Northwest Hats, Eugene, Ore.

[1mach1]

That's sweet!

 

[SRDublin]

Oh my goodness...that is a beauty of a fedora!

 

[fedoralover]

A fepsa rabbit felt fedora Mike made for himself. The body was pounced so fine he didn't have to do anything to it. It's super soft and floppy but holds it's shape. Dark gray with a hint of green in the light. Fepsa is a high class act.





fedoralover

 

[Tedquinton]

I love the brim treatment on that Fepsa rabbit felt hat....oh dear I feel another hat is required!

 

[RJR]

+1,kinda wish I hadn't seen this.

 

[Joshbru3]

Fepsa is a high class act.

Look at the color saturation on that hat! It looks like vintage felt and the fact that its not loaded with shellac is a major plus. There is NO ONE and I do mean NO ONE that is going to tell me that Winchester makes a product as good as Fepsa....because they don't. The proof is in the pudding folks.

Thanks for posting this.

 

[job]

I like the hidden stitches on the top of the brim binding.

 

[RJR]

Pretty tough not to be impressed by Mike's work.This one is especially nice.

 

[ccc118]

I was interested in reading the newspaper article on Mike mentioned earlier in this thread, but the link was no longer working. I managed to find a new link: http://ccweek.com/article-3233-hatter-woodworker-strive-to-keep-the-old-crafts-alive.html

An interesting quote: “One of the last stages is to spray a lot of alcohol on it and light it on fire to get off any remaining little bits of hair from the felt and then sand it again with a 600 grit,”
Is this a common technique? I haven't really heard of that before.

 

[hatsRme]

Common, maybe not, but definitely a practice used in the final finishing phase by many accomplished hatters.

Funny, though, as I remember old time butchers using a similar technique with fire to de-feather poultry of the tiniest downy feathers before packaging. I'm trying convince my head-shaving older brother that he should try this method, instead of shaving...

 

[1mach1]

I have a fepsa on order with Mike in an Indy style. Can't wait to feel that felt!

 

[wcbrown]

WOW some really beautiful hats on the facebook site. i love the whisky color, sharp!

 

[LuvMyMan]

Common, maybe not, but definitely a practice used in the final finishing phase by many accomplished hatters.

Funny, though, as I remember old time butchers using a similar technique with fire to de-feather poultry of the tiniest downy feathers before packaging. I'm trying convince my head-shaving older brother that he should try this method, instead of shaving...

Would you call that on a bald head, a "Zippo" haircut? LOL!

 

[indyhan]

I have a fepsa on order with Mike in an Indy style. Can't wait to feel that felt!

now that's something i'd really like to see pics of when you get ahold of it !

 

[RJR]

+1.

 

[fedoralover]

I have a fepsa on order with Mike in an Indy style. Can't wait to feel that felt!

I saw your hat today. It looks every bit as good as my brown Optimo Indy I got a number of years ago. You won't be disappointed.

fedoralover

 

[1mach1]

I saw your hat today. It looks every bit as good as my brown Optimo Indy I got a number of years ago. You won't be disappointed.

fedoralover

Awesome! Thanks for the info, man. Mike, sent me an email me that my hat is shipping tomorrow.

 

[DesertDan]

WooHooo!
Can't wait to see it.

 

[1mach1]

WooHooo!
Can't wait to see it.

UPS puts it at my door on Monday. Will post pics tout suite.

 

[GregNYC]

My Maltese Falcon arrived two days ago. I've been busy and haven't taken pictures, but I love it! I'll post a few photos from my iPhone in the next day or so!