Been a while, thank you for all your responses you've all been very helpful. Now that I'm wearing my hat on a more consistent basis due to the weather (first came up when I wore this at a con and thought the brim too big, now I'm thinking about that again.) David hasn't gotten back to me after I ema...

Thank you all for your advise. I thought about contacting Garrison— but hesitated since I got this hat about a year ago now, and I believe he's stopped working on hats for now? I know he's fairly busy. Over the last year, I'd every once in a while think it was a bit too wide, but thought it was just...

Hey all, proud owner of a Garrison hat here. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g61/SpiderPhantom/IMG_4917_zpsjt4apfc2.jpg So proud that when I first got my hat about a year ago, and thought the front of the brim looked a bit wider than the back, I assumed that feature was SA. Granted, with the front...

Looks great! Love the color. Would you say the ribbon is black or dark brown? Very nice indeed. :TOH: It looks black at the first glance, but I think it could be a very very dark brown. It might sound strange, but I think it would be hard for me to tell without comparing it to a black ribbon to see...

After 6 years of sporting a Coyle's Raider (it was fading into a green color and too small) I decided to get a Garrison's! I received the hat yesterday, and I love it! Out with the old, in with the new. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g61/SpiderPhantom/IMG_3103_zpsn6om6sxx.jpg http://i53.photobuck...

No offense but everything about that jacket and it's description tells me to stay very far away from it. Thick hide leather? Italian Hide leather? What is that? lamb, cow.... pleather? The lack of description worries me. The price plus shipping is almost $200 bucks. What's your budget? You'd do FAR...

I took a step back from drooling over the Wested and US Wings Jackets, ventured into the darkest depths of ebay, and found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/INDIANA-JONES-MENS-FASHION-CLASSIC-MOVIE-FILM-STYLE-BROWN-HIDE-LEATHER-JACKET-/151874807875?var=&hash=item235c71a843:m:m2IElL1Befb6zmJCtTGrIKw&q...

Ridgerunner58 wrote:It's 5 1/2" Open Crown but you need space at the bottom to pin and tie the felt body down while it dries.

Ohhhhhh, okay. Thanks!

Welcome! The hats in Indiana Jones where pretty tall. In Raiders, the hat was tall and straight like a stovepipe. In Temple of Doom, the hat was pretty tall still, but tapered a little. And in The Last Crusade, the hat was once again pretty tall, with practically no taper. The hat block needs to be...

Thanks for putting up this tutorial! Really helpful! I'm really excited to try this out.
I was wondering why the hat block has to be so tall?

All felt hats start as a cone and they all taper over time and need to be reblocked. It's just a fact of life. Yours doesn't look too bad but if it bothers you it might be time to reblock and clean it up. :TOH: Thanks for the advice, and I don't think it looks too bad; I can deal with the taper. Wh...

Hello everyone! I was messing around with my Coyle's Raider fedora, and noticed something when I popped the crown up, https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/1507083_789330941113485_1559000267886572590_n.jpg?oh=7f315cb309fd24a2fed26c94bf901bb4&oe=55181D4F&__gda__=1425...