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These are my hats! Thank you Robert for breathing new life into these vintage hats.Here is the third hat of the week from the same client. He had his Ebay purchases sent directly to me for an assessment and cleanup. This hat required very little, just a good brushing, some steam and a bit of touch up on the creasing. Client now has three fine Stetsons to add to his collection. Not a bad week's worth of hat hunting.
Thank you for your kind words. It was a pleasure working with you on this hat. Enjoy!Wolfbrae delivers another winner!
Earlier this week, I received this black nutria western weight from Robert.
He stretched and he pulled but the provided felt would only yield a 6" crown and a 4" brim (I asked him to try to get a 6.5" x 4.5" if he could). Still, it's a beautiful hat.
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I dig the US Constitution liner.
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The felt is soft and it took a bit of time and patience to get the crown shaped the way I wanted. I also used an 8mm bolo cord as the hatband. (I still need to work on fraying the cord ends and I'm not sure exactly what to do with the brim.)
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Black is hard to photograph with good detail (plus I suck at photography.)
Crappy pics aside, this is a terrific hat created by a terrific hatter. I'll be wearing this on the job tomorrow.
Thanks Robert!
I’m not surprised your Pork Pies are so popular. I seriously considered getting you to make one for me after seeing the one you made for @Steve1857. I believe that one was also a Tonak felt, but with a bit wider brim. It was a great advertisement for your hats in general, and your Pork Pies in particular.Here are two hats picked up this morning by my client. Pork Pies, I think this is the 7th & 8th I have made this year....strange as that is double the number I have made in total.
Left: An Usst Burnished Copper 120gr rabbit felt. 2" brim and a 4 1/4" crown all around. Completed with a burgundy vintage grosgrain ribbon.
Right: a Tonak heathered felt in a light Sand colour. Slightly lower crown and narrower brim by about 1/8". Completed with a matching ribbon a few View attachment 657132 View attachment 657133 shades darker for contrast.
Thank you. It is weird....I am drawn to the pork pie style BUT tome it is the only style that does not look good on my head. They always look toooo small and even if they fit perfectly look like a too small hat perched atop my head. So I have to make them for others and live vicariously through them!!I’m not surprised your Pork Pies are so popular. I seriously considered getting you to make one for me after seeing the one you made for @Steve1857. I believe that one was also a Tonak felt, but with a bit wider brim. It was a great advertisement for your hats in general, and your Pork Pies in particular.
Here are two hats picked up this morning by my client. Pork Pies, I think this is the 7th & 8th I have made this year....strange as that is double the number I have made in total.
Left: An Usst Burnished Copper 120gr rabbit felt. 2" brim and a 4 1/4" crown all around. Completed with a burgundy vintage grosgrain ribbon.
Right: a Tonak heathered felt in a light Sand colour. Slightly lower crown and narrower brim by about 1/8". Completed with a matching ribbon a few View attachment 657132 View attachment 657133 shades darker for contrast.
I’m not surprised your Pork Pies are so popular. I seriously considered getting you to make one for me after seeing the one you made for @Steve1857. I believe that one was also a Tonak felt, but with a bit wider brim. It was a great advertisement for your hats in general, and your Pork Pies in particular.
I've only ever owned one, and that was at the start of my hat journey. It was a cheap Bailey Litefelt wool hat, and once I got myself a couple of decent hats, I came to the conclusion that it looked terrible on me. It wasn't until I saw a Steve's one that I ever really considered another. Do you recall how wide the brim was? If not, I'm sure Steve will chime in?Thank you. It is weird....I am drawn to the pork pie style BUT tome it is the only style that does not look good on my head. They always look toooo small and even if they fit perfectly look like a too small hat perched atop my head. So I have to make them for others and live vicariously through them!!
If my memory serves me Steve's is a 2" brim. I try to steer my clients towards that marker. Some want a narrower brim but I think it it too narrow. The Copper felt is for a guy that is 6' tall and I boosted the brim to about 2 1/8" with a medium cupping on the brim so it was the full 2" after the flanging.I've only ever owned one, and that was at the start of my hat journey. It was a cheap Bailey Litefelt wool hat, and once I got myself a couple of decent hats, I came to the conclusion that it looked terrible on me. It wasn't until I saw a Steve's one that I ever really considered another. Do you recall how wide the brim was? If not, I'm sure Steve will chime in?
I’m not surprised your Pork Pies are so popular. I seriously considered getting you to make one for me after seeing the one you made for @Steve1857. I believe that one was also a Tonak felt, but with a bit wider brim. It was a great advertisement for your hats in general, and your Pork Pies in particular.
I've only ever owned one, and that was at the start of my hat journey. It was a cheap Bailey Litefelt wool hat, and once I got myself a couple of decent hats, I came to the conclusion that it looked terrible on me. It wasn't until I saw a Steve's one that I ever really considered another. Do you recall how wide the brim was? If not, I'm sure Steve will chime in?
If my memory serves me Steve's is a 2" brim. I try to steer my clients towards that marker. Some want a narrower brim but I think it it too narrow. The Copper felt is for a guy that is 6' tall and I boosted the brim to about 2 1/8" with a medium cupping on the brim so it was the full 2" after the flanging.