Falcon Park Hattery

[Marshall]

Well Flick, I think Optimo fits your criteria. Though they certainly are not cheap!

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

Yeah, can't afford Optimo yet.

 

[Historyteach24]

i can honestly say i will never be able to afford optimo not on a teachers salary lol

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

I went in to this knowing it would take a while, so I'm not upset, either. However, I am very anxious; I had assumed that he was making progress based on our phone conversations. I'm still patient, though. Here's hoping his calendar will open up.

 

[jlee562]

i can honestly say i will never be able to afford optimo not on a teachers salary lol

Don't you have three from Parker?

 

[Historyteach24]

Yep at 120 a piece

 

[bowlerman]

I'm with ya, HT. The problem is having all that dough at the same time without it being otherwise obligated or removed by my wife. A slow trickle of spending allowance has proven safer for me.

Besides, at the rate my hats have sold on eBay in the past, I'd have to sell 30 of them for one Optimo, plus I also just really like Parker's work.

 

[Historyteach24]

I love his work also just frustrated with the wait this time.

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

As promised, a couple of pictures of my dark cherry from Parker:

5 3/4"open crown, 2 3/4" brim. The centre dent dry creasing is just preliminary, not sure if I will pinch it.
The felt is rather heavy and stiff, more like a western felt, and I love it. Good for a everyday hat in our "heavy weathered" part of the world.

Difficult to capture the real color, it's darker than these pictures show, more like a chocolate with a reddish tint.

The bow is inspired by a Norwegian movie set in the 50's.

This hat will be seeing a lot of noggin time!

Do you have any more pics of this hat?

 

[AEH]

Do you have any more pics of this hat?

Sorry no new pics at this time. Is it a special quality or characteristic in which you are interested?

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

No, it's just a good lookin' hat. I wanted to see some pics in the field or if you kept the center crease. I'm awaiting a hat from Parker blocked at the same height. Getting anxious!

 

[Ordinary Guy]

Very Nice AEH...:eusa_clap

 

[AEH]

No, it's just a good lookin' hat. I wanted to see some pics in the field or if you kept the center crease. I'm awaiting a hat from Parker blocked at the same height. Getting anxious!

Kept the centre crease. Partly because it looks good, partly because experimenting with creases takes a lot of steaming with this stiff felt.

 

[Historyteach24]

My whippet clone arrives tomorrow according to Parker. He was apologetic for the super long wait. Hopefully I can post pics tomorrow evening

 

[bowlerman]

My whippet clone arrives tomorrow according to Parker. He was apologetic for the super long wait. Hopefully I can post pics tomorrow evening

Cool! That certainly was a long wait. Can't wait to see the pics.

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

Great to hear, Teach! I'm excited for you!

 

[DOGMAN]

Great news.Just waiting to see pics.

 

[Historyteach24]

Ok I just finished snapping the pics and I tell you what this hat is so cool you should need a permit to wear it. I know I complained about the wait time and yes I thought it took a long time but my god having a hat come to me like this makes that almost go away. I wanted a hat that screamed 1940s and wanted him to copy the whippet from the Crosby ads and I think he did that with his own little twists that I wanted. ALl thoughts and comments appreciated. I want to know how this compares in looks to those classic old hats from that era. THE particulars are steel felt with black binding and ribbon. 2 1/2 inch brim

 

[DJH]

Nice, Teach!

I way prefer the look of this one to the other FP hats you've shown. The Steel felt is great, I have a hat that TonyB made for me in this material and I really like it.

Enjoy wearing it!

 

[gtdean48]

Looks nice. I'd stayed true to the Whippet style with the matching edge binding to the felt & not the ribbon, but that is just me.
Wear it in good health...