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Well, it certainly looks great on you! I love Michael's work.
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So do I!
You and @Bill Hughes really liked it!And so do I.
Yep. In my mind it’s the best of all the Gannon’s.
I'm seeing a hint of Periwinkle on my monitor; I guess that'll have to do. Damn nice hat with great proportions!Have yet to wear this Gunsmoke FEPSA Gannon outside the house. Pic does not show the cool blue-purple hues in the Lagoon crown ribbon...
Thanks! I think I have this one taller than most of my other hats, right at 5" at the front pinch.I'm seeing a hint of Periwinkle on my monitor; I guess that'll have to do. Damn nice hat with great proportions!
I had to go back and save these pictures for future reference. Michael said he might be ordering some additional 3.5" flanges..... I sure love how your nutria Gannon turned out Brent. Word has it, your sage is coming soon.My latest Gannon:
This is a 100% nutria fur felt from Sunrise Hat Supply in Berkeley, California. The color is their version of Natural. I received the hat body from Sunrise and immediately noticed that it was a LOT less stiff than my previous two western hat bodies. The unfinished felt gave me great hope for the hat. I sent the felt to Gannon with a request that the crown thickness and feel be made more like a cross between a fedora and a typical western. Michael didn’t have a flange for the 3 1/2” brim that I wanted, so I bought the flange from the Hatters Supply House and had it shipped to Michael. The hat has an open crown of just under 6 1/2 inches and a bound brim width of 3 1/2 inches. The felt is absolutely incredible! It isn’t the clay or putty type that stays wherever you put it, but it’s soft and with gentle pressure you can crease the crown deeply and it’s also pops back to open crown without fuss and without crease lines in the felt. A little steam got it to stay in whatever crease I wanted. Michael chose the ribbon and binding, and I mostly stayed out of his way.
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The felt really does change color depending on the light.
I can’t overstate how happy I am with how the hat turned out. Michael exceeded my already high expectations in every way! For my uses and preferences it’s heads and shoulders better than Winchester’s western beaver felt. This is close to great vintage western felt, and that’s saying something. My concerns are you don’t know what kind of felt you’re going to get from Sunrise until you have it in hand.
I had to go back and save these pictures for future reference. Michael said he might be ordering some additional 3.5" flanges..... I sure love how your nutria Gannon turned out Brent. Word has it, your sage is coming soon.
Did Michael use the Commando ribbon on this one @deadlyhandsome ?
Had this one a while. For those of you tormenting yourselves over color choices here is my Gannon Steel Beaver with Navy ribbon and binding.
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I am sure that will look great. I was considering charcoal ribbon at the time.I really like your color combination. I’ve chosen the steel with a thin charcoal ribbon and bound edge.
Steven
Had this one a while. For those of you tormenting yourselves over color choices here is my Gannon Steel Beaver with Navy ribbon and binding.
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