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WOWZA! There's some flash to put atop your pate! Very nice, Bill!
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Very nice bow. And a great hat!
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Love the hat and really love the ribbon. You found a great decorative ribbon. Is it vintage ribbon or new stock?
Congratulations and a great new lid.
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Vintage from Art Fawcett. I contacted him last week to see if he had anymore. Art said he sold the rest of the roll to one person.
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The bone arrived today. I bought the ribbon from Art (actually Marsha on eBay). I originally was thinking of using it on a boater I have. I went with another ribbon on the boater but liked this ribbon so much I decided it needed a hat. I usually don't like wider ribbons. I tend to stay around 1 1/4" - 1 5/8". I decided to use this bow treatment to show off the fact it is a wider ribbon. The bow is a bit flamboyant but I like it. I had originally thought I would use a navy binding but Carla (my wife) convinced me the bone made the hat much more dressy.
Crown: 6" open (4 1/2" front, 4" back as bashed)
Brim: 2 7/8" bound
Binding: bone
Ribbon: 2" navy
Felt: Beaver
Crown: 6" open (4 1/2" front, 4" back as bashed)
Brim: 2 7/8" bound
Binding: bone
Ribbon: 2" navy
Felt: Beaver
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Really fantastic, Bill. I love it!
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Hi Bill
Love how that turned out.
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Love how that turned out.
Later
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Another new one from Mike Miller. This time a heather Tonak in camel. The ribbon is one I supplied. It's a vintage two tone green with a gold stripe.
Crown: 5 3/4" open (as bashed 4 3/4" front, 4" back)
Brim: 2 3/4" with over welt
Ribbon: 1 1/4"
Crown: 5 3/4" open (as bashed 4 3/4" front, 4" back)
Brim: 2 3/4" with over welt
Ribbon: 1 1/4"
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Very very nice!!
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Super nice heather, @Bill Hughes
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Love everything about your two new hats. Bone is super scary color, worry about anything that gets near it to stain. That heather Tonak might be worth a trip down to Mike's to commission a new hat. Super.
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Classic shape, heather felt; what's not to like? Great hat, Bill. Excellent work from Mike Miller.
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Very nice hat, Bill! I especially like the heathered felt.
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@Bill Hughes yeah, that heathered felt has me dreaming a bit, too.
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Yes, Bone, White even Silverbelly seems to pick up stains even without touching anything.....like a stain magnet. I love Tonak's heathers....great texture without being too fuzzy.
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What are you talking about? I see Eric @Short Balding Guy trimming trees, cooking, and wrestling bears in his light colored Gannons without a mark to show!
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He's a better man than I! I can't even be in the same room as one without getting it dirty......as my wife says it is my one special skill.What are you talking about? I see Eric @Short Balding Guy trimming trees, cooking, and wrestling bears in his light colored Gannons without a mark to show!
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What are you talking about? I see Eric @Short Balding Guy trimming trees, cooking, and wrestling bears in his light colored Gannons without a mark to show!
Ah contrare folks, they do get spots. I do "spot clean them when I offnd their pristine like surfaces. For short me I can wear my hat in the auto, but the dang nabbit door frame I seem to hit at least once a week. As a result a light hat requires some spot clean on the top. I have become swift and mostly adept at removing the offending darkened rubber spot. How about the pine sap on a brim that really took some patience with ice cubes and light sandpaper? Dirt as a result from being knocked off with limbs - strong brush and perhaps spot remover. This happens frequent.
The most wear usually is on the liners from my efforts. My early VS customs are just a satin color as the logo has worn off. The white Gannon liners I am wearing quickly. Why do I change hats during the day - as I would wear a hat out. The sweats need drying, liners spot cleaning and the felt needs a brushing. Wear one hat - I would wear it out quickly.
All in all I wear my hats. I like wearing my hats.
We all become more careful with time and experience keeping our hats out of the dirt that life brings us. I just think back to awkward first days of wearing a big brimmed hat.
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What are you talking about? I see Eric @Short Balding Guy trimming trees, cooking, and wrestling bears in his light colored Gannons without a mark to show!
Yes, but Eric is neat, whereas I'm a pig on a GOOD day. On the other hand, none of my hats look even faintly like any of the "distressed" cowboy hats that are made. Even the one I roofing in, and shoot in, and hike in etc only has a sweat stained ribbon, the felt looks pristine.
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