Hey, if Keebler can claim they make cookies in a hollow tree, you should be on solid legal footing with that slogan.
I remember that hat, and this one appears to be just as glorious. I can't wait to see it out in the wild.
Sounds like my kind of elves. In fact, I do my best work after a few beers, or so.
Y'all may have noticed Rick hasn't been posting much lately. That's because he's been busy perfecting his latest creation, a copy of a hat he posted a couple months back but built to larger proportions to suit my big head. It ships Monday! My Christmas is coming early this year.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Regan
Alden 403 Moc Toe Boot - Brown Chromexcel - $680 The classic "Indy" style Alden Boot in the classic Horween brown Chromexcel. 
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - #395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. 
Himel Bros. - The Ross Mk. 1 Leather Jacket Classic D-pocket motorcycle/aviator style jacket. 
Hah! That's a beauty Terry and it doesn't look like you'll even have to break out the rounding jack. Truth be told, I love that hat and want one just like it. I figure it couldn't hurt to bring a little Gandalf magic into the hat shop.Sounds like my kind of elves. In fact, I do my best work after a few beers, or so.
A little bit of steam from the ol' tea kettle for a couple of touch ups and it'll be golden!
Ha ha! I have all kinds of hats that turned out looking that! I can't say that they have magical powers, though. If they did, they wouldn't look like that! But after a few beers it doesn't matter.
Wowww! Ooooooh, and Ahhhhh!Y'all may have noticed Rick hasn't been posting much lately. That's because he's been busy perfecting his latest creation, a copy of a hat he posted a couple months back but built to larger proportions to suit my big head. It ships Monday! My Christmas is coming early this year.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Regan
What is the cost of that beauty? How long did it take? WowwwwwThanks, Brent, that color combo caught my eye right off the bat, so I’m tickled that he had a natural felt body on hand that was big enough for what I was after. Once he told me that, it was a no-brainer.
This hat is roughly 5” to the top of the pinch, as creased, with a 3” brim. A big hat, certainly, but at size 7-3/4 it still looks proportional to me. From the picture alone it looks like a more “average” sized hat. And you know what happens when you put a hat of average dimensions on a big head!
Good luck with your own Christmas presents! At least you know that they are most certainly worth the wait.
Hope you all enjoy a peaceful Sunday,
Regan
Do you still have a day job? I assumed you were retired from it. Wow! Mis respetos, Rick.
It's a process whereby a hot pad (luring pad) is used with the hatter's choice of oil to replenish the oils that are stripped from the fur in the felting process. Much the same as using conditioner on one's hair. Here's a brief pictorial on page 8 of my thread: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/phoenix-hat-company.93410/page-8
No retirement yet Max. I am the director of an addiction treatment center and find the work too personally rewarding to ever fully retire from. Semi-retirement is right around the corner though. I'm also the proprietor of several other small businesses in addition to the PHC. I do still manage the occasional day on the golf course (your golf course pictures are killing me) or in the mountains with a fly rod in hand, but not nearly as often as I'd like. Gracias por tu respeto! Mis padres inculcaron una fuerte ética de.
What felt company was the Willow color from? I forget
