Club Obi Wan

DR Ulloa

I think it's possible that Nadoolman asked for the hat to come without a liner to allow better ventilation. Knowing that filming would be taking place in Hawaii and Tunisia, heat would be an issue. I think it's also a possibility that the liner was pulled out in Tunisia and then the stamp was added ...

DR Ulloa

That's awesome, man. Congrats on the weight loss. I have also lost about 60lbs in the last nine months since starting intermittent fasting and have found that my hats are loose now. As some have stated, some fabric between the sweatband and the crown will fix you up if it isn't too much of a differe...

DR Ulloa

The Chachapoyan temple hat is what I always think of when I think of Indy's Raiders hat. Sure the Street of Cairo look is awesome, but the temple hat from the beginning of the movie is THE look if you ask me.

Dave

DR Ulloa

In general my Akubra Fed 4 is my go to adventuring and travel hat and have found it works great. I usually tuck it under the seat in front on top of my carry-on (I’m 5 ft 2, never thought much about foot space). Or it sits on the back seat during road trips. As many have said one great thing about ...

DR Ulloa

Congratulations!

Dave

DR Ulloa

This looks great! Well done with the little we’ve actually seen of this hat. Very impressive.

Dave

DR Ulloa

I second the DIY approach. I bought an old wooden flange off eBay years ago. It has come in very handy. If you can get one 3D printed now on the cheap then that’s the route to go, honestly.

Dave

DR Ulloa

An alternative in the meantime might be to reshape the brim as much as possible or as desired while over a lot of boiling water. It reactivates the stiffening agent and helps hold the shape. It’s not what it needs, if you are looking to have it reflanged, but it will get you by so you don’t look lik...

DR Ulloa

Consider that when we take a picture holding a fedora with arm outstretched, it will look tapered regardless of it being stovepipe straight. Photos don’t always show what we see with our eyes from all angles. The kind of photo distortion one gets when taking a selfie would not be applicable for a p...

DR Ulloa

I have to mimic what Chewbacca said. Some of John’s pictures may appear to make the proportions of the hat seem like a caricature of the real thing, but my Raiders hat certainly is not. Every one I’ve seen in person is certainly no caricature either. Consider that when we take a picture holding a fe...

DR Ulloa

I definitely agree on those outdoor/location shot hats. It could be the natural lighting, but they seem to be a different color and felt weight to the on-set hats. I also prefer the look of them. This brings me back to the point that they may have been left over or unused hats from the Raiders shoot...

DR Ulloa

You know, I totally confused the hats there. It IS the HJ I was referring to. However, I know that the suspension bridge hat was supposed to be an HJ as well. I wonder if that’s the same hat without the crease brought down so much. I remember reading somewhere that the bridge hat was a left over HJ ...

DR Ulloa

Yep. That’s the reason why. If you look at the stills without the context of what came immediately before those snapshots were taken it is very easy to just write off that hat as just Stetson getting it wrong. But, we will never really know what that Stetson would have looked like had it not had the...

DR Ulloa

The hat in the cockpit scene from ToD gets an unjustly bad rep, in my opinion. You can clearly see that the center crease on the top has the back part waaaaaay too low, which is exaggerating the taper. Take any hat, no matter how straight the block it was made on, and bring that back crease down and...

DR Ulloa

Likewise! I stop by very infrequently these days, but still like to reminisce every now and again. Hope all is well.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Thank you very much. It was one of the first ten that John made for COW members when he started up back in ‘08, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.

Dave

DR Ulloa

I posted this in another thread about felt fading over time, but figured I’d come over and post it here since this is where it belongs. After 13 years, my Penman is still my favorite hat. Here it is recently on a trip we took to North Georgia. I promise we were socially distant and wore a mask befor...

DR Ulloa

That’s beaver. And one of the finest pounce jobs I’ve ever seen, too. John does a really fantastic job with these hats. Over time, this felt has pretty much become as floppy as any HJ or Christy’s I ever owned. Plus, look how nicely it has faded! LOL

Dave

DR Ulloa

Talk about bringing the dead back to life! I was just watching Army of Darkness last night and now I see this! What a blast from the past. And Mark, you have aged wonderfully, old friend! Here’s a picture my sister recently unearthed of us from sometime in the early 90’s. I’m sporting the wool DP th...

DR Ulloa

Here’s an recent picture of my Penman from 2008. It has definitely faded into an almost caramel color. This is my go to adventuring hat. My AB, by comparison, is still the same chocolate brown it was when I got it as I usually only wear it to conventions or on Halloween. Hopefully this gives you an ...

DR Ulloa

Welcome, Indysdad! I think what you’ve got here is a great effort. Looks like a solid job. I had a few goes at making my own hats and started with reblocks like this. I found that making sure the hat was pulled all the way down ont to the block and leaving no gaps or space as well as leaving the hat...

DR Ulloa

I'm fairly certain I've seen John's posts in the vendor section before. Was his vendor status revoked?

I'm confused? John, have you stopped selling hats? Are you advertising someone else's hats? This is has me more upside down than my thoughts on brown and gray hats.

Dave

DR Ulloa

I dig it, Jeremiah. That's one cool hat.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Welcome Sheldon! The lid looks great. Congrats. Wear it in good health.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Make sure to post pics as soon as you get it. I've loved every Casablanca hat John has made and have it on my want list.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Just shrink your head! Voila!

Dave

DR Ulloa

I'm glad you decided against it. Let us know about the Everyman as soon as you get it.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Oh, cool. I didn't know you cleaned Steve's ABs gratis as well. I will be sending it shortly.

Dave

DR Ulloa

You know, the first thing I said when the OJ was spilled was "You know, there's this guy who had this happen with Pepsi..."

Dave

DR Ulloa

Glad I didn't use it.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Cool! I seem to remember something about running alcohol working well too but forgot about that at the time.

Dave

DR Ulloa

So, a few weeks ago a friend spilled some orange juice onto the crown of my sand AB. I tried my best to wash it off but it seemed like the felt was stained. I was resigned to sending it to John to clean but was hesitant since I didn't want the hat disassembled to preserve the pedigree. I finally had...

DR Ulloa

Just call me the "Rememberer of Things."

Dave

DR Ulloa

Tread carefully, friend. I ruined a few hats and hat bodies in my experiments with pseudo-hattery.

Dave

DR Ulloa

The problem with re blocking these factory made hats, of which HJ is, is that when the sweatband goes on, the machine essentially perforates the hat all the way around. For a proper re block, a hatter would need to remove the sweat and then put the hat on the block. You risk ripping the brim right o...

DR Ulloa

I seem to recall some debate a few years back on whether Ford wore a Stetson on screen at all. :-k The one that stands out in Temple is the shot from the cockpit of Lao Che's plane. I can't recall any from Crusade that stand out so glaringly from the obvious HJs. Trying to recall that debate now, I ...

DR Ulloa

Yup...it's a winner. Nice work, John. Congrats on the new topper, mate. And Merry Christmas.

Dave

DR Ulloa

I agree with everyone else. Sometimes we want something to be something that it's not. Just appreciate it for what it is: a brown fedora. Not everything needs to be an Raiders.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Thanks, Shade. Yeah, this hat is a consummate companion on my adventure of life. At this point, if I was ever in a tight spot and needed cash fast I'd rather sell my Gibson goldtop Les Paul than this hat.

Dave

DR Ulloa

It's been a while since I posted any pictures. So...this is my 2008 Penman beaver Raiders. This is one of the first ten that John made commercially available on COW. It's still my go to hat. Please pardon the "selfie" style shot, but I had just gotten back home and have this wonderful stre...

DR Ulloa

That looks awesome! Seriously...I'm impressed. Your whole gear looks incredible. Nice!

Dave

DR Ulloa

In that case you may want to wear it around the house when you are just hanging out so that when you do get a chance to wear it out it will have had a chance to conform to your head a bit. After a while, you won't even feel silly wearing it while doing dishes or yard work.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Looks awesome, mate. Be sure to show that baby off when you get it.

Dave

DR Ulloa

I see the ToD suspension bridge hat in these photos, which is one of my favorites in the whole series. Nicely done! I seem to remember you being particularly skilled at recreating creases from specific scenes.

Dave

DR Ulloa

How big is it? Does it fall down and rest on your ears or just move around a little on your head? If it's just a hair big you can fold up some paper towel and wedge it between the sweatband and the liner in the front/back or sides depending on where the gaps lie. If it's really big, which the hat do...

DR Ulloa

I wouldn't think about it too much. The hat looks great on you. The less you fuss over it, the more comfortable you'll feel in it.

Dave

DR Ulloa

David. She didn't mean that was the hat used in the movie. She used it as in a raw body so she could shape, cut the brim, etc, etc. And be able to hand something to Richard as a guide. I'm sure. That's been discussed here forever. I, saying it's impossible that was the model used in the film. I don...

DR Ulloa

With the high resolution screen caps we can get from Blu Ray disks, I don't see how they could hide holes in the hat like that. I sincerely doubt that would have been possible.

Still a cool find. ***** about mildew.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Actually, I think you may have pulled the hat down too far in the front. Don't worry about the hat seeming to tilt back. It's supposed to do that.

It looks great, though. John makes a beautiful hat.

Dave

DR Ulloa

Great find! And the smile says it all.

Dave

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