Falcon Park Hattery

[Benzadmiral]

I think the bow is on the correct side, hatophile. In that pic, the side dent/pinch runs farther back toward the rear of the crown than is common on ORs with the cattleman crease, making it look like the back of the hat is the front. I'm asking him to center the side dents more.

 

[hatophile]

I see. Looks like it will be a versatile style like the OR.

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

Yea or the dark gray haven't decided yet.

Have you checked out the Whippet thread? Lots of good examples in there.

 

[Historyteach24]

Thanks salty i have spent the last couple of hours researching but i do want some general info uf you can? I see that the classic whippet has little to no taper. I also have seen varying brim lengths do you think 2 1/2 would do? And after many pictures i believe that a granite body with either a navy or black band would be very 1940s ish comments?

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

Thanks salty i have spent the last couple of hours researching but i do want some general info uf you can? I see that the classic whippet has little to no taper. I also have seen varying brim lengths do you think 2 1/2 would do? And after many pictures i believe that a granite body with either a navy or black band would be very 1940s ish comments?

This one (same one here) has a 2.5" brim and no taper; 2.5" seems to be the most common brim width. The second link shows it closer to its actual color, but it's a darker gray than it appears in the photos, with black ribbon.

Don't be tempted to go with a stingier brim; you'll wind up with something like this:

 

[1961MJS]

Hi

If memory serves, most of the Granite blanks are a little on the brown side and are not totally gray. This is one reason I picked Charcoal instead of granite. Silverbelly is a tan and has a slight pink cast in some light. Granite is a darker Silverbelly in some ways. It would be great if someone who actually HAS a granite hat would confirm of deny this on.

Not trying to influence your decision, but if you want GRAY, Granite may not be exactly gray.

Later

 

[Historyteach24]

Thanks 4 the help I didn't want a stingy brim just wanted to confirm length

 

[Historyteach24]

BTW Salty what type of crease do you have your whippet in?

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

BTW Salty what type of crease do you have your whippet in?

It's a diamond, but not a real sharp one; more of a center dent with the sides pulled out.

 

[Historyteach24]

Alright just got off the phone with Parker. My Whippet clone will be steel with a black band. The edge will be bound in black. I think we have come really close with cloning the Bing Crosby hat I posted a few days ago. It should be awesome!

 

[gtdean48]

Alright just got off the phone with Parker. My Whippet clone will be steel with a black band. The edge will be bound in black. I think we have come really close with cloning the Bing Crosby hat I posted a few days ago. It should be awesome!

Don't think Bing's Whippet had a contrasting edge binding....

 

[DJH]

Actually, I don't recall seeing a Whippet where the binding wasn't a similar colour to the felt - maybe a little contrast if the ribbon is aged or dirty.

 

[gtdean48]

Actually, I don't recall seeing a Whippet where the binding wasn't a similar colour to the felt - maybe a little contrast if the ribbon is aged or dirty.

Me either David....

 

[bowlerman]

now THAT's a hat. I'd probably even wear it. It actually reminds me of something I've seen before around the custom sites. (I really like the one it reminds me of-- no sarcasm, honestly). Maybe it's the "short folks wear tall hats to improve their stature" syndrome... or something.

 

[Historyteach24]

Well steel binding was going to b difficult to find so i went with it. Parker and i tried our best

 

[bowlerman]

you mean you went with the steel and black binding? I think that will be very sharp, HT.

 

[Historyteach24]

Dont know what to say guess if that is the only difference i can deal with it ya know? I just want that classic look

 

[Historyteach24]

Yes bowlerman steel body black band and binding

 

[bowlerman]

It's not a Whippet. but I have this Royal Stetson that I'd consider a nice steel grey, and the "matching" binding isn't really all that steely-- it could be just a simple dark grey. Ribbon is black. It's shown next to a Dobbs guild edge in more of a lighter granite grey for comparison.

 

[Historyteach24]

I like the contrast i can live with that being the only difference from the classic