Funny you should say that bb. It so happens I live in a historic neighborhood in Knoxville called Happy Holler. I don't have a horse though. If I did I'd be learning how to make saddles.
Great pun Brent. Also the same thing most of my friends have told me. Too many irons in the fire. I've told them I have a simple solution. Build a bigger fire.
I don't have the room or the inclination to have the big machinery. As with my hat making, I prefer to do most things by hand. Hey, next time you see all that beautiful steel lying around your shop, think about the Phoenix Hat Company barter program. I'll be starting with mostly 1084 and 1095...
My apologies, in advance, for this little bit of rambling that has nothing to do with hats. It all started with Dogman's question about the things I don't do. Which, of course, got me thinking about the things I haven't done, but want to do. Which, in turn, got me thinking about blacksmithing...
Vintage Franklin hot foil imprinter with 36pt (on 18pt body) Bel Air monogram set. It comes with 2 single line type holders for 18pt type. I've used this machine to customize my sweatbands since I first started making hats and it's never let me down. Price is $450 plus the actual cost of...
It looks great milandro. I'm not much of a hat block maker, but these oval flat tops are relatively simple. I may regret using select pine instead of poplar, but I don't expect these blocks to get a lot of heavy use.
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