Art Fawcett
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Roy Jackson makes a great hat..highly recommended and a good guy!!
I have handled only one Jaxonbilt hat--a 100% beaver just like the one Clint Eastwood wore in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," (sans the bullet hole) that a friend of mind bought some years ago. The style was spot-on, and it was one of the five nicest hats I've ever personally inspected--and that includes vintage.
I forget what he paid, but it was A LOT. Later, I, being a major Eastwood fan, was interested in getting a GB&U hat for myself and did a bunch of research. The actual movie hat was a beaver/rabbit blend that Clint himself picked out as an 11th-hour property just before leaving to film in Spain. Bottom line--the original hat was not nearly as nice as my buddy's Jaxonbilt! In addition to Jaxonbuilt, there are quite a few vendors offering classic movie hats at various quality/price points. Knowing none could compare with my friend's stupendous but astronomical GB&U from Jaxonbilt, I decided to pass.
As for the unrelated Jaxon hats sold by Village Hat Shop, they are an excellent value for the dollar and make a fine entry-level purchase for the newbie testing the headgear waters.
That's very interesting, thanks! I am definitely a fan of Clint Eastwood westerns and westerns in general, especially the Italian variety known as "spaghetti." I have to admit though, on the Jaxonbilt website, their Open Road looks fabulous, great color and a good cattleman shape, but I am concerned about crown height.
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I'm in line for the next conformer back to the shop. Lets' hurry up out there. I'm getting the Not exactly traditional Campaign Hat I discussed earlier. The Stratton didn't fit, and I want to go a little more ostentatious than the Boys Scouts and Stratton.
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WHY are you waiting ? You know you WANT to He's only 1 hour behind you time zone wise, so during your longest break btw'n classes tommorrow, pull out your Droid and give 'em a call ! Have 'em send you his coformathing and felt samples and 'git with it !I'd like to know that as well, as the basic blend rivals the prices of Akubra's Heritage line of hats. If I can get a custom for the same price as a modern production hat I'm considering, I might as well consider going custom .
HiThere are a number of colors, I am currently waiting for the shipment of color swatches to arrive in the mail - he is sending them to me free of charge to Sweden. Nice guy!
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I didn't take a picture, and I should have. The conformer Roy sends is a hand made job and it works, but you have to have a willing participant. My son (who is 23) was cranky like a 2 year old with Teething pain. The goal here is to get a tracing of your head where the hat meets your head. I got a tracing and used my copier to make several copies of the tracing. I cut one out, and it fits my head.
I think that if you're doing this yourself, buying number 12 housing wire with two leads and a ground wire (three number 12 gauge wires in a single row covered by plastic) and wrapping that around your head is easier. You could look in the mirror wrap the wire from back to front and mark where the overlap is. Tracing that would be just as easy. Trace onto a piece of very heavy paper or better yet cardboard and "try on your new hat".
Wire like this would work pretty well:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...ode=cii_9324560&locStoreNum=3011&marketID=109
It IS possible to use the conformer without help. You have to set all of the screws out as far as they will go first, put the conformer on your head, then fit the front and back. After those fit, loosening and re-tightening the rest will be easier.
I'm pretty sure I can buy my hat from Roy and start saving for discussions with both Art and the Major. Art is way to far for me to do a road trip, but the Major lives in one of my favorite parts of the country, so he might get a visit some time in the next few years.
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I think that if you're doing this yourself, buying number 12 housing wire with two leads and a ground wire (three number 12 gauge wires in a single row covered by plastic) and wrapping that around your head is easier. You could look in the mirror wrap the wire from back to front and mark where the overlap is. Tracing that would be just as easy. Trace onto a piece of very heavy paper or better yet cardboard and "try on your new hat".
I haven't read too much on the website, but how long does it take to receive an order from them? Does anybody know if there is an exact estimation of the time it takes? Would be much appreciated.