I found a new shape

JPdesign · Post by **JPdesign** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:41 pm

Since I so rarely see a new hat shape, I felt I should share. A guy went into Peters Bros. and took in a hat and asked if they could copy it. He said there were only two ever made, and the other was buried with the guy who made them. Well, Joe Sr. called me up and said he had a hat he, or the two guys working for him, couldn't shape and asked if I could come down and do it. I was curious so I said I would. When I got there I shaped the copied the shape of the hat in ten minutes or so, then was told that the man had said it took the other guy two days. this was saturday of last weekend... I just took out one of my old hats and did the shape again, so now there are 4
(3 above ground).

http://photobucket.com/albums/c204/Jimm ... rfront.jpg

I kow it's western, bought thought it might be interesting.
Let me know what you think.

Jimmy

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:47 pm

Its interesting, thats for sure.

I like a bit more of a classic western hat myself.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:13 pm

Veddy intedestink ...

Wonder what the original maker wanted to accomplish with it.

jaydoc1 · Post by **jaydoc1** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:08 am

JPdesign wrote:He said there were only two ever made, and the other was buried with the guy who made them.

Did they shoot the guy who made the first two?

Shawnkara · Post by **Shawnkara** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:06 am

Is it a star, a skull or a butt imprint?

K on the run · Post by **K on the run** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:53 am

Shawnkara wrote:Is it a star, a skull or a butt imprint?

A butt imprint?
You crack me up

All jokes aside, it's not an easy bash. I'm impressed that you could do it in ten minutes.
Regards
-K

Minnesota Jones · Post by **Minnesota Jones** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:58 am

Very impressive Jimmy. I remember the one at Peter Bros, that was a face on the top of the crown, did you do that one too?

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:54 am

Wow, Jimmy! Hey, you think you could do an Indy hat with a bash of Harrison Ford on it?

If anyone could, it'd be you!

bink

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:57 am

binkmeisterRick wrote:Wow, Jimmy! Hey, you think you could do an Indy hat with a bash of Harrison Ford on it? If anyone could, it'd be you!

bink

There is a smiley face crown he did in the other pictures.
Sort of looks like Ford...

ShanghaiJack · Post by **ShanghaiJack** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:00 am

That's an interesting bash, but with it the hat reminds me of a fireman's helmet for some reason!

3thoubucks · Post by **3thoubucks** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:41 am

Quick Draw Mcgraw?

Dakota Ellison · Post by **Dakota Ellison** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:19 am

Hey Baba Louie, are ya all right? That's funny, 3thou.

whiskyman · Post by **whiskyman** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:46 am

And the Indiana Jones relevance...

Post by **Michaelson** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:23 pm

JP is one of our hatmakers. No more Indy significance than when Fedora post's one of his 'Bogie' styled hats for folks to see, so no harm, no foul in this case is my opinion.

Regards! Michaelson

3thoubucks · Post by **3thoubucks** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:30 pm

Ford's experience in westerns may have given him hat shaping skills he used in Raiders.

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:23 am

I can only write that I'm glad Minnesota used his truck pic as an avatar. Like I didn't re-check my bash enough after seeing it once.

"Holy $h1t that bash looks good!! Is mine right!? Whooo!!! Yeah, it's good." 8-[ 8-[

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