Hats By Grizz

[Fed in a Fedora]

Does anyone else have a hat made by Grizz? (Hats By Grizz - Made With Joy)

He makes hats of the 1800s by hand - often while you watch. Quite an interesting character and I like a lot of his styles. He tries to offer simple correct early styles. I saw many of his hats all the way back to the Battle of New Orleans bicentennial. But his interest is early western.

Fed

 

[Brian Niebuhr]

I like his style and wouldn't mind seeing him in action. His Facebook says he travels around to different events and makes hats in his tent. Sounds like a pretty awesome gig!

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

I met and watched him in Natchez, MS (Jefferson College site) during one of the War of 1812 Bicentennial events. He made a number of the early Hardee hats for the US Army reenactors and a few western hats for other people over the course of the weekend. They are not as finely finished as our fedoras, but the hats definitely have a certain character and seem very durable.

Fed

 

[RJR]

He has an interesting FaceBook page.

 

[Brian Niebuhr]

The sweatbands look really crude but I actually kinda like them in a way. Looks like something a mountain man might put together. I don't think I trust the felt though. It looks unstable. I'm thinking shrinkage and taper would be a real problem. I once purchased a rabbit felt blank that reminds me of how his hats look. I'm thinking they might be the same felt.

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

They will need a hat stretcher at times...

 

[Tonio]

I've just stumbled across his YouTube channel and he is quite entertaining. Some cool clips of him working on hats.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuLJCgRSHbUMqTdQcuycfFw

 

[Just Daniel]

Bump.

Grizz makes a cowboy hat, it's great fun. Best 9 minutes of my day!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Bump.

Grizz makes a cowboy hat, it's great fun. Best 9 minutes of my day!

His hats are inexpensive and I was willing to take a chance but they refused to sew in a leather sweatband even when I offered to pay more for it. Cotton sweatbands are dealbreakers with me. I do like that he’s upfront about the hats not being blemish free; working hats rather than show pieces.


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[Just Daniel]

His videos are a lot of fun and show a great deal about his particular techniques. I watched a ton last night.

 

[Moviehats]

The sweatbands look really crude but I actually kinda like them in a way. Looks like something a mountain man might put together. I don't think I trust the felt though. It looks unstable. I'm thinking shrinkage and taper would be a real problem. I once purchased a rabbit felt blank that reminds me of how his hats look. I'm thinking they might be the same felt.

I heard he uses wool felt. I hate wool felt. But he does nice work and I too wouldn't buy one without a leather sweatband.

 

[belfastboy]

His hats are inexpensive and I was willing to take a chance but they refused to sew in a leather sweatband even when I offered to pay more for it. Cotton sweatbands are dealbreakers with me. I do like that he’s upfront about the hats not being blemish free; working hats rather than show pieces.


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I had a funny but off putting interaction with him. I too asked him if I sent him a leather sweat could he use that in a hat instead of his fabric sweat. He sounded offended when he replied..."Absolutely not, the fabric sweat absorbing bands were his trademark and he would not adulterate one of his hats by replacing the sweat" Like you, the fabric sweat was a deal breaker and I passed.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I heard he uses wool felt. I hate wool felt. But he does nice work and I too wouldn't buy one without a leather sweatband.

His Etsy listings (the ones I’m looking at) say “fur felt” but nothing more.


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[humanshoes]

I've not seen one of Grizz's hats in person so I can't comment on their composition or quality, but I do get a kick out of watching his instructional videos and I just can't help but respect a hat maker that says, in essence, "these are the hats I make, take 'em or leave 'em". You go Grizz!

 

[Just Daniel]

I’m with you. I just like the grumpy old dude in the videos!

I've not seen one of Grizz's hats in person so I can't comment on their composition or quality, but I do get a kick out of watching his instructional videos and I just can't help but respect a hat maker that says, in essence, "these are the hats I make, take 'em or leave 'em". You go Grizz!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

The videos are fun. I found his responses to my requests to make me a hat with a leather sweatband:

When I thanked them for the reply but told them I was no longer interested:

Cool videos and top shelf hyperbole.


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[belfastboy]

The videos are fun. I found his responses to my requests to make me a hat with a leather sweatband:

When I thanked them for the reply but told them I was no longer interested:

Cool videos and top shelf hyperbole.


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Wow, he was even more caustic in his response to you than he was to me....and I took exception!!!

 

[humanshoes]

Who wouldn't want a "legendary" hat?!

 

[Rufus1401]

I have one of Grizz’s hats and I love it. Wonderfully comfortable and has its own ‘personality’. Little bit rough around the edges, but if you can overlook that, so much better than a modern machine made hat (and I have a few of those). He has a good variety of styles. I have the Reaper hat and would recommend to anyone.

 

[belfastboy]

I have one of Grizz’s hats and I love it. Wonderfully comfortable and has its own ‘personality’. Little bit rough around the edges, but if you can overlook that, so much better than a modern machine made hat (and I have a few of those). He has a good variety of styles. I have the Reaper hat and would recommend to anyone.

How do you like his 'signature' cloth sweat bands?