What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Frunobulax]

Is it Whippet Wednesday?

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It is now!

 

[T Jones]

I didn't think about it being Whippet Wednesday today. Here's my Franken-Whippet. It's an Akubra that I put together with materials from a wool Stetson Whippet.

The donor hat. A wool Stetson Whippet that I stripped down for its material:

The Akubra that I put together with all the material I took from the wool Stetson. I blocked this down from a 7 1/2 to a 7 1/4.

Tall straight crown with a Center Dent, and the placement of the wind cord on the bow itself for a little different looking feature. I got the idea from a picture that a Lounger recently posted on another page:

Also patched up this hole that was in the hat. Can't even tell it was ever there:

The material I salvaged from the wool Stetson, including the brim binding. Pictured now in the Akubra:

Me wearing my Franken-Whippet conversion:

Coming up on our 50th. February 14, 1974.

 

[DonR]

I didn't think about it being Whippet Wednesday today. Here's my Franken-Whippet. It's an Akubra that I put together with materials from a wool Stetson Whippet.

The donor hat. A wool Stetson Whippet that I stripped down for its material:


The Akubra that I put together with all the material I took from the wool Stetson. I blocked this down from a 7 1/2 to a 7 1/4.

Tall straight crown with a Center Dent, and the placement of the wind cord on the bow itself for a little different looking feature. I got the idea from a picture that a Lounger recently posted on another page:


Also patched up this hole that was in the hat. Can't even tell it was ever there:

The material I salvaged from the wool Stetson, including the brim binding. Pictured now in the Akubra:

Me wearing my Franken-Whippet conversion:

Coming up on our 50th. February 14, 1974.

That's pretty cool. I wish I had those skills.

 

[T Jones]

That's pretty cool. I wish I had those skills.

Thank you, Don! Much appreciated! Acquiring the skills is easy. Acquiring the patience isn't so easy. Once you master the patience, you master the skills.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Some of the ice is starting to melt in the afternoon sunshine but it’s still only 26 degrees so things are just getting slipperier outside. Stay safe friends!

Knox Superfine Homburg in Midnight Blue today. Homburgs have very much grown on me these last few months.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Stetson Satellite—which turned out to be appropriate for this week’s orbits around my side of earth trying to ship off a few hats. The USPS POs around here are terrible; to put it nicely.

 

[RBH]

Thank you, Don! Much appreciated! Acquiring the skills is easy. Acquiring the patience isn't so easy. Once you master the patience, you master the skills.

That hat has new life now!
Great work on the wind cord. It adds a really unique look to your hat, that type trolley could become your “signature “ on your work.
It looks fantastic on you!
Once again great job!
Congratulations on the upcoming 50my wife and I will celebrate 43 this coming June.

 

[Blare]

Stevens Pace Setter - The Royalist. $7.95 still got you quite a nice hat from Stevens in the 1960s.

 

[Steve1857]

Some of the ice is starting to melt in the afternoon sunshine but it’s still only 26 degrees so things are just getting slipperier outside. Stay safe friends!

Knox Superfine Homburg in Midnight Blue today. Homburgs have very much grown on me these last few months.

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Homburgs have a way of doing that, Nathan. Especially when they're as good as that Knox midnight blue, and as you wear it so well.

Watch out! You'll be getting into Bowlers next

 

[Steve1857]

Stetson Satellite—which turned out to be appropriate for this week’s orbits around my side of earth trying to ship off a few hats. The USPS POs around here are terrible; to put it nicely. View attachment 581108 View attachment 581109 View attachment 581115

Wonderful looking Satellite, Randall.

Looks like a powder blue in colour. Is that so?

 

[The Hatted Professor]

A 1940s Cavanagh Derby originally owned by a Civil Rights attorney

 

[RBH]

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A 1940s Cavanagh Derby originally owned by a Civil Rights attorney

Looking dapper as always there Professor!!
Good to see ya back at this joint!!!

 

[T Jones]

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That hat has new life now!
Great work on the wind cord. It adds a really unique look to your hat, that type trolley could become your “signature “ on your work.
It looks fantastic on you!
Once again great job!
Congratulations on the upcoming 50my wife and I will celebrate 43 this coming June.

Thank you Rusty! I really like the placement of the wind cord on the bow like that. I believe I'll be doing it the same way on more hats. I agree. It's a unique look.

Thank you for the 50th congrats! 43 years is a good long time, too. Congrats to you and your lady as well. My lady and I met when we were 16 and dated all through High School, and a year after we graduated we got married, 2/14/1974.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Homburgs have a way of doing that, Nathan. Especially when they're as good as that Knox midnight blue, and as you wear it so well.

Watch out! You'll be getting into Bowlers next

Thanks Steve! At one time I frowned upon homburgs (on me, not as a general rule), so you might be right and I might come around to wearing bowlers.

Of course, that would be just another reason to wish I had a more space-conscious hobby like vintage socks or something.

 

[hatsRme]

Stetson Satellite—which turned out to be appropriate for this week’s orbits around my side of earth trying to ship off a few hats. The USPS POs around here are terrible; to put it nicely. View attachment 581108 View attachment 581109 View attachment 581115

There’s a Satellite in my orbit, Randall. I need to dig it out. The word “Satellite” was written in pencil on the tag under the sweatband. Prototype, maybe?

Yours is a beauty!

 

[The Hatted Professor]

Looking dapper as always there Professor!!
Good to see ya back at this joint!!!

Thanks Rusty!

 

[moehawk]

Hey all!
Or should I say 'sup dawgs!
1954 Whippet.




Have a great day!

 

[alanfgag]

I didn't think about it being Whippet Wednesday today. Here's my Franken-Whippet. It's an Akubra that I put together with materials from a wool Stetson Whippet.

The donor hat. A wool Stetson Whippet that I stripped down for its material:

The Akubra that I put together with all the material I took from the wool Stetson. I blocked this down from a 7 1/2 to a 7 1/4.

Tall straight crown with a Center Dent, and the placement of the wind cord on the bow itself for a little different looking feature. I got the idea from a picture that a Lounger recently posted on another page:

Also patched up this hole that was in the hat. Can't even tell it was ever there:

The material I salvaged from the wool Stetson, including the brim binding. Pictured now in the Akubra:

Me wearing my Franken-Whippet conversion:

Coming up on our 50th. February 14, 1974.

Mazel tov, Terry!

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A 1940s Cavanagh Derby originally owned by a Civil Rights attorney

Nice to see you Brad.

 

[alanfgag]

The five dollar depression era Playboy was a pretty wonderful design and remains a great wearing hat.

 

[T Jones]

Mazel tov, Terry!

Nice to see you Brad.

Thank you, Alan!