LC dimensions?

matei · Post by **matei** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:03 pm

Hi all,

Does anyone know the approximate brim dimensions for the LC hat?

hp · Post by hp » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:46 am

I have an HJ of 2005 which is considered to have LC dimensions.
The brim is 7.5 cm front and back, sides are 6.5 cm - so it's quite a dimensional cut.
You might have a look into the thread "An AB Deluxe in Venice...". Follow the link to some pictures of my AB Deluxe which got the same dimensions as my HJ.

Cheers
HP

matei · Post by **matei** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:11 am

Thanks for the info.

Steve made me a wonderful Adventurebilt with a LC bash; however at the time I asked him to leave the brim pretty wide because I thought it would be too narrow for my face.

I was wrong!

I decided to trim it down a wee bit on my own, however it is still wide.

Next time I order an Adventurebilt I'll let Steve bash it as he sees fit, without my meddling in the process!

hp · Post by hp » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:36 am

matei wrote:Thanks for the info.

Steve made me a wonderful Adventurebilt with a LC bash; however at the time I asked him to leave the brim pretty wide because I thought it would be too narrow for my face.

I was wrong!

I decided to trim it down a wee bit on my own, however it is still wide.

Next time I order an Adventurebilt I'll let Steve bash it as he sees fit, without my meddling in the process!

I guess this happens to everbody ordering a hat online - at least if it's the first one.
Screen accurate dimensions - even scaled to your hat size - is fine. But only on Ford's head with Ford's face.
I was lucky to have a very patient hatter because it took me several attempts to find the right bash and brim to fit my face.

Cheers
HP

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:30 am

Personally, I will accept the first account that Mr Swales gave(he later changed the specs per the letter Dakota posted a long time ago). The first specs he gave, and this was after the last film was made was 2 3/4 x 2 1/2. That looks right to me. I also feel the Raiders brim dimensions were just a bit larger, and David Garrison has more or less verified this in his studies of the Raiders fedora. Remember, the original Poet came with a 3 inch brim. Mr Swales mentioned taking some off of the sides, but never the front or back. And, all of the Swales HJs I have seen had the sides cut by hand. Now, by observing many of his cuts, I can tell you, he just cut some off, and there was no consistency at all in what he cut off. I feel that the various HJs used in the films were not all identical in brim size, due to this. Just my opinion. Fedora

matei · Post by **matei** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:11 am

From the hundreds of pictures I've seen, I would agree with what you say. In some shots, one side looks slightly wider than the other, or slightly uneven. I think it adds to the "charm" of the hats in the film.

In the end I trimmed the brim down a bit more (still wider than the LC specs here) and it looks fab.

I have to add that this "Venice Pier" inspired fedora that Steve made for me is a wonderful hat. The hat has been laughing at all the rain we are getting lately. I've been doused pretty good about 3 or 4 times in the past two weeks, and no sign of the dreaded taper whatsoever!

This is by far my favourite lid, I wear it more than any others. Not only because it holds up to the weather, but above all - because it looks great!