NEW AB-PECAN

IndianaWill · Post by **IndianaWill** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:26 pm

"Fedora",You did it again. This Fedora is great!
Thought I might let the others take a look at this great AB.

http://public.fotki.com/IndianaWill/indianawill/

This is the Pecan Color that Fedora "Steve" has...

Thought I might get some comments???

Have a Great DAy !!

IndianaWill

Wrightknife · Post by **Wrightknife** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:31 pm

Congratulations Indiana Will! That is one beautiful hat. I, like everyone else, want an AB. In due time I guess, my Akubra will have to do for awhile.

Regards,

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:46 pm

Great hat Will! I like that color. I thought it was going to be lighter. That is a good shade for summer. It would look good with a khaki poplin suit.

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:13 pm

Very nice.

Indyjim · Post by **Indyjim** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:36 pm

That would look great with a lot of stuff! '

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Oh lordy, so many hats, so little money!

The Aviator · Post by **The Aviator** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:44 pm

WOW!! that fedora looks brillent a true tribute to fedoras abilitys as a hatter.....

congrats on the new lid........i cam say in all honesty im turning a pale green colour.....I want one

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:02 pm

ooooh! I like that a lot!
I feel future funds slipping away....

Baggers · Post by **Baggers** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:20 pm

Oooooooh, I gotta get me one of them!

That's just the color I was looking for. It's beaver, right?

Cheers!

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:38 pm

Slick looking hat Will. Dig on the color. Enjoy!

Cheers!

Dan

Zach R. · Post by **Zach R.** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:48 pm

Nice.

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:59 pm

I do like the color! Can you get some outdoor shots? Is it 100% beaver or is it the rabbit?

Modern Jones · Post by **Modern Jones** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:01 pm

WOW!

That color looks great and the block is wonderful!

Kudos!

MJ

IndianaWill · Post by **IndianaWill** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:15 pm

YES it is 100% PURE BEAVER!

Fedora ,"Steve",sure knows how to make a Great Fedora!

I thought you guys and girls, would like it to see it.

This is my third!

Hats off to Fedora!!

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:22 pm

It's a stunner!

bink

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:34 pm

Nice colour, perfect for a suit!

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:04 pm

nice color and hat, If he keaps this up I'll go broke.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:06 pm

Oh, no dimensional cut on that brim. Fedora

IndianaWill · Post by **IndianaWill** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:13 am

The brim is 2 3/4", 5" Crown, with the Cairo Bash.
Fedora "Steve", can make, and cut, what dimenisonals, you want.
That is the great thing, about Fedora.

My personal opinion, I think this Pecan Fedor is about the best dress Fedora that I have. It is of the Vintage Fedora"s that was made years before. Like I said! Fedora "Steve". You did it again!! It's Great!

Have a Great Day!!

IndianaWill

Texas Raider · Post by **Texas Raider** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:18 am

Hey, what d' ya know! It's the color from the airplane scene and at the end of Raiders!

have a nice day.

Texas Raider · Post by **Texas Raider** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:19 am

Hey, what d' ya know! It's the color from the airplane scene and at the end of Raiders!

have a nice day.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:10 am

Don't these look similar?

The one on the left is my brown AB.

Regards,

Zach R. · Post by **Zach R.** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:12 am

I dunno, it looks kinda grey to me.

Texas Raider · Post by **Texas Raider** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:21 am

I don't know. I bet 9 out of 10 people who weren't involved in this debate would say that was grey.

have a nice day.

IndianaWill · Post by **IndianaWill** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:19 am

Here are some outside photos. Taken in sunlight.
Taken with NIKON Coolpix 5700..True Color

http://public.fotki.com/IndianaWill/indianawill/

Have a Great Day !!

IndianaWill

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:26 pm

Nice, I'm wondering do you find it dark enough for an Indy? REason I ask is that most of the regular AB's I've seen in person have been too dark, with the exception of bink's AB So I'm somewhat wondering if this would be a better option for me or if it's too light for an Indy. Either way, beautiful color!

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:51 pm

The pecan color that I have is not an Indy color. It is not a true pecan, if you use Optimos pecan as the yardstick. But, it is the pecan color by my supplier. It is hard to describe the color, except to say, it is a very nice vintage color as you used to see all sorts of colors in dress felts back in the day.

The AB brown color is actually called Chocolate by the feltmaker, and the lightness/darkness can vary from run to run, or batch to batch. But, with that said, it is still darker than the Keppler, and some HJs, but not all HJs. I have seen 4 or 5 different shades of HJs over the last 5 years, all in for reblocks. Personally, I think the original brown hat in Raiders was darker than the Keppler. The reason that I say this, is that certain colors have always been stock colors with any hatter. One is chocolate brown. It would make more sense for an open stock hat, to be a common color.

If anyone ever wants a lighter brown, I can get that too. When I first put this thing together, I opted for the darker brown, mostly because of personal feelings of the original color, but also because these beaver hats will outlast the other lessor felts. I had to look ahead, a few years down the road, when the color would invariably fade, and wash out. I figure these beaver hats will look good colorwise for many years. So, there is a method to my madness.

Regards, Fedora

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:34 pm

Hey, Holly, glad my AB could be a benchmark of comparison for you!

I love the color of my Raiders AB. I also have a "vintage" AB I had Steve block for me from a vintage hat body I got my hands on. It's much more a warm pecan and a nice companion to my first AB. It also is a great vintage color because it IS a vintage color!

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Strider · Post by **Strider** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:46 pm

Having seen the hat out in direct sunlight, I really think it's too light for an Indy hat. It does look very good, though! I think you need to put some of these moves on it, though.

Regards,

jeboat · Post by **jeboat** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:14 pm

What is the hatband width? Is it vintage grosgrain?
jeboat

IndianaWill · Post by **IndianaWill** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:24 pm

To Jeboat....

The Hatband is 1 1/2", it is the same hatband that is on my Chocolate Beaver. Med Brown.

IndianaWill

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