Vent holes on my VS...

[RBH]

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...

I have a new straw Stetson Whippet.... what do you think?????

Im game if you are!

 

[Aureliano]

Keep it in subject, Randall [bad] lol

 

[randooch]

Keep it in subject, Randall [bad] lol

Whimsy aside, I think the shape of a treble clef or, better yet, a bass clef, might be popular, especially among musicians.

 

[Aureliano]

Whimsy aside, I think the shape of a treble clef or, better yet, a bass clef, might be popular, especially among musicians.

Now we're talking! great idea!

 

[Aureliano]

I have a new straw Stetson Whippet.... what do you think?????

Im game if you are!

I'm up, Rusty, but what if I ruin your hat? It'd be my first ever attempt in straw.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Ale; Do not think of it as ruining a hat, but rather of making big vent holes. Really big vent holes.

Kidding aside, if the venting works, I would love vents in my straw Stetson Whippet. I picked it up on the many reccomondations I read on the forum, but my preference would be for it to have more ventilation.

Another straw whippet awaits, Eric -

 

[RBH]

I'm up, Rusty, but what if I ruin your hat? It'd be my first ever attempt in straw.

Dont think it would be ruined.
If it dont work we just wont ever do it again!!!

 

[Aureliano]

Dont think it would be ruined.
If it dont work we just wont ever do it again!!!

All right then!

 

[Feraud]

I'm trying The cool thing is that with a tad more tweaking, I could make any pattern imaginable... back to the drawing table!

You are going to have a long queue of Loungers beating a path to your door with hats in hand.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Just caught up to this thread.

Absolutely beautiful job, Ale! Looks fantastic. Well done!!! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Cliffnopus]

I also can't believe that that small a pattern of tiny holes does anything but give the perception of cooling. But that's just me.

Cliff

 

[alanfgag]

Cool is always a perception.

 

[Aureliano]

You are going to have a long queue of Loungers beating a path to your door with hats in hand.

Oh oh! lol

Just caught up to this thread.

Absolutely beautiful job, Ale! Looks fantastic. Well done!!! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Thanks, Jimmy. Your stetson inspired me to get this done!

 

[Aureliano]

As for the holes in the top of the crown, doesn't your head get wet when it rains? Sort of defeats the purpose IMO. [huh]

Not my head. When it rains, or there's rain in the forecast, I bring an umbrella whether wearing straw or felt . I also doubt that much water would be able to pass through less or 1mm holes.[huh]

 

[Aureliano]

Cool is always a perception.

:eusa_clap

 

[jimmy the lid]

Here's another thread that may be of interest: Vintage Ventilation

 

[Aureliano]

Excellent thread, Jimmy! I borrowed some of its pictures, hope you don't mind.
This Dobbs vents would be a piece of cake to replicate using my tool.

Rusty, Spencer posted this straws (they might be shantung...) I guess it is doable, huh?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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Back in 2007, I added diamond ventilation holes to my '30s Stetson Bantam. Made a template of the hole pattern; used it to mark the holes onto the hat; used a Dremel drill with a very small bit; and then very lightly sanded the felt around and in the new holes.


It takes a steady hand and some practice, but it works. If you do it right and the felt is thin enough, the holes don't close back up.


Not as nice-looking as Aureliano's results, but decent. Here's how it turned out:

 

[Aureliano]

Silly question, Marc. Did you do it on both sides of the hat? from ads and pictures, they always just show the side of the bow...

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Silly question, Marc. Did you do it on both sides of the hat? from ads and pictures, they always just show the side of the bow...

Yes, and here's why: on the vintage hats that I've seen in person, the side vents were always on both sides.