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Beautiful blue DanieleHere I am on the first day a felt hat can be worn
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The summer was long and hot, without interruptions, so I waited to be able to be on the track again.
I was lucky because after my arrival, after a week in the mountains, I found a full-bodied package waiting for me
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Part of my plan to use old felts or unfinished new ones for new hats was there waiting for me
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Recently produced Tonak lovingly curated by Fleur of Penumbra Hats who made it wearable.
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It arrived unlined and with a very banal shape. It has been "combed" and made to be shaped as desired.
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With it came other "experiments" that you will soon find in some thread dedicated to the new hats.
Buona giornata
Gannon
This Royal Coachman by Dobbs… I believe…. was my first hat with a Cavanagh edge and it was for quite some time my goto hat. It is a dark grey felt with blue tones.
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Gannon nutria in natural:
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I thought I would join the stingy brim club today! This one is for Charlie, Joe and Rick.
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Stetson Benchley in mink
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Here I am on the first day a felt hat can be worn
View attachment 365518
The summer was long and hot, without interruptions, so I waited to be able to be on the track again.
I was lucky because after my arrival, after a week in the mountains, I found a full-bodied package waiting for me
View attachment 365519
Part of my plan to use old felts or unfinished new ones for new hats was there waiting for me
View attachment 365520
Recently produced Tonak lovingly curated by Fleur of Penumbra Hats who made it wearable.
View attachment 365521
It arrived unlined and with a very banal shape. It has been "combed" and made to be shaped as desired.
View attachment 365522
With it came other "experiments" that you will soon find in some thread dedicated to the new hats.
Buona giornata
Thanks for sharing this one Jim! It helps get the pointy end of that party hat out of my mind's eye.
Your posts of this powder blue felted Gannon are always a treat. Lovely hat and ribbon work.
Cheers, Eric -
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Previous owner cut the sweat in a couple places, I don't know why. View attachment 365634 View attachment 365636
Resistol 7x, this is my rescue hat as it was squashed nearly flat when it was given to me.
View attachment 365742 New customized 50s RDL going out to a hopefully happy and satisfied customer today. Since I don’t have one this color, sure won’t mind if he sends it back!
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This one was a complete tear down, clean, re-block, reshape using all original parts except for the campaign bow and ribbon.
Insides aren’t mint, but cleaner than it was and the customer stated he wanted the hat in semi-beater condition so he can wear every day without fear of ruining it. View attachment 365752
That is one beautiful Mallory Jim. It gives me similar vibes to my Resistol kitten finish. Which might wait till I go for Cavanagh edge week part Deux to make its appearanceFrom deep in the bowels of 50s-era Cleveland (117th St, to be exact), I join Joe's parade of felted edge hats. Mallory refers to this as a Duplex Edge, and this one was a formidable fifteen simoleans when first purchased.
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Looks like a peach color. Great work, as usual, and I agree on the color…and love the shape too.
Thank you Eric. Fine Panama todayLovely Dobbs. You make a case for these short brimmed hats.
Beautiful RandallView attachment 365742 New customized 50s RDL going out to a hopefully happy and satisfied customer today. Since I don’t have one this color, sure won’t mind if he sends it back!
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This one was a complete tear down, clean, re-block, reshape using all original parts except for the campaign bow and ribbon.
Insides aren’t mint, but cleaner than it was and the customer stated he wanted the hat in semi-beater condition so he can wear every day without fear of ruining it. View attachment 365752
Hey Robert. I just took a screen shot of Fruno’s post then copied it in reply.I've got one of those but I keep it well hidden. Just a question, how did you manage to remove the lettering?
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Actually I'm a 7-1/8~ 7-1/4 depending upon the brand. This one I *REALLY* wanted, so I basically reblocked it using my head lol. I had saturated it with cold water to shape it, I pulled it down on my head where I wanted it and wore it about 4 hours! Now its definitely a custom fit. The previous cuts in the sweat band probably helped to relieve it's stretching.Nice. Are you really a size 7? If so you’re one lucky guy.
I should have thought of that, this hat was actually smaller tham my normal size. I stretched it using my head when I reshaped it, however it was badly misshapen when I received it. I really wanted this hat to work for me because I like how the felt feels.View attachment 365703
It’s a lazy way to loosen the hat and upsize it. Previous owner was probably a size bigger then the hat. Still a nice hat though!