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  1. DarrelMorris

    Show us your Switchblades

    A Protech Godfather that I scrimshawed for a collector recently.
  2. DarrelMorris

    Hat Prices and Quality---Vintage, New and Custom

    OK. I concede this point.
  3. DarrelMorris

    The Complete Guide to suits: 57 Rules of Style

    This is true. That's how I would do it too, but many don't think twice about taking up time and expertise and then going online and buying the item cheaper. Some stores even offer the same item for less online. The poor sales people not only have to compete with other companies but have to...
  4. DarrelMorris

    Sizes For New Hat Blocks

    Yeah. I would love some flanges...and shackle curl tools and...and... Most of what I do I kind of have to figure out how to do it by hand and make do.
  5. DarrelMorris

    Sizes For New Hat Blocks

    I am going to be making a few new hat blocks. What are the 4 most common sizes? One will of course be my size, but I want the rest of them to be as useful as possible.
  7. DarrelMorris

    New (I mean, really new) block!

    Oh OK, that's basically the block I plan on making next.
  8. DarrelMorris

    The Complete Guide to suits: 57 Rules of Style

    Rule #30 ✓ Before buying a suit online, try it on in a store first to make sure the shoulders fit, as sizing varies widely among brands. While I agree that you should try a suit on before buying it, I hope they aren't encouraging people to go into a store to waste the staff's time. Stores...
  9. DarrelMorris

    What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

    Just smoked a Room 101 Daruma.
  10. DarrelMorris

    New (I mean, really new) block!

    Forgive my ignorance, but what is a 52 style block?
  11. DarrelMorris

    New (I mean, really new) block!

    Thank you Mark. I'm planning on making some 6" fedora blocks and will look for better glue this time. Last time I used regular Elmer's Wood Glue.
  13. DarrelMorris

    New (I mean, really new) block!

    They tried for years to find someone to make these hats for them. Everyone they asked said it couldn't be done. What I think they meant was they didn't want to bother trying. I'm just vain, or stupid, enough to see that as a challenge.
  14. DarrelMorris

    Photos of hatters tools

    This is a great thread. It has been very educational.
  15. DarrelMorris

    New (I mean, really new) block!

    These are a couple of the hats that I made with them. I have to make them stiff enough to provide a little protection from sword blows as well. http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s369/DarrelMorris/559915_3647536989359_1302456249_3704355_1191654847_n1_zpseae0350d.jpg
  16. DarrelMorris

    New (I mean, really new) block!

    These are the two that held up. I make a couple of hats per year with these for a local Ren Faire group. The leader of the group had been looking for years for someone to make this hat for them but no one wanted to try. I made up a couple of blocks and now I'm their recommended supplier. I had...
  17. DarrelMorris

    Hat Prices and Quality---Vintage, New and Custom

    There may not be a huge difference in actual quality between an off the rack hat and a custom one, but for me, custom always wins. I like the idea of working with an individual craftsman and getting a more unique product. In my opinion it's a no-brainer when the prices are comparable.
  19. DarrelMorris

    New (I mean, really new) block!

    I can't say anything about mass production techniques but I have made a few blocks. They work just fine but I have had one come apart when the glue separated. I just used wood glue and two of the three are still intact, however, I have only made a couple of hats on each of them because it's a...
  20. DarrelMorris

    Bourbon

    I drink Maker's Mark most of the time but I also love Woodford Reserve. I just recently tried Knob Creek and it was pretty tasty...oh hell, I love them all.:D
  21. DarrelMorris

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Here is the hat I've been wearing most lately. It's something that I made a couple of years ago. I was shooting for something between a bowler and a cowboy hat. I was apprehensive the first few times I wore it, but I like it...
  22. DarrelMorris

    What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

    Two of my all time favorites.
  23. DarrelMorris

    Old "Stetson" from the 20's

    That's a good looking hat. It doesn't look like it's had 35 years of abuse.

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