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[rlk]

That hat is a knock out RLK. I love the combination of the red ribbon again the brown felt. VERY cool.:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Thanks Josh. Unfortunately at 6-7/8 I would have to knock out portions of my skull to wear it.

 

[rlk]

Resistol Double-X Quality OPS Tag

 

[Kaonashi]

LOL, well Im flattered Kaonashi. Having a hat to KILL for is the ULTIMATE hat compliment. LOL. Thanks!

ok, i take out the kidding part then.. BEWARE! ¬¬

 

[Bantam Man]

Bantam Man, thats a great hat. Is the liner tip embroidered?

B

Yes, it is, with a very fine thread.
Where machines available for this, in the 1940s, or could this have been done by hand?

 

[Bantam Man]

I think mid 40s is correct. To my eye, there's something odd about the sweatband stitching on that Week-Ender. I can't help but wonder if that sweatband wasn't removed at some point and put back in without the original (cord) reed. It's also odd the way they punctured the liner. I can understand perforating the felt. But doing that to the liner (especially one as light and porous and attractive as that one) is very strange.

Thanks for your thoughts, Zetwal.

Perhaps other Loungers have Week-enders too? It would be interesting to know whether these other hats have reeded sweats or not.

In fact, the unreeded sweat matches the suppleness of the felt very well. In this, the Week-ender resembles a Borsalino Qualita Speciale I have, which is also a lightweight hat.

 

[jimmy the lid]

I would not rule out mid-40's.

I agree with carouselvic -- I'd go circa 1945.

That is a fabulous find, Bantam Man. Congrats!

 

[jimmy the lid]

joshbru -- very nice lid!

rlk -- that color combo on the Richman is great.


Cheers,
JtL

 

[jimmy the lid]

Perhaps other Loungers have Week-enders too? It would be interesting to know whether these other hats have reeded sweats or not.

johnnyphi sold several early/mid 40's Week-Enders here (no reeded sweats). This one looks very similar to yours.

 

[Alan-Eby]

If I have a custom hat made should I tell the hatter how I wear my hat? I generally wear it pushed back on my head (unless its western) and I think it might change how the hat should be made? Since I'm new at this amazing new world, I'm still learning a lot so lemme know if I'm over thinking this.
I have done a couple hat conversions now, western to fedora-styled and am getting addicted to messing about with all the different possibilities.

 

[rlk]

johnnyphi sold several early/mid 40's Week-Enders here (no reeded sweats). This one looks very similar to yours.

Looks like that mid-40's edge-stitched over the reed cloth.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Looks like that mid-40's edge-stitched over the reed cloth.

Yup.

 

[scottyrocks]

If I have a custom hat made should I tell the hatter how I wear my hat? I generally wear it pushed back on my head (unless its western) and I think it might change how the hat should be made? Since I'm new at this amazing new world, I'm still learning a lot so lemme know if I'm over thinking this.
I have done a couple hat conversions now, western to fedora-styled and am getting addicted to messing about with all the different possibilities.

Any info you give a good hatter is better than less info.

 

[zetwal]

johnnyphi sold several early/mid 40's Week-Enders here (no reeded sweats). This one looks very similar to yours.

JtL, that sweatband on the hat you point to is reeded. The reed is a flexible cord. That's what I'm talking about. Look closely.

 

[jlee562]

If I have a custom hat made should I tell the hatter how I wear my hat? I generally wear it pushed back on my head (unless its western) and I think it might change how the hat should be made? Since I'm new at this amazing new world, I'm still learning a lot so lemme know if I'm over thinking this.
I have done a couple hat conversions now, western to fedora-styled and am getting addicted to messing about with all the different possibilities.

Yes, measure your head wherever you want your hat to sit on your head.

Different hatters have different methods of ensuring a good fit. Art Fawcett will send you a plastic conformer that, well, conforms, to the exact shape of your head, and makes a sweatband from that. John Penman will take a make a paper crown based on your measurements and send it to you to ensure the measurement is correct. My next custom is coming from Black Sheep Hat Works, and Bob, the hatter there, sent me several sweatbands in that were incrementally different in size. I picked the one that fit best and dropped them back in the mail.

 

[carouselvic]

Reed cloth in place

JtL, that sweatband on the hat you point to is reeded. The reed is a flexible cord. That's what I'm talking about. Look closely.

When it's totally in place it looks like this



It is partially visible in the original photo.

 

[azhiker]

Well, these arent new, but they are new as fedoras! I had two western fedoras converted, so they are new to me!

Tan, 5X Stetson Wrangler..

Next hat is a Stetson 30X, 100% beaver El Patron, both hats converted by Henry the Hatter in Detroit City!

 

[Alex]

Next hat is a Stetson 30X, 100% beaver El Patron, both hats converted by Henry the Hatter in Detroit City!

Man that maroonish band really makes that hat look sharp!

 

[jimmy the lid]

JtL, that sweatband on the hat you point to is reeded. The reed is a flexible cord. That's what I'm talking about. Look closely.

Z-man --

I think that we're all talkin' about the same thing. The difference is that I use the term "reeded sweat" to refer to something like this:

I tend not to refer to the sweat as being "reeded" where either reed tape or reed cloth are used. I only use the term to describe a treatment that involves a physical reed. This approach is based upon some of Art Fawcett's feedback in this thread where he describes a treatment using reed tape (pictured below) as "non-reeded."

So, that explains why I referred to the treatment in the Stetson Week-Ender as not having a reeded sweat. But, if I'm missing something here (and I may well be), I'm all ears!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[rlk]

I would only consider cases where the leather is edge sewn directly to the body with no continuous stiffener intervening as un(non)-reeded. The other examples have a filament of some kind in an oval to which the leather band is sewn- in one case only the cloth(casing) is sewn to the hat through the felt completely- in the other both reed and band are edge sewn. When there's a reed cloth or tape it encloses a "reed".

 

[Canadian Cowboy]

Well, these arent new, but they are new as fedoras! I had two western fedoras converted, so they are new to me!

Tan, 5X Stetson Wrangler..

Next hat is a Stetson 30X, 100% beaver El Patron, both hats converted by Henry the Hatter in Detroit City!

Sweet Lid...............