Ole, the door and anything in the shop you can use, ask or copy, I can tell within 10 min. if a person likes hats or loves hats, You love them as do I and others that make them. So anything I can supply or help you get just let me know, I will be making the table top crown irons mid to late...
Ole, if you ever decide to move to the USA, please come to Covington, I'll put you to work in the shop, you did a outstanding job on the hat from start to finish.
Major Moore
I have several 100's of old new stock pugs that I will be selling at $6.00 each, and several rolls of 19 and 22 line vintage old Hatters Supply ribbon, that have really pretty stripes, willing to sale the ribbon by the yard. This ribbon is in a class of its own.
Major Moore
Buckaroo Hatters
I have 4 of these machines, two that do the larger letters and two machines that do a smaller letter, I use one of the smaller ones all the time.
Major Moore
I have one also, have used it many times, I have it, the ones that you heat up and also have two brim curling machines.
Sure wish Hatters Supply was still open and in business these days
Major Moore
Jim, (JW ) called me this morning and informed me that his wife Joyce, passed away yesterday morning. She had been ill these last couple of years.
He wanted me to hear this from him, because he and his wife thought alot of me he said.
So I hope each of you will think of him these next few...
The hangers work with any hat, brims to 6" no problem, and there is no pull no where on the hat brim, they are outstanding to use while in your car, hook it on the back seat hook where you hang your clothes
Major Moore
I eat there so much, they always have a table for me and my friends, we will eat there when your in town for your visit, you'll love the food and they are now playing music some evenings
Major Moore
Come up sometime, I was at Marlowes last night for dinner, Todd told me he is now open on Sat from 11 am to 11pm, they used to close in the afternoon but have now decided to stay open in the afternoon, he said the reason was so many of my customers wanted him to stay open while they were there ...
I have spoken with those at the shop this morning, Joe's grandson will contact me when all the arrangements have been made,
I consider myself lucky that Joe allowed me to be one of his friends, I'll will always remember him and tip my hat to him ever so often, he shared alot of info with me...
Looks good, I would say cut about 3" off the total slide rule, I have never cut a brim over 6" wide, most times 5" is the widest we can get, also try and make the blade holder to hold and clamp a standard box cutter blade.
Over all very nice job, I like the looks of it.
Major Moore
Wait until you see the Navy blue hat western body we just did for Lando, it will ship out Monday going to him, its a great looking hat, he had us make this hat based from two famous movie hats, rolled into this hat.
Major Moore
All my machines are 100% rebuilt and in working order, crown iron, finger blocker, brim culer machine, and the brim sander, called a work horse. All work and sure are great to use.
Major Moore
As you know I bought 2 finger blockers at the Beaver Brand sale this summer, this week a friend of mine who owns a Hat factory, which I will leave the brand name void, needed to borrow the extra one I have , due to his that came from Italy, and has been in use for 7 years, broke 5 weeks aago, 5...
Keep up the good work, when you get one made in light weight wood with about 24 fingers on it, make the fingers a little taller, cut a grove in the fingers to allow the elastic band to pull in and out to a head , buy doing a better grove it will not let the band pop off . I would buy one down...
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