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[Redwoodjedi]

Excellent! Good looking DM (Diamond Mario)-esque crease job there too.

Thank you very much, good Deputy Sir!

RJ

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Don't Panic! I was able to save both the ribbon and bow and snug it up nicely. All is saved and looking perfect. I didn't have to replace any of it except a little black thread.

RJ

That is excellent sir. The ribbon and bow are very nice and original is always best. Great hat.

 

[feltfan]

Don't Panic! I was able to save both the ribbon and bow and snug it up nicely. All is saved and looking perfect. I didn't have to replace any of it except a little black thread.

RJ

Okay, I won't panic!
If I were to panic, it would be because I am so clumsy at
sewing. I want nothing to do with creating bows and replacing
ribbons (let alone sweatbands).

Enjoy that fine hat.

 

[Redwoodjedi]

Okay, I won't panic!
If I were to panic, it would be because I am so clumsy at
sewing. I want nothing to do with creating bows and replacing
ribbons (let alone sweatbands).

Enjoy that fine hat.

I've become fairly adept with a needle in my middle years. It's the thread I seem to still have problems with...


RJ

 

[ddcronk]

New Knox

Nice vintage Knox from the 'bay. I have it at Optimo right now being cleaned and blocked, as well as having the brim trimmed to 2 1/4. I wanted a narrower ribbon for it, but unfortunately there is a ribbon line, so no go. Still a nice hat, though. I'm definitely going for a diamond bash.

Dan

 

[Redwoodjedi]

Nice vintage Knox from the 'bay. I have it at Optimo right now being cleaned and blocked, as well as having the brim trimmed to 2 1/4. I wanted a narrower ribbon for it, but unfortunately there is a ribbon line, so no go. Still a nice hat, though. I'm definitely going for a diamond bash.

Dan

Nice! We'll be twins! Mario will be sooo proud. Great lookin' lid by the way.

RJ

 

[Mario]

I have now given it a Diamond Crease or "The Mario" and a little brushin'.

Mamma mia! This is one gorgeous hat, RJ!
:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

And I do love the crease you put in it! Lookin' sharp as a razor!

 

[Aureliano]

Great hat and crease. I've tried to do the diamond but can't make it as nice. Hey Mario, where's that tutorial some of us wanted?

 

[rlk]

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[feltfan]

Nice vintage Knox from the 'bay. I have it at Optimo right now being cleaned and blocked, as well as having the brim trimmed to 2 1/4. I wanted a narrower ribbon for it, but unfortunately there is a ribbon line, so no go. Still a nice hat, though. I'm definitely going for a diamond bash.

Dan

You're having the Cavanagh Edge cut off and a clean and block
done to an apparently clean hat with its vintage block still intact?
Either I misunderstand, or you should go all the way and dye it
brown so it's ready for an Indy crown.

 

[Mario]

Great hat and crease. I've tried to do the diamond but can't make it as nice. Hey Mario, where's that tutorial some of us wanted?

Right. Well, I remember that I ran into some problem along the way...what was that again? Hang on a minute...ah, yes! Now I know! I wanted Katja (my then-girlfriend) to take the photos for the tutorial but just a few days after I came up with that idea we decided to go our separate ways - and I don't have a new photographer yet (so to speak)...

 

[rlk]

You're having the Cavanagh Edge cut off and a clean and block
done to an apparently clean hat with its vintage block still intact?
Either I misunderstand, or you should go all the way and dye it
brown so it's ready for an Indy crown.

The brim would be too narrow for that[huh]

 

[Aureliano]

Right. Well, I remember that I ran into some problem along the way...what was that again? Hang on a minute...ah, yes! Now I know! I wanted Katja (my then-girlfriend) to take the photos for the tutorial but just a few days after I came up with that idea we decided to go our separate ways - and I don't have a new photographer yet (so to speak)...

I'm sure it won't take too long for a new photographer to help you.

 

[Aureliano]

Nice vintage Knox from the 'bay. I have it at Optimo right now being cleaned and blocked, as well as having the brim trimmed to 2 1/4. I wanted a narrower ribbon for it, but unfortunately there is a ribbon line, so no go. Still a nice hat, though. I'm definitely going for a diamond bash.

Dan

You did not ask for my opinion. I'm going to risk it and give it to you anyway.
If I were you, I wouldn't get rid of that cavanagh edge and that superb, "back-in-the-day" crease: It'd be a detrimental loss for the hat.[huh]

 

[Redwoodjedi]

Mamma mia! This is one gorgeous hat, RJ!
:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

And I do love the crease you put in it! Lookin' sharp as a razor!

Thanks Mario! I've been studying your work for a while as you can see. I am happy to show my Diamond Crease skills with confidence thanks to you! You've been a wealth of information for me over the last few months as I, like I said before, share similar taste in hat proportions and shapes as you.

Thanks for leading by example, sir!

RJ

 

[Redwoodjedi]

You did not ask for my opinion. I'm going to risk it and give it to you anyway.
If I were you, I wouldn't get rid of that cavanagh edge and that superb, "back-in-the-day" crease: It'd be a detrimental loss for the hat.[huh]

I have to agree with you on the Cavanagh Edging loss. That would be a travesty. However, I favor the Diamond Bash over a Center Dent simply because it is more conducive to a dramatically raked silhouette which in my beholding eyes is hattery perfection.

To each their own I guess, but I would hate to see that cavanagh lost especially since they are rarer and rarer to come by.

RJ

 

[Aureliano]

I have to agree with you on the Cavanagh Edging loss. That would be a travesty. However, I favor the Diamond Bash over a Center Dent simply because it is more conducive to a dramatically raked silhouette which in my beholding eyes is hattery perfection.

To each their own I guess, but I would hate to see that cavanagh lost especially since they are rarer and rarer to come by.

RJ

I see your point about the crease, and yes, a diamond bash is far more dramatic than the center crease. (I've been trying to replicate Mario's for a while now with little success ) In my opinion the center dent is more perdiod accurate for that hat. In the end it's all a matter of taste.

Maybe you could post a tutorial for the diamond crease! I just tried to do it but cannot get the back point right.

 

[jeffconnors]

Got this home one friday, WOW! what a hat, cav edge super soft felt, holds shape perfect after a little work...Just need to get the ripples out of the hat band and shes good to go

 

[Redwoodjedi]

I see your point about the crease, and yes, a diamond bash is far more dramatic than the center crease. (I've been trying to replicate Mario's for a while now with little success ) In my opinion the center dent is more perdiod accurate for that hat. In the end it's all a matter of taste.

Maybe you could post a tutorial for the diamond crease! I just tried to do it but cannot get the back point right.

I would love to do a tutorial on a Diamond Crease but...I do not have the proper video equipment to do so. Mario??

RJ

 

[Redwoodjedi]

Got this home one friday, WOW! what a hat, cav edge super soft felt, holds shape perfect after a little work...Just need to get the ripples out of the hat band and shes good to go

Man I love that hat!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap Absolutely glorious!

RJ