wood grain makes each one unique.

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SHIPPING SCHEDULE:
PLEASE READ

This item is being Built-To-Order, and will fit into my work list of previously ordered items by other customers. I will carve and ship your tool as quickly as I can.

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NOT SURE WHAT THIS TOOL DOES?
Follow this weblink for a short video by hat maker Tom Gomez, demonstrating the Foot Tolliker tool:

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/10353

To make this tool, I copied the vintage tools used in the time frame from 1850-1930.

The material is Hardrock Maple Wood, with a small inlaid Abalone Shell dot. I also engrave my name and date on each tool.

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SHIPPING COSTS:
I ship these hat making tools to customers across the United States, and many international locations, and it is increasingly hard to predict the actual shipping costs. I have tried to include the cost of shipping to cover most people, but really it is just a guess until I actually hand the package across the counter to the shipping clerk.

Once the package ships, if you have paid more than I need to cover the shipping cost, I will refund the difference, after I know the exact amount. This can be especially true if you have ordered multiple items and the combined individual shipping cost calculation is higher than what it will actually be needed when I put all of the items in one box.

SHIPPING INSURANCE:
For many places in the World, I can not buy enough postage insurance on any particular package to cover the cost of the contents should it get lost, or stolen while in transit. In particular, Mexico and Eastern Europe are deemed worrisome by the United States Postal system. I will insure your package for the full replacement cost if I can, and if not, I'll get you as much insurance as I can toward the actual value.

If a package is lost by the postal carrier, I will send you whatever the insurance payment is, after I receive the payment. Unfortunately, if I am unable to insure the full replacement cost, you'll only receive what insurance value I could purchase for you. Filing a Claim, and getting payment is about a 3-6 month adventure if it happens, so you'll have to be patient with UPS or the USPS if your package isn't delivered.

In all of the years I have shipped packages, only one time did UPS lose a package, and never has one gotten lost by USPS, but you do need to be aware of the risks, especially to foreign Countries that are deemed risky by the shipping company. Some Countries are deemed so risky by the USPS, that they will not insure the package at all. I'm sorry if this causes you concern, my other option is to accept USA only orders.

Thanks for looking.
Mark DeCou
www.decoustudio.com