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Beautiful bowler Randy! This is inspiration to have my next Gannon, for which I already secured a FEPSA 100x beaver dress weight body in Darkest Brown (chocolate brown). I'll contact Michael ASAP to get my name in his list. Raul

Hi Wade, I sold this jacket a while ago. Raul

Nathan, My hats are posted in this thread, page 216 (post# 4319) and page 221 (post# 4416). Regards, Raul

I like the piece (rectangle) of contrasting color on the bow in your new Gannon. I requested similar accents of color to the bows in both of my Gannon hats (both made in July and September of this year). They are a nice little/subtle touch, and they always draw me a smile when I look at them. Raul

Randy, That is a stupendous Gannon Gambler! Of course, I am very partial to this style, now having two Gannons bashed roughly in that style (both on FEPSA bodies, one Flagstone and one Charcoal). Now I need another one in a "light" color :) Raul

Trucker (US) made of waxed 7 oz. Martexin sailcloth. Waxed on both sides (re-waxable exterior) of shell for warmth and insulation. Body and sleeves fully lined with soft flannel blanket lining. It has one interior media pocket. New (with tags), never used (other than trying it on once- did not...

Last week I received my own Churchill Ltd Beaver "50" (Rancher). Really excited about it. I'll post pics soon. Raul

Last month I was up on Michael's queue for a new hat, but the Charcoal color I wanted has not been available (from Winchester) for a while. I bit the bullet and ordered a Charcoal 95g FEPSA beaver body and now I have another superb Gannon. The specs are 5.25" open crown (bashed to a modified...

TAD Gear makes a (related) wool Dreadnaught Peacoat that you might find interesting. https://tripleaughtdesign.com/products/dreadnaught-peacoat

Thank you Randy! I actually asked Michael to shape the brim of the hat similar to one of yours (a silverbelly westerner fedora with a ~1" dark brown ribbon). Best regards (my fellow Texas compatriot), Raul

Thank you! You confirmed my thoughts on this.

Robert, as you are a hatmaker, I am curious if the listed size of a hat block includes the little extra diameter/circumference to account for the sweatband, effectively yielding a final fitted sized as listed on the block, or if one needs to use a slightly larger block (1-2 sizes larger) than...

Brent, I provided the Fepsa body. I understand Michael can get Fepsa bodies if a client request those (thus saving on 2x shipping costs). Raul

A few days ago I received my new hat from Mr. Gannon, a western fedora using a FEPSA dress weight body in flagstone color. I asked for a hat resembling Stetson OR dimensions, actually more like those on a Stetson Ranger. I am very pleased with it! Specs: 5.5" crown, 3" brim (bound in 3/8"...

Country rock blues is a music genre I realy like, and Dave Alvin (from Downey, CA) is one of my favorite performers. In this video of the song "Downey to Lubbock", with Jimmie Dale Gilmore (from Lubbock, TX), Dave wears a "western-fedora" hat that I really like. There are other types of hats...