What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[alanfgag]

Nice!

Thanks Terry... I enjoyed the nutria you are working on too.

 

[T Jones]

Actually cool here with the breeze, so I grabbed the pecan NW Hats fedora to go grocery shopping, then walked out without my keys. Chilling in the garden, waiting for some keys...
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Yup! If I had four thumbs I would give that hat a four thumbs up approval! Since I don't, I'll crack open a cold one and drink a beer in its honor!

 

[T Jones]

Thanks Terry... I enjoyed the nutria you are working on too.

Thank you Alan. Just needs a little more tweaking.

 

[T Jones]

A side view of the Nutria for another perspective on the proportions of the hat...

 

[Desert dog]

Just a quick wearing to confirm fit. Both need a little tweaking to the brim, but I’ll probably leave the creases as is (for now).

D-Bar-J Hat Company 5X.

Rand’s Custom Hatters 8X.

A big thanks to Steve (@mayserwegener) for the taking care of the logistics!

A lot of nice felt there! What a great score! Came out of that one smelling like a rose [emoji2].

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[steur]

1930s Dobbs "Cross-country"

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1930s Dobbs "Cross-country"

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That is just about the perfect shape. Wonderful hat, Justin.

 

[steur]

Gannon in Bone and Rust

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Superb, Rodolfo!

 

[steur]

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Felt in the summer? Absolutely, I was getting bored of straw. Here's pics of the young lounger that has weak selfie game (Justin has me beat). Mallory Ten today. Hope everyone's recovered from labor day weekend! Lord give us the cool fall weather soon..

Selfies can be improved (although I don't see anything wrong), but the hats won't get much better than that!

 

[BobHufford]

A lot of nice felt there! What a great score! Came out of that one smelling like a rose [emoji2].

Thanks Dd! When I saw the hat box from D-Bar-J (20" x 20" x 10") on the porch I knew there had to be a lot of hat in there. I don't know how @Joao Encarnado stores these things!

 

[steur]

Mayser "Spezial" possibly mid 1950s.

Another fine hat, Steve. Colours, shape and proportions are all spot on.

 

[Redfokker]

Our warm days are headed downward... 88, 84, then 70s and some rain in the forecast. So, more straw while we can! (Although it is quite cool in the morning now).

Beater modern parabuntal with a poly fleece jacket? Sure!

Hello old friends
Just wanted to pop in to say hi

I see some new faces recently... welcome gents

I just happen to be wearing my Gannon Outlaw for the past week or so ... so why not include a photo

Hope you are all well and ready to welcome felt weather back soon

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Hello old friends
Just wanted to pop in to say hi

I see some new faces recently... welcome gents

I just happen to be wearing my Gannon Outlaw for the past week or so ... so why not include a photo

Hope you are all well and ready to welcome felt weather back soon

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So good to see you Ant! Way to make a comeback. Love the brim curl on that Gannon.

 

[Redfokker]

A wee window of warmth remains. I am all over it.

Showpiece Alan. Love that liner.

 

[steur]

Here's the Stetson Nutria I was working on. I'm not doing anything special with it. Just sizing it up. A buddy of mine gave it to me a couple a couple of years ago. I'm not exactly happy with the way it turned out. The hat is soft felt plus the brim has a weak spot in the back which made it hard to work with. It's an old faded out tan hat, probably late '40s to very early '50s. The brim also made the ribbon difficult to work with as well. I actually had to reblock this thing twice, and reflange it three times. I'm going to buy some hat stiffener and apply it to the brim and see if that will give it some support. I still have some tweaking to do on it. It's very similar looking to the Resistol Tan Bark longhair I did a few weeks ago, only lighter in color. Once I get everything tweaked up I think I can get it pretty much taken care of, aside from some of the weaknesses in the felt. It'll still have plenty of life when I'm finished. Tall straight crown, 2 3/4 brim, and an 1 1/2 contrasting ribbon

Looks good to me, Terry. Somehow it's kind of reassuring that it's not all plain sailing with these conversions (makes you human - and not a wizard- after all).

 

[Redfokker]

Just a quick wearing to confirm fit. Both need a little tweaking to the brim, but I’ll probably leave the creases as is (for now).

D-Bar-J Hat Company 5X.

Rand’s Custom Hatters 8X.

A big thanks to Steve (@mayserwegener) for the taking care of the logistics!

Two light colored beauties Bob. You can see how nice the felt is even in a photograph of that Rand.

 

[steur]

Actually cool here with the breeze, so I grabbed the pecan NW Hats fedora to go grocery shopping, then walked out without my keys. Chilling in the garden, waiting for some keys...
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Fantastic, Doug. Love that shape and the colours.

 

[steur]

A wee window of warmth remains. I am all over it.

Exquisite!

 

[Tukwila]

Yup! If I had four thumbs I would give that hat a four thumbs up approval! Since I don't, I'll crack open a cold one and drink a beer in its honor!

Thanks, Terry. I just smoked some brats on the Traeger grill. That would go well with a brewski, no?

 

[Redfokker]

A side view of the Nutria for another perspective on the proportions of the hat...

Yesss! I like that profile.

 

[steur]

Heavy rain today. Only popped out when it stopped for a little while. One of the prodigals (why don't I wear this one more often?):
Borsalino Caffe

 

[BobHufford]

Two light colored beauties Bob. You can see how nice the felt is even in a photograph of that Rand.

Thanks Mike! The D-Bar-J is nice, but the Rand is so much nicer (although I suppose you would expect it to be so given the level and price when new). BTW, it was 20% cheaper than the D-Bar-J when the auction dust settled. Bidders paid twice what I paid for the Rand for a straw Stetson.