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"Toffee" Optimo Signature Line

MK

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Computers and monitors greatly effect the color of photographs....but I LOVE the color I am seeing in Fedoras hat. That brown looks sweet!

How much was that Optimo Zohar? Is Graham charging more for this process?
 

Andykev

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Originally posted by MK
Computers and monitors greatly effect the color of photographs..

* I AGREE *

..but I LOVE the color I am seeing in Fedoras hat. That brown looks sweet!

* Does it look like my vintage Mac Laughlan Silver Beaver I showed you at Arts? The buttery soft one with the rich coco color? *

 

Fedora

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Graham told me to treat it like hell, to see how the preblocking in conjunction with the beaver felt will hold up.


I am really, really interested in this. If it works, we need to send spies up to see exactly what it is. Keep us posted. regards, Fedora
 

Nathan Flowers

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Originally posted by Fedora
I am really, really interested in this. If it works, we need to send spies up to see exactly what it is. Keep us posted. regards, Fedora

I am probably going up there on February 4-6. I'll try to find out what it is.

Originally posted by MK
Computers and monitors greatly effect the color of photographs....but I LOVE the color I am seeing in Fedoras hat. That brown looks sweet!

How much was that Optimo Zohar? Is Graham charging more for this process?

This felt is $600, and I don't think the preblocking costs any more. It's really dependent on whether he has the block you want made for the preblocker yet. Apparently he had to spend a bunch of money on new blocks to work with the preblocker. He has mostly low crowned blocks that work with it right now, but he just got in one high crowned block in my size (7 5/8), and decided to use that on it.
 

MK

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$600!!!:eek:

Geeees! I thought $400+ was rich for my blood.


Optimo makes the best of new hats......but as long as I can find great vintage hats, I can't see myself dishing out that kind of money.

I will say that your new hat looks marvelous though. I truely beautiful lid. I look forward to hearing more about this "preblocking" and how it holds up.
 

SHARPETOYS

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Nathan,
What i have learned is you really can't tell the Quality of a Felt hat from pictures.
You gotta have the hat in hand to truly judge the hat.

I have ordered several hats from pictures and they looked good.

Most were sent back as they were junk!

So a picture isn't worth a thousand words.

I've learned who to buy from and whom not to buy from.
I know i enjoy all my Optimo's.

Thanks for the new pictures.
:D
 

Nathan Flowers

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MK-

Yes, it's a steep price to pay for his signature line felt. However, if Graham has the block shape you want, you can get a blend preblocked as well, and I don't think it costs extra.

Roger-

I agree wholeheartedly with you. We need to see more of your hats... I hear you are amassing quite the collection :)
 

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