Vent holes on my VS...

[Rodkins]

Most impressive.

 

[Feraud]

The vent holes look great. Nice job on it.

 

[Tomasso]

For some reason I really want to see this gadget. Guess I'll have to wait until it's patented.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Great job. Now how good do the vent hole work on a hot day?

 

[gtdean48]

NICE work!:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

I really like the vents that Art put in my VS Natural ArtLite.
With the liner out, it makes it almost a year-round wearer, only the really rough August of GA make it not....

I think you can make out the vent in this shot...star pattern above the bow...I can but I know it's there....

 

[Joshbru3]

EXCELLENT job on re-creating a very cool vent hole tool!! Not only does it look great, but you've created the possibility for many people to get features on modern hats that they can not find on vintage. The only vintage vented soft hat that I've ever had in my hands is a Playboy air-light and its just wonderful. I really hope you do wind up selling these. Count me down to buy one!

 

[Rabbit]

You did a FANTASTIC job both on making the device and using it. I'm keen to see this venting thang myself.
Oh and congrats on the vent hole diamond design itself. I like it very much. It's not easy to do a pattern that looks so cool.

 

[masiaka]

Do you know what ID program your Brother-in-Law used? I just so happen to be in engineering (as a student.) No matter the program, if an industrial engineer uses it chances are I should as well.

 

[Aureliano]

Tom, could you post a closeup of your pattern?

 

[hatophile]

Nice job, Ale and very gutsy!

 

[gtdean48]

Tom, could you post a closeup of your pattern?

Will do when I get home this weekend.
Art may have a close up of the pattern in the hat he wore to Mount Eagle for FedFest2....

 

[Link]

I really like the diamond pattern vent holes Ale, you did a great job. Here is a shot of the star pattern Art did on my silvermist VS featherweight.

 

[gtdean48]

.... Here is a shot of the star pattern Art did on my silvermist VS featherweight.
...

That's the one!

 

[randooch]

Nice, Link! Can you detect any difference ventilation-wise?

 

[Link]

I can feel a bit of a breeze at times. This hat is definitely cooler than my others, but it is difficult to determine how much of the difference is due to the vents, the light weight of the felt, or the light color.

 

[Aureliano]

I really like the diamond pattern vent holes Ale, you did a great job. Here is a shot of the star pattern Art did on my silvermist VS featherweight.

Very cool! Thanks guys for all the nice words and your appreciation for what I did

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Ale; You are a brave soul sir. The result turned out grand.

Another vent pattern; I was going thru The American Hatter, p 119 and it shows the Palmetto hat. The hat has a very cool vent hole pattern (2 half cirlces) that you should take a look at. I do not know how to get a copy of the page saved as an image so that I can show it on the thread, so the link is here; http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=3_ZYAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&pg=GBS.RA1-PA9.

Best, Eric -

 

[buler]

I have a Mora derby posted in the derbies thread with that crescent style pattern. Here is a pic.

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[Aureliano]

Ale; You are a brave soul sir. The result turned out grand. Best, Eric -

Thanks, Eric. Here's the photo, the same as buler's. This one looks quite easy to replicate. I've been wondering if I could use my tool on straw hats... I have to get me a cheap, fairly tight weave to experiment...

 

[randooch]

Perhaps the shape of an Aeolian Harp would be possible . . . the music of the wind around one's head . . . I can hear it now!