RossRYoung
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Gorgeous! Can’t wait to see more pics, congrats man!
You’re gonna love it!My hat is on the way! Western in natural with sand ribbon. 4" brim after curl, tallest crown Michael can do. Can't wait to decide on a crown shape when it gets here.
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My hat is on the way! Western in natural with sand ribbon. 4" brim after curl, tallest crown Michael can do. Can't wait to decide on a crown shape when it gets here.
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My hat is on the way! Western in natural with sand ribbon. 4" brim after curl, tallest crown Michael can do. Can't wait to decide on a crown shape when it gets here.
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I want one just like it!
My hat is on the way! Western in natural with sand ribbon. 4" brim after curl, tallest crown Michael can do. Can't wait to decide on a crown shape when it gets here.
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If only Michael could get hat bodies from Winchester. I’m waiting on two and one is approaching a year. I have one under construction, but that’s only because I sent him the felt.
Mike at Northwest told me he recently received some felt he had on back order from Winchester, but there is still more demand than supply.
Do you have a Gannon, Bob? I could definitely see you under one like this this.
Yep, still no word on Charcoal.
No, I have only ever had two new hats. An Akubra Camp Draft and a VS from Art. I should get in the Gannon queue.
I should be about 2 weeks out from my next Gannon. I told Michael my preferences in dress weight beaver are Sahara and Bone. He said he was out of Bone. That simplified matters for me.I’m in queue for a 6 ounce (my first) beaver in steel and a dress weight beaver in bone. Patience…not an easy thing for me.
I would love to have had a VS from Art but I showed up too late to the party. But my one and only Gannon is so awesome, I re-entered the queue almost immediately.No, I have only ever had two new hats. An Akubra Camp Draft and a VS from Art. I should get in the Gannon queue.
I should be about 2 weeks out from my next Gannon. I told Michael my preferences in dress weight beaver are Sahara and Bone. He said he was out of Bone. That simplified matters for me.
Dress weight. The 25th will put me at the 2 month mark since I re-entered. I'm basically having the same hat made as my OR clone but I'm going with a mid ribbon this time. My OR clone was in natural dress beaver with a thin ribbon in commando. This one will be in Sahara with a contrasting mid ribbon, maybe a shade of brown. Not sure yet.Sahara is a great color. Is it dress weight or western?
Dress weight. The 25th will put me at the 2 month mark since I re-entered. I'm basically having the same hat made as my OR clone but I'm going with a mid ribbon this time. My OR clone was in natural dress beaver with a thin ribbon in commando. This one will be in Sahara with a contrasting mid ribbon, maybe a shade of brown. Not sure yet.
Is the 6oz you speak of a western weight? Does 6oz pertain to the actual weight of the body or does it pertain more to the density of the felt? I just know that dress weight is thinner and lighter where western is heavier and stiffer.
A few days ago I received my new hat from Mr. Gannon, a western fedora using a FEPSA dress weight body in flagstone color. I asked for a hat resembling Stetson OR dimensions, actually more like those on a Stetson Ranger. I am very pleased with it!
Specs: 5.5" crown, 3" brim (bound in 3/8" ribbon in color close to that of body), slightly curved sides, and a burgundy 1/2" crown ribbon with a very small black accent on the bow (I purposely requested colors matching the burgundy sweatband and the black liner inside the hat).
Here are a few pics (two from Michael, and one from me showing a preliminary bashing and brim adjustment).
Raul
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