Falcon Park Hattery

bowlerman said:

In June I went to Baltimore for a conference, and while there had an opportunity to visit my dad in Virgina. Here's a photo of the Falcon Park hat I had made for him as a gift a few years back. This was the first time I saw it in person. It's a beauty!

The grey diamond is the FP. Also on that rack are my late grandfather's Stetson 3X mode edge, and my Buckaroo Hatters whiskey derby. Quite the trio!

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Additionally, I've recently had the pleasure of viewing some of Alive n' Amplified's work. Our friend and lounger is doing some really first rate stuff! He can even hand curl/flange a brim and make it look like he used a curling shackle! I hope we get to see more of it around here!

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1mach1 said:

That's super cool, Jeff!! Great pics. Falcon Park is first class!

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FedOregon said:

Thanks, Harv. Something just draws me to the "white" hats.

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FedOregon said:

I just received a Falcon Park Silverbelly with 2" blue ribbon from mustangman3000 here on the FL. At 7-3/8 LO it fits very well, just a touch tight as my head sits between 7-3/8 and 7-1/2. I love it. With my new VS Silvermist/Burgundy fedora this fits in perfectly. In fact, I was deciding between the burgundy and navy blue ribbon on my VS so now I have both. These are MM's pics. Maybe Mrs FedOregon will help me with pictures this weekend. I have a backlog of photos that need taking.

Thanks MM3000 for a great hat!

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1mach1 said:

Has anyone heard or ordered from FP lately? Just curious. I always liked Parkers work.

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tsores said:

Anybody?

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Ken David said:

I have a very modest collection of hats that I am in the process of reducing mostly due to the learning process Anyway most are due to not fitting 100% (too big or too small) etc. While deciding on what hats to keep or sell (to make room and free up funds for customs) I was taking a look at a Falcon Park Hat I picked up from a lounger 2nd hand (less than 4 years old). Even though this hat fits well, comfortable, 100% beaver and could use a cleaning no doubt the brim binding work is sub par. I will post a picture of the actual stitching showing the stitching not being uniform and going to the edge of the binding. IMO I would expect much better quality from a hatter that has been around and charges ~$350 for an equivalent hat. I can see if they were just starting out, learning and charging accordingly. Has anybody else had any issues with their FP, maybe I am just missing something but I still believe this is not acceptable.

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