Block capable of supporting multiple picks

A block for securing degradation picks to a movable support, comprising:

• a body comprising a base surface rigidly attachable to a movable support and an external surface opposite the base surface, the body including a sagittal plane passing from a posterior end to an anterior end thereof, along a length of the body, and separating the body into two sides;
• a first receptacle disposed on the external surface having a first central axis, the first axis extending substantially along the sagittal plane;
• a first degradation pick removably disposed within the first receptacle, a distal tip of the first degradation pick being within a footprint of the base surface;
• a second receptacle disposed on the external surface having a second central axis;
• and
• a second degradation pick removably disposed within the second receptacle, a distal tip of the second degradation pick extending beyond a footprint of the base surface;
• wherein the first central axis and second central axis are nonparallel.