What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[steur]

Thank you Stefan. Quite a nice line up of US hats you had today.

Thanks, Joe!

 

[Blare]

Lee Black Label

 

[The Shoe]

Very nice, Gary. The Habig especially.

Thank you, Stefan.
Despite my description, the Habig is clearly a much nicer hat than the pork pie. What brings it down in my estimation is the extra sweat/sizing tape stuck on the sweatband by the previous owner. I’ve left it on there as i) when I started to take it off, it was clear it was going to make a mess of the leather, and ii) it’s actually a better size for me with it in.
Still, I did get this one pretty cheaply.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Resistol Milan:

I’m standing in front of a 1952 Henry J. Corsair. This is the last car my father-in-law restored before he died several years ago. Until I married into the family I had never heard of the Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Company.

He had a dozzen or so vintage cars, but they were all Kaiser-Frazers and didn’t sell for as much as I had hoped for his wife. They were the “Champ” brand of cars looking to undercut the big players. My father-in-law worked at his father’s Kaiser-Frazer car dealership after The War. These cars were a big part of his life but none of his children wanted or had room for them...kind of like my hats when I’m gone.

 

[DaveProc]

Moonstone Campdraft tonight

 

[Yahoody]

The new hat today, 7x with a 5" brim, six inch crown, as originally ordered. It showed up pretty mis-shaped in the too small of box. Took me a couple of hours with all the tools to get it sorted. Sometimes even simple is difficult to get right.

 

[Jacora]

So my first Fedora was a Stylemaster in carbon grey. Never wore it much because I decided I wanted a bigger brim and didn't care for the color. Recently tried to "jazz it up" (yeah, I'm a musician) with a paisley ribbon that's actually a necktie! (Purists feel free to groan). This is the result:

 

[jonesy86]

Somebody had Black Sheep Hat Works put a soft brim, nice leather sweat band, and ribbon on a fine old Dobbs Mylan, then mailed it to me. Nice Guy!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

WOW! Man, that’s FANTASTIC

Thanks sir. It is a fun hatt to wear.

That is a fabulous color! What a hat!

Thanks Dave.

Very nice color, with that ribbon it almost looks like black cherry on my screen.

Thanks sir. The hat is very dark inky blue. The sunlight changes the hue.

A Borsalino Misto hat: no serious hat collection can do without one. That's a prime example there, Eric.


Another wonderful one, Eric.

Thanks sir.

Epic!

Thanks for the compliment. I do enjoy this homburg and need to wear it more often.

Somebody had Black Sheep Hat Works put a soft brim, nice leather sweat band, and ribbon on a fine old Dobbs Mylan, then mailed it to me. Nice Guy!
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Wow, cool fedora. Congrats.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Resistol Milan:

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I’m standing in front of a 1952 Henry J. Corsair. This is the last car my father-in-law restored before he died several years ago. Until I married into the family I had never heard of the Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Company.

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He had a dozzen or so vintage cars, but they were all Kaiser-Frazers and didn’t sell for as much as I had hoped for his wife. They were the “Champ” brand of cars looking to undercut the big players. My father-in-law worked at his father’s Kaiser-Frazer car dealership after The War. These cars were a big part of his life but none of his children wanted or had room for them...kind of like my hats when I’m gone.

The car is just terrific! Love the KF "Champ."

 

[Gobi]

You can see in the last two pics that the felt does not come down to the end of the block. I left about 3/8" of bare block to fit into the hole of the 3/8" plywood. The next step is to iron the brim flat. This brim I will cut to 2 7/8" width and flange on a vintage flange to make my version of an Indy fedora (no dimensional brim though). I like using this device to trim the brim as the block sits solid in the hole and the block stays more stationary while the brim is being cut. I have better success using this method. I have to recut this flat flange on a better piece of ply. This is for a 61cm block and I cut it as an experiment.

Hey all, took my lucky Polish made cap for a bike ride this morning.
IMG_6235 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6236 by Michael A2012, on Flickr

9-29-2020 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr
I call it lucky because this turned up during the ride.
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20.75 lb hen of the woods. Oh boy.

Have a good day,
Michael

Holy cow that's a huge hen!
So far my main hen spots havent produced yet this year. I just used up the last frozen hens from last year so I gotta find some soon. Always batteling daylight this time of year. There ain't much after work. Found a nice bunch of elm caps tonight but that's about it.

 

[1967Cougar390]

Resistol Milan:

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I’m standing in front of a 1952 Henry J. Corsair. This is the last car my father-in-law restored before he died several years ago. Until I married into the family I had never heard of the Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Company.

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He had a dozzen or so vintage cars, but they were all Kaiser-Frazers and didn’t sell for as much as I had hoped for his wife. They were the “Champ” brand of cars looking to undercut the big players. My father-in-law worked at his father’s Kaiser-Frazer car dealership after The War. These cars were a big part of his life but none of his children wanted or had room for them...kind of like my hats when I’m gone.

Brent your car is very cool. Hats and cars what more could a person ask for!

Steven

 

[Blare]

Somebody had Black Sheep Hat Works put a soft brim, nice leather sweat band, and ribbon on a fine old Dobbs Mylan, then mailed it to me. Nice Guy!
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Fantastic

 

[Michael A]

Looking good Michael. I love the cap, who it the maker?

Thanks Dave. The cap has a full label in it of materials and price, but it has no maker's name on it. It sole for 58 of whatever currency it sold in. Ha ha.

Good luck indeed, and good to see you Michael. Been thinking about you. Enjoy!

Thanks Alan. I kind of got out of the photo taking habit when my selfie arm was out of commission. That and the fact that it was too hot to wear anything but shorts and a ventilated cap.

Good to see you around again, Michael. That's quite the find (like I know what I'm looking at).


The rain didn't stop you, Johnny. That is a great colour; very versatile.

Thanks Stefan. I could see how with that fine hat collection of yours you wouldn't know what a lowly wool cap is. Ha ha.

We're not finished with the American hats (not by a long shot). Let's continue.
Adam Continental
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Champ
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Resistol Majestic

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Dobbs Twenty
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All great American hats. Loving the Adam particularly.

Holy cow that's a huge hen!
So far my main hen spots havent produced yet this year. I just used up the last frozen hens from last year so I gotta find some soon. Always batteling daylight this time of year. There ain't much after work. Found a nice bunch of elm caps tonight but that's about it.

Yes, it is. Being retired daylight isn't in short supply for me. Too bad they don't glow in the dark like Jack-o-Lanterns. I found a couple of smaller ones yesterday, too. And a small chicken of the woods.

Thanks all,
Michael

 

[Michael A]

Unknown maker for the morning. Wind will be blowing it off of my head in a few minutes as it's supposed to gust above 40 mph today.
IMG_6268 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
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Have a good day,
Michael

 

[Lance Allen]

Somebody had Black Sheep Hat Works put a soft brim, nice leather sweat band, and ribbon on a fine old Dobbs Mylan, then mailed it to me. Nice Guy!
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Love the colors!

Unknown maker for the morning. Wind will be blowing it off of my head in a few minutes as it's supposed to gust above 40 mph today.
IMG_6268 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6254 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
9-30-2020 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Have a good day,
Michael

Looks great. You wear it well!

 

[fabiovenhorst]

Borsalino Feather Weight

 

[Lance Allen]

I like blue and I like the colors in this fun hat. Feel a little silly posting a hat like this with all these manly hats and dapper dudes.

 

[DaveProc]

I like blue and I like the colors in this fun hat. Feel a little silly posting a hat like this with all these manly hats and dapper dudes.
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No reason to feel silly, sit back and enjoy the lounge. You are among friends. Just be careful, this site can cause unexpected strain on your bank account if you're not careful LOL

 

[Blare]

I like blue and I like the colors in this fun hat. Feel a little silly posting a hat like this with all these manly hats and dapper dudes.
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No reason to feel silly, sit back and enjoy the lounge. You are among friends. Just be careful, this site can cause unexpected strain on your bank account if you're not careful LOL

Lance... Dave is correct on both accounts.

on the second....