Club Obi Wan

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marker2037 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:10 pm
Why did you even bother?

This to be honest.

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I have three hats that I regularly wear: My Adventurebilt Crystal Skull fedora (beaver felt) is what I wear when I go to the office. It has a sense of adventure, but it's still formal enough for work attire. My Penman Raiders fedora (beaver felt) is my everyday hat. I wear it almost everyday in the ...

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xmasters wrote:I like the one you've just posted Todd.

I think the sleeves length looks correct. Fords sleeves were not more than 25". People are just not used to it.

Perhaps, but tall people need some love (or longer sleeves at least).

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Tibor wrote:Looks great!

please…
……………make the sleeves longer….

Sleeves can easily be shortened, but not lengthened.

This.

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Ok, do y’all really want to know how to get a true Raiders look with out resorting to all this minutiae? Buy a hat. Wear the @#$% out of it. Wear it in the rain, Wear it wet, sweat in it. After a year or so, get it reblocked by someone that knows a couple of key factors. There you have it, the perf...

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Yeah they definitely are. This guy did a review on it a few years ago and you can see in the video it is just like the photos on the website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3cEdAfRQtc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; How can I remember an old picture for Todd's jackets, bu...

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Now, I might be misremembering, but I think that the screenshots Todd is using might be old ones from his last run.

Either way, cool to see that these will be back on the market. Unfortunately, off the rack sizing doesn't usually work for me (I am too tall).

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IJJTM: The hat looks great, and I am glad to see John is still in the hat game despite his recent health problems.

Indiana_Nate: Unless I am mistaken, I think the white strip might be the measurement paper crown that John sends out for hat sizing.

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My Penman Raiders is worn in most weathers, though I do have an ABL that I normally wear on humid days. The ABL needs to be reblocked (first reblock since getting it back in 2015, iirc). In the meantime, I just got a black Akubra Campdraft from Hats Direct. It'll be my humid weather hat. I have its ...

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I hope he's doing well.

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Last email I received was back in December: I’m sorry to say due to covid shutting down suppliers and now that they are open again. Supplies are sluggish at best. Everyone is seeing a slow down. It will sadly add 2-3 months to the original Estimated time. I’m taking the rest of the month of December...

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Agreed, it's better to wear that hat and let it gain its own character. The hat will last longer and look more authentic that way.

Sitting on, distressing, and otherwise abusing the hat will only bring a short-term benefit of looking like the movie hat. The key is to just wear it.

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Nice, I was thinking it was brown due to the color of your jacket.

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Looks good Arch. Due to the lighting, I can't tell if the hat is brown or gray...

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Ridgerunner58 wrote:My own 2 cents is to just wear the hat and let it evidence it’s own life story.

A good hat will gain plenty of character through wear, more than an artificially distressed hat imho.

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I always wear my hats anyway. Everyday is National Felt Day! If it is summer and/or humid, I wear my ABL Raiders. For every other season, I wear my Penman Raiders or my AB Crystal Skull.

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He said it two posts ago, lol. Shrunken Lamb.

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I suggest waiting for John. The wait is long, but it is worth the wait.

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The hats from Adventurebilt and Penman Hats were made in a way to fade naturally over time. This is not a freak phenomenon; rather, it is ny design. This was done so that an AB or a Penman could fade into the correct color, rather than fading out of it. The kind of fading that IndyRiv has comes from...

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To be honest, I think it looked better as a Crystal Skull fedora.

At least it'll get a reblock on the AB Raiders block so that the bash will match the block shape.

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I agree completely with Mulceber. Another choice might be Dave Garrison, as he was also taught how to make the raiders hat to perfection. Any of these choices will get you what you need WITHOUT ruining your Adventurebilt (and cheaper than a new block).

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That darn Penman and his excellent hats...

Seroiously, the reblock looks like a success. Congrats!

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They're not that many Last Crusade jacket for the like, yours and a few Nowaks are the exception to the rule. To be fair, the Last Crusade jack is not a favorite of mine, so I could have easily missed other vendors attempt at that jacket.

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Jeremiah wrote:Come on. Take that adventurebuilt on an adventure. It's what they are built for after all.

Made to Measure, Built to Last!

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I think that's beaver.

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John, you're telling me you can't get me an autograph from Shatner, West, and Rooker?

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What Indiana Jeff said. In my opinion, with real wear and natural exposure to the elements (rain, snow, etc) the jacket will get loads of grain, patina, and wear. Also, imo, unless you're a natural at artificial distressing, it will look better with natural wear. Take it from someone who started on ...

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I was actually a fan of W13 early on (I have a Farnsworth replica that I put together myself). What ended up killing the show for me was that main character deaths became an inconvenience, rather than a serious emotional story arc. I agree that the charm of the show was that it wasn't too serious, b...

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Still one of my favorite hats on here. That hat looks like it has seen some advetures.

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DR Ulloa wrote: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

I agree. I have had my Penman Raiders for three years, and started to enjoy it when I stopped fidgeting the bash every other day to match the movie hat.

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BendingOak wrote:

I recognized that hat immediately because I remembered that fantastic ribbon.

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Hey guys! Michael Rooker (Walking Dead, Guardians of the Galaxy star) is wearing one of John's hats on AMC's Talking Dead!

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Do I want to know how you got those scars?

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I think its hard to tell with selfie shots. Is it possible to get someone to take a few pictures of you from a few feet away?

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Kt Templar wrote:It's the "go faster stripes"...

Quote for truth!

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Zoltar wrote:Indy jacket's have never had any interest from anyone, my Wolverine jackets get comments all the time though!

IMO, It's because the Indy jacket, while one of my favorite movie jackets, is not nearly as interesting as the wolverine jackets.

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Received my ABL from John yesterday, but won't be able to post pictures because we are in the middle of moving. Have to wait for our stuff to get here. The hat is great John! Also, I love everything about the rest of the package. The box looks amazing, the brush is nice, and the AB lapel pin looks v...

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I have to agree with both Michaelson and Gorak. I don't baby my Penman Raiders, I have worn it for 2 1/2 years and have had it reblocked once by John. It has only gotten better with age.

That being said, I won't cringe if it gets dirty, but I will brush it off as soon as I can.

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Jeremiah wrote:Yeah, and now I a having a hard tome wrapping my head around getting a rabbit felt after owning a beaver.

Before John announced the ABL, I would've probably agreed.

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Wow! Penman get off your pedestal already. So argumentative and pompous. Like you were personally on set for all 4 movies. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Half the time I'm asked for my opinion and get slammed for giving that opinion. The truth of the matter my opinion does mean more then yours....

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Honestly, I do not see John as "argumentative and pompous." He is sharing his opinion on two topics in this thread: The color of the Raiders fedora (which everyone else has been allowed to share their opinion), and the legal wording of the C.O.A. from Wested regarding the jacket pattern. I...

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BendingOak wrote:Pounced out????

Could he mean that the hat was uncreased? He could be using the term pounced for taking out the crease and wearing the hat open crowned.

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Indiana Jeff wrote:Happened again. On my laptop the pictures are fine, on my phone they are upside down.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Looking at it from my phone, the pictures are normal?

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One of these days I need to get me one of these black cherry Penman hats; however, I still have to get the Adventurebilt Legacy. I need a summer hat, lol.

@DarenHenryW: The hat looks great! Also, you wear it very well.

@John: Another brilliant creation! I hope to order The ABL soon.

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I wear what I want, when I want. These strange people on the internet cannot dictate my clothing choices, nor should they be able to perceive what the attributes of my character are based on my hat, jacket, etc. Such stereotypes are both childish and ignorant. In my opinion, these people really need...

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BendingOak wrote:Here are some more shots for you of the Raiders from the ABL collection….

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... uploaded=6" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks great John!

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Regular AB? Or perhaps a Penman AB? The Bow seems to look just like my AB.

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Dang it John! Stop trying to take my money!

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Had a great conversation with John about my Penman Raiders that I sent for refurbishment. Out of the whole conversation, I think we only talked about my hat for a few minutes. We talked about everything from the light-weight rabbit felt, to awesome TV shows like Lost, our disappointment in the canc...

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