varga49
One of the Regulars
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At the request of a friend I am posting this critique of the camptown filedmaster he just received. As follows;
"My Camptown hat came from Ken the other day, thought I'd give you a review.
First off, I was disappointed with the time it took me to get it, I don't
remember exactly, but it was about 6 to 8 months. I understand that Ken had some personal problems and also some problems with his maker, so I accept the delay without prejudice. The felt is semi soft and easy to manipulate,it will take a shape without too much steam. The crown is high and he sentit open crown with a flat 3 inch brim, as per my orders. Fit is spot on.The sweatband was sewn in a little lower on the left side than the right, but it is not readily noticeable.The ribbon is nice but could have been
sewn a little lower on the crown if you ask me, maybe it will settle more as
I wear it.The sweatband is comfortable and has vent holes on the sides,
which is a nice touch. I was going to leave it open crowned (because it looked so good left alone) and drop the front and back brim a bit, but I couldn't wear it in my truck.So I put a high teardrop in the crown. I used a cereal bowl as a block. I steamed up the crown with a teapot then put the bowl inside the brim, working the loosened felt down into the bowl. Then I pinched the frontaround my index finger, making certain that the pinch was centered. I then steamed and dropped the front and rear brim a bit. Took about 20 minutes.The result is exactly what I wanted, a hat on the lines of a Fedora with a wider brim. The hat sort of looks like an Akubra Cattleman, without the vent holes or leather band. My wife stated that it is a cross between afedora and a western cowboys hat. I send you a couple pictures when I get around to it. All in all the hat is nice enough and I would recommend Camptown to anybody that wants a nice semi-custom hat at a reasonable price. Have a good one, Bob"
"My Camptown hat came from Ken the other day, thought I'd give you a review.
First off, I was disappointed with the time it took me to get it, I don't
remember exactly, but it was about 6 to 8 months. I understand that Ken had some personal problems and also some problems with his maker, so I accept the delay without prejudice. The felt is semi soft and easy to manipulate,it will take a shape without too much steam. The crown is high and he sentit open crown with a flat 3 inch brim, as per my orders. Fit is spot on.The sweatband was sewn in a little lower on the left side than the right, but it is not readily noticeable.The ribbon is nice but could have been
sewn a little lower on the crown if you ask me, maybe it will settle more as
I wear it.The sweatband is comfortable and has vent holes on the sides,
which is a nice touch. I was going to leave it open crowned (because it looked so good left alone) and drop the front and back brim a bit, but I couldn't wear it in my truck.So I put a high teardrop in the crown. I used a cereal bowl as a block. I steamed up the crown with a teapot then put the bowl inside the brim, working the loosened felt down into the bowl. Then I pinched the frontaround my index finger, making certain that the pinch was centered. I then steamed and dropped the front and rear brim a bit. Took about 20 minutes.The result is exactly what I wanted, a hat on the lines of a Fedora with a wider brim. The hat sort of looks like an Akubra Cattleman, without the vent holes or leather band. My wife stated that it is a cross between afedora and a western cowboys hat. I send you a couple pictures when I get around to it. All in all the hat is nice enough and I would recommend Camptown to anybody that wants a nice semi-custom hat at a reasonable price. Have a good one, Bob"
