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david_h

I was sorry to read that Steve had passed away.

Made me retrieve my AB hat that he made for me in 2012. I’ve not been wearing it as much as I should - I’ll have to rectify that.

david_h

Here’s mine, we used to live a short walk from Peters Bros store.

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Steve made my Adventurebilt for me back in 2012.

Cheers!
David

david_h

I've had my Garrison a few years now - it's aging better than I am [emoji1]

david_h

I was wearing my Adventurbilt today - a favorite hat for sure.

david_h

Personally my most expensive hat purchase (a Panama hat from Optimo) was the worst deal I ever did. At the time I think Optimo was going through growing pains and now I think of them as a factory hat rather than a custom hat maker. There are plenty of other places to get custom hats that are less ex...

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Today was nearly 20 degrees below the normal temperature, cool enough for my Indy 4 Penman

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I like it too.

Shame John is limiting to just one felt colour (for none Indy) at the moment, though.

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My Garrison is probably 4 or so years old now and still as good as new. I've just washed off sweat stains and given it a brushing from time to time.

Great hats!

david_h

I am kind of the opposite of fifth chamber. I wear my hats most days with shorts as I live in FL. Be yourself and don't put too much weight on how others may think you look in your fedora. What matters is so you like how you look. :TOH: I'm with you, J - I've not owned a suit for years. I wear my f...

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As creased, 5 1/4 at the sides and about 4 1/2 in the front at the bottom of the center crease.

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They last a long time too! I'm still wearing the prototype from 2005 every summer! Indeed it doesn't feel like a hat that is going to need to be babied, which is a good thing. I have Montecristis for that - this one is to wear a lot. The PB guys have the blocking of these hats down to an art, the s...

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Four weeks from ordering to picking up at the store today; black PB Milan.

I'm very pleased with it.

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My AB has gotten plenty of use this spring.

david_h

I'd be thrilled to see Indy in a Penman this time around. There is no other logical choice as far as I'm concerned.

Cheers!
David!

david_h

The CS hat is one of my favorite of all fedora styles. I'm lucky enough to have a couple:

Adventurebilt

Penman

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youngjedi71 wrote: yep..i have a FedIV..its my hat I wear..i have an AB I keep in a box and never wear..ironic..lol

I wear my AB often

david_h

It's been forever since I posted here, but this afternoon I was enjoying wearing my Penman CS in Black Cherry. I love this hat!

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Black Cherry Vintage Silhouettes earlier today

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Penman Casablanca this morning

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My Garrison hat is breaking in nicely. Its been worn a lot in the worst weather in the northeast. Other than the sweat stains, it's as good as new. Mr Garrison makes very good hats.

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On Felt Hat Day I was wearing a 50's Stetson 25

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I've not added a photo here for ages, so here's one.

Penman CS in Black Cherry, posted this hat before, but it is a real favorite.

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Penman hats? I was enjoying wearing my Casablanca today (the Charcoal beaver felt is fantastic) in the early spring sunshine.

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Tony is a really nice guy and makes super hats, I have several and another planned.
As it happens, today I was wearing my Silverbelly Tumwater

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I was in Ft. Worth on business a couple of weeks ago and had the chance to visit Peter's Bros Hats. The nice people there told us that Joe's son and grandson intend to carry on running the store - hopefully PB will be a great place to get hats for some generations to come. While we were there, my fr...

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Fantastic - always good to see a new AB.
Nice that you got the proper liner too!

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Great photo, guys!!

david_h

Smart move ordering the Garrison. I have the rabbit version and it has been subjected to rain, snow, heat, sweat and is still looking as good as new.

At the price David charges it is just a fantastic deal.

I hope you'll be posting photos when the hat arrives.

david_h

Penman/Adventurebilt

Stetson

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CS hat is my favorite. I'm incredibly lucky to have an Adventurebilt and a Penman version and love them both...

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Geno - your new Garrison looks great! David does very nice work.

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backstagejack wrote:That picture is amazing. How times have changed......

I'm glad. I like being different

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Using Google it's not pulling up anything substantial when I type in Bates fedora. I had a Bates fedora for a while. It was more of a Whippet design (with the bound brim and all) than an Indy hat, but it was quite nice. http://www.photo.uniqueday.com/Other/Tests/i-FSBj73L/0/L/D33_5320-L.jpg http://...

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ANy one have a pic of their Bogart hats, either from Garrison or Penman? Aha, Casablanca... http://www.photo.uniqueday.com/Other/SmugShots/i-MCkWSnt/0/L/D31_4233-L.jpg I have several hats (way too many according to my wife) and John's Casablanca is one of my absolute favorites. The only problem is ...

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From my personal experience, 8 weeks is about what it takes at the moment for new orders.

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A - a lot of vintage Stetsons (like the St Regis) are among the best hats ever made.

Stetson hasn't made hats for years (the ones with the Stetson name sold these days are made in Texas by Hatco). It is these modern "Stetsons" that have the poor reputation.

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Out and about earlier today. Loving this hat!

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Clearwater Hats have a tall bowler that looks something like that hat...

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Thanks guys. I've had this Black Cherry hat in my head for ages and I'm so happy that John has made it a reality. indyhan, I believe the Black Cherry is only in beaver felt. You are right though, it is really soft. How the felt comes out is really due to how the hatter works it. Comes down to how mu...

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Yay - new Penman Hat arrives! Way back last summer, I asked John if he would make me a CS Indy IV hat using the Black Cherry felt. The hat arrived safe and sound today and I'd say was well worth the wait. As you'd expect, everything about the hat is bordering on perfection - I love the colour (I alr...

david_h

That's for sure. That deep diamond takes up a fair bit of the crown height

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Personally, I was surprised when I first read that the Raiders open crown was 5 1/2 inches high. I've still not seen any of the films (I will one day, I promise) but from the various snippets and stills that I have seen, it always looked higher. I think the block shape helps create the illusion that...

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OK, I have to man up and make a confession here. My dear wife is the proud owner of a woven straw (I use the term loosely, I think it is that paper fake straw stuff really) hat in just that style. I'm pretty sure it is a $5 made in China hat, but she seems to like it. Have a great Christmas everyone!

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I'm a fan of Major Moore - He makes great hats and I've seen some of the really generous things he has done that go above and beyond.

One day, I'll get a hat from him (or Hay-at as he says it

) but it won't be an Indy hat. I'd stick with Delk, Penman or Garrison for that.

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I've had some dealings with Steve this year and I'd like to post my thoughts. I ordered a hat at Steve's current price and it arrived in the timeframe he told me it would. In the process, things happened that I thought shed a little light on his situation. As we all know, Steve took a lot of hat ord...

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Although I have a bunch of fedoras, my Adventurebilt is a big favorite - Saturday errand run in town.

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That makes sense - there are not many of those Mode Edge 7XCBs around and the Dobbs could just have easily been a Cavanagh or Knox since HCA was making basically the same hat for their various brands (the General Motors of the Hat business). Interesting that you can identify the work of the differen...

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I almost knew all of them. was thrown by two. Good going, John. Which are the two that beat you? I'm not familiar with Tumwater Hats, I have to check them out. Regards, Indiana Jeff Jeff, Tony at Tumwater Hats has a distinctive style and does nice work. There is a thread of his hats at Fedora Loung...

david_h

Thanks a lot guys! When I got my first hat, an Akubra Campdraft, I never imagined that I'd like wearing it so much and get the interest to obtain more. Here is the list of the hats in the photos - I've not come up with a creative way to get all the hats in one shot, like Rick's. Column 1 Stetson 7X ...

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