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[rlk]

Penney's 8-Panel

 

[rlk]

Knox Ventilated Linen 8-Panel

 

[ManofKent]

A lovely pair Robert

 

[mikespens]

A lovely pair Robert

Agree, especially the ventilated Knox. A real Knox-out.

 

[Stuffsmith]

Beautiful, Robert!!!

 

[dh66]

Nice looking caps. That Knox looks ready for a trip to the Keys.

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[seabass]

Great Pair of caps Robert
good to see you !
the Knox is very cool
& the Pennys has a nice whipcord ? type fabric...

 

[Johnny J]

Robert, awesome caps! Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[Chepstow]

Lovely Caps, Robert!

 

[Simonds]

Nice Penny's 8 panel, RLK! I really like that diagonal tweed wool!

 

[GoldenEraFan]

NOS '20s/'30s flat cap

Comparison with a modern "retro styled" newsboy by Worh and Worth.

 

[Stuffsmith]

Looks wonderful on you, GEF! I have a moth eaten one of that exact model, fabric, size(!) that I took apart to make a pattern from (my 'Canuck'). I love the round shape of the front of the crown. I'm glad there's one in good nick floating around out there!


Keith Lo Bue.
Jeweler, Artisan, Stuffsmith.
http://lobue-art.com
http://keithlobue.com

 

[ManofKent]

Lovely vintage cap.

 

[Johnny J]

NOS '20s/'30s flat cap
Comparison with a modern "retro styled" newsboy by Worh and Worth.

Now thats a good size cap!

 

[mikespens]

Excellent and well worn!

 

[dh66]

Looking sharp Golden Era Fan.

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[Stuffsmith]

After receiving Barry Simonds' blessing to take on trying my own hand at making the 1920's Golfer cap (either because I'd originally commissioned him to make one, or because he's a really nice fella - or both), I enlisted the able help of a pattern-maker friend to help nut out the very complex construction of the pleats. I added this info to my French 'L'Aronde' 8 dart pattern, extended the visor to the very large size of the original 1920's Golfer, and - voila! 'Le Golfeur'? This is my first attempt, and there are several fixes on the way - shorter pleats, less pointy darts, etc., but it's pretty close to what I was after.

1930's wool, 1920's kimono silk and linen lining, 1930's Bakelite buttons, leather visor, vintage United Carr snap, half-sweat in hand-dyed leather.



Thanks for the support in letting me go for this, Barry!

 

[Rudie]

Great cap, Keith! We have some incredibly talented cap makers here!

 

[dh66]

Pretty neat cap Keith. Great job on that one.

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[seabass]

Goldenerafan
Great look overall cap & duds
Good find on the time cap-sul

Keith
The precious materials used in your latest
Just make it a great project with excellent results
Love the xl brim dimension
Your keeping busy in a good way.
Simonds is exactly as mentioned a great guy & cap maker