Photos of hatters tools

[buler]

My Jiffy steamer is my most frequently used hat purchase. Great tool. One heads up... if your hat shop is a movable affair (my favorite place to work is the kitchen counter) and you walk up and down stairs carrying a filled Jiffy steamer, remember that the water bottle is not attached. I had not calculated the gravity of 128 ozs. of water in a hard polypropylene container in a five foot free fall onto one's foot. It hurts.

Ouch! Alan, you're lucky you don't have the old one I have with the glass water bottle!

B

 

[Joshbru3]

Ouch! Alan, you're lucky you don't have the old one I have with the glass water bottle!

B

+1, I was just thinking the same thing!

Also lucky it was just the plastic bottle and not the steamer itself!! Ouch!

Feel better, Alan!!

 

[Joshbru3]

I thought I would toss this in this thread as well for reference.......

I CAN'T believe I was just able to snag this late 1800's/early 1900's C.W.T. Handy Hat Ventilator!!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/351007110377?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649






I can finally add vent holes to those lightweight summer felts!!

 

[Miamibruno]

That ventilator is sooooo cool, Josh. Nice.

Quick question. Where can I get a decent sweatband? I've bought from Leko, but I was hoping for better. Any thoughts? (I'm sure there is a thread somewhere - I found a few not so useful ones - but I can't find it).

 

[mayserwegener]

Josh, Super! Look forward to seeing it in action!

 

[Joshbru3]

That ventilator is sooooo cool, Josh. Nice.

Quick question. Where can I get a decent sweatband? I've bought from Leko, but I was hoping for better. Any thoughts? (I'm sure there is a thread somewhere - I found a few not so useful ones - but I can't find it).

Thanks!

There are a couple threads dedicated to finding distributors of replacement sweatbands, but to be honest....most replacement sweatbands I see I do not like. I was buying VERY high quality natural sweatbands from Panama Bobs ebay store for a while, but it appears he has ran out. I can't stand that gold stripe that most sweatband manufactures tend to use and the black dye paired with high gloss finish that is used on most of them is too cheezy looking for my liking.

There is a sweatband manufacture in New York that is suppose to have pretty nice sweatbands. I'm not sure of the name, but its listed on the lounge somewhere. They still employ that gold stripe and black finish, but they might possibly custom make some to your liking.

Here is a blog I found that lists the 3 qualities offered as a standard offering.

http://trulyhats.blogspot.com/2013/02/leather-sweatbands-choices-choices.html

 

[Joshbru3]

Josh, Super! Look forward to seeing it in action!

Thanks, Steve!! I can't wait to use it! I will post some pictures when I do

 

[Mr.Astor]

Get in touch with JW Hats in Utah, he has 3 different widths albeit with the gold stripe at the edge but he has 4 colors. You will not deal with a finer gentleman than JW. Roan unreeded the guy in New York he has nice one's real soft similar to the older Borsolino's You have too catch him on the right day.

 

[Miamibruno]

Josh, Mr. Astor,

Thanks, I will check out these two sources. It's tough to get nice ones. I know my local hatter gets nice ones - he put one in my Cavanagh refurb - but he won't give me the source. Alas.

 

[John Galt]

You will be pleased with the quality of JW's sweatbands. They are top notch - very soft & durable, and cut to flare to your head shape. Better by far than those generally available, and a good price to boot. The best part is that he's got no minimum order, so you don't have to order a gross to get a great sweatband.

 

[humanshoes]

Brim Sanding Table

Had a difficult time, to say the least, pouncing the underside of the brim on my first hat build. Thanks to the pictures and ideas gleaned from the generous folks here on the lounge I believe I have my problem solved. A very short amount of time in the shop with a jig saw to cut out the oval and a drill for the holes to mount this on my homemade flange stand and, voila! I gotta tell you, I'm having a blast building these hatter's tools and may even find time to make another hat or two. Next project will be a brim shackle to put a perfect homburg curl in a hat brim. Pictures will be forthcoming.

 

[John Galt]

Your full size photo links were broken on Tapatalk, but ok on web view. Looks good for pouncing & ironing. Can't wait to see your next project.

 

[John Galt]

Finally got a legit antique hatter's spinner at a decent price. I've built a couple from candle holders and converted a heavy block style millinery one to a pretty close match, but I can't wait to get the real deal for comparison & dimensions.

 

[John Galt]

Bought three of these. I plan to make some foot tollikers with them and some hickory cabinet leftovers. They won't be antique, but they'll "feel" antique & work well, I think.

Will post photos when I've got them done.

 

[Hatter4]

John: Congratulations on finding your antique spinner. Spinners came in different heights. The circumference was always the same. Here are pictures of my spinners --the one is my tallest and it is referred to as a bell-shaped spinner.

 

[Hatter4]

John: Also congratulations on you finally finding an old rounding jack. Of all my rounding jacks, this one is the biggest. Thought you might find it interesting.

 

[Hatter4]

Humanshoes, you do nice work.looks very good.

 

[OT1899]

I thought I would toss this in this thread as well for reference.......

Congrats! This is way cool. Great find! Are the punches the same? Do they have a solid tip or a hollow circular cutting tip? Can you post more pics?

 

[Miamibruno]

Thanks, JG. I'll get in touch with him Monday. I'll let you know how it goes.

Humanshoes - that is some beautiful work. What kind of wood do you use?

Hatter - what I love about your tools is that they are works of art all by themselves. It's great just looking at them. Thanks.

 

[humanshoes]

Thanks JG and Hatter4. Your photos and continued sharing of knowledge have inspired me to build better tools. Thank you, too, Miamibruno, used pine for the sander top and poplar for the flange stand. A simple and quick build. Quick question, fellas. Will shellac, as a finish for this sanding table, stand up to the steam and heat?