What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Redfokker]

Lift rain and cooler temps call for the O’Farrell.

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Sure looks good with a little rain on it, shows how the brim is supposed to work for you. Love your hat bands.

 

[Tukwila]

Here they are.

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I can tell it fits you better now. Great job by your hatter, Ignacio.

 

[Redfokker]

Let me know if you want to meet for lunch, Mike! we could hit Mazatlan again or someplace else.

Your '42 Rose Bowl hat would work well, too, for a trip to the Aviation Museum.... John Penman makes a Hughes fedora and presented one to the museum. I wonder if it's on display there...

http://www.penmanhats.com/mens-hats.html

We will be on the run today. One of the wife's requirements will be a trip to her shoe store along with my time at the museum. We will wave as we fly by! We do need to meet for lunch soon though. I'll look for the Penman.

 

[Tukwila]

Lift rain and cooler temps call for the O’Farrell.

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Excellent, Bob. I love your beaded hat bands!

 

[Desert dog]

Great looking hat Bob! The beaded band is really nice! Goes good with the hat.

Lift rain and cooler temps call for the O’Farrell.

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[Desert dog]

The wife surprised me with tickets to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville OR this morning. Apparently, today is National Museum Day. There was a promotion online to download free tickets to participating museums all around the country. One of the most expensive was the Air Museum so that was the best deal (gotta love her finding a "deal"), so road trip! Since I will be in the presence of the Hughes Flying Boat (never call it the "Spruce Goose", Howard hated that name), I researched the hat that he wore in the promotional photos. It looks like a Whippet, wide brim binding and a substantial ribbon. So my hat choice today is my Granite Whippet Clone by Mike Miller. I'll be in @Tukwila country but probably won't be able to meet up. Should be a fun day.

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Beautiful hat! I think that would make Howard jealous. Have fun!

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Terry I don't know the nature of your problem but don't do it. Been there, done that with a neurosurgeon also. Odds for a successful surgery are very low. PM me if you want to talk about your specifics.

Ditto:
1/3 get better, 1/3 stay the same, 1/3 get worse!! per every spine guy i ever saw!
100% pay!!
B

 

[Tukwila]

I've been lucky with physical therapy exercises for my back pain, but this neck of mine sucks. I wake up every day with a stiff neck so bad I can hardly move it. It's a Rice Krispies neck: Snap! Crackle! Pop!

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Railbird

Have a great weekend


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Richard: nice very nice!!
Any way to get a closeup pic of the ribbon treatment if you have a chance?
B

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Today I am wearing the Hufvud that arrived without trouble from Sweden to Mexico City.
It had a different-colored ribbon when it got here, but Mikael sent me an extra ribbon in the box the hat arrived in, and I liked this one better, so I had Ignacio replace it.

The first picture is of the box the hat arrived in. It is very well designed to preserve the hat, but I wish I had an Hufvud box to keep the hat in, like the ones Optimo and VS provide. Mikael sends a nice cloth dust cover instead.

I gave Mikael my size as 58.7, and he sent me a size 59. It was too big, so I asked Ignacio to conform it to my head.
Now that it fits perfectly, I am much happier with it. [emoji5]

As I told Brent by PM, I really like the shape, proportions and color. The leather sweatband and its markings are beautiful. The quality of the craftsmanship itself looks very good to me, although I know I am no expert.

I had never had a rabbit/hare blend felt in my hands before. It is soft and looks nice from a distance, but it feels a little coarse to the touch, and is difficult for me to shape even with steam, again probably because I am no expert.

I must say I feel there is a disparity between the design and quality of Mikael's work and the quality of the felt he has to work with.
It is as if Willi Geller, the famous dental ceramist, had to make crowns with Ceramco porcelain, not Vita porcelain.

I am still very happy with the way it looks on me.

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[Knotten]

‘50s Knox Westlite today.

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Here are both hats side by side. I had the grey expanded yesterday.

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This is interesting Doc!!
How much if any brim did you lose with the expansion??
B

 

[Wyldkarma]

Akubra today.....cloudy with a chance of rain.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

This is interesting Doc!!
How much if any brim did you lose with the expansion??
B

None that I noticed. You can tell how little was needed by looking at the sweatband patch. Amazing such a small ammount makes so much difference.

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[Chamuco]

Silverbelly ans Navy Gannon

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[Chamuco]

"Red" Blackcherry Gannon

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[Eyeofsauron]

"Red" Blackcherry Gannon

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Love the colors.

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[Frunobulax]

Fall is here. It really cooled off last night and finally feels as if the season is changing.

Mallory Dallas for Saturday errands.

Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

4X Resistol Tycoon in granite gray:

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[Wyldkarma]

4X Resistol Tycoon in granite gray:

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perfect fit Brent. Good lookin' Resistol