Post New Hats Here!

[grey ghost]

Great hat Dee.....................

they do a nice job......

 

[Tom-n-Perris]

My new Montecristi Panama Hat from Panama Bob and Blocked by Art.

 

[Eduard]

My new "Memphis" custom hat by Major Moore...

WOW, this sure looks great!!!

 

[Eduard]

My new Montecristi Panama Hat from Panama Bob and Blocked by Art.

Very nice looking hat! How many WPI does it have?

 

[Bingles]

Thanks, fellas.

Bingles, check out Bruce Wayne's in this thread.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=31156&page=4
His was chosen by Tiffany at Optimo at some point before I chose mine - without ever having seen his.
As you can see, his is upside-down.

Neat!

 

[ADHD librarian]

Spent $10 today on another op-shop special.
An Akubra Flemington in Graphite Grey. It's bent out of shape, the band is missing, it's a fraction tight on me and due to dust and dirt I am not 100% sure on the colour (it could be a very faded navy) but I think I can make it into a nice hat.

I'll go for a grosgrain double bow, rather than get a replacment leather band for it. Don't know what colour yet (depends what colour the hat is when it gets a clean up).
That and a rebash should be all it needs. Oh, an a slight stretch which I should get just by ramming it on my head for a day or two as it is a 58, whereas I usually buy a 59 and have to shrink the band a little.

Pictures to follow...

 

[Eduard]

a invaluable girl with her $18 Cuenca hat lol

 

[grey ghost]

WOW.........

The hats nice to.....hehe

 

[kaosharper1]

Christy Adventurer

Just a few days ago while wandering the boards over at COW for the first time, I came across a thread about the 'Adventurer', a genuine fur felt fedora made for the English firm Christys.


The rabbit fur felt of this hat is far thinner than the stiff wool of the DP, and I understand it's also thinner and floppier than some other popular hats like the Akubras. The brim nonetheless snaps down nicely. The hat is supplied open crown with a strongly flanged brim. This is not a heavy-duty hat like the Akubras but will certainly serve me well until I can raid a few gold coins for something more top of the line!

Two Gun: Would you say this lighter felt might be good in warmer weather than an Akubra? Having just moved to Southern California from Massachusetts I thought that my hat wearing pattern would change a little and maybe I should get some lighter felts.

 

[Big Man]

WOW.........

The hats nice to.....hehe

Hat? What hat? Did I miss something?

Oh yeah, when I look closely there really is a hat there.

 

[GWD]

New Stratoliner

I noticed that this ribbon is a little different than most other strats I've found here.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Looks pristine, GWD. Nice!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[frijoli]

a invaluable girl with her $18 Cuenca hat lol

I'll have one of those!

 

[ADHD librarian]

I'll have one of those!

an invaluable girl or an $18 hat?

 

[frijoli]

an invaluable girl or an $18 hat?

YES!

 

[Beowulf67]

There is no way to compete with Eduard's post :eusa_clap but here's the hat I just won off Ebay. I started a thread about it here.

And here's a cap I picked up at Burlington Coat Factory:

 

[BobC]

I noticed that this ribbon is a little different than most other strats I've found here.

That's a beauty, GWD. I'm amazed at how you manage to find these treasures. It's probably a good thing that I don't find them.

 

[Dinerman]

This is on its way.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

This is on its way.

This looks like a cool project - what are your plans for it?

I've been picking up a few that need attention lately and having fun cleaning, resizing, making ribbons or bands, etc. And some I just like as beaters with lots of character. Got a couple coming that may be able to turn into Clint Eastwood flat brim westerns with a little luck...

 

[Dinerman]

This looks like a cool project - what are your plans for it?

Steam it back into shape, wear it as is. It's not every day you run across a western that's that old. I'm not going to change a thing.