as if we need another (AB Review,yawn)

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:51 pm

take 2
well Steve got the grey one back and had the right colour out in under 2 weeks,reimbursed my postage (11 out of 10 for service)

open crown,wide brim
out of the box it looks like a big brown tank
1st impression is thick and tuff
dropped a fore and aft crease and pinched up the front
looking good and the back tilt is from anouther planet(as in cool)
i kept dropping the crease and no taper!!!
never before has a hat in my hands or on my head drop down as far

felt feels like a classy Akubra but the overall impression is Optimo apearance
im thinking that this is as close as it gets

Sam

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:25 am

Well, you knew this was coming ...

;0

Glad to hear you've finally got the real mccoy in your hands. Enjoy it, man.

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:24 am

Sam, the interesting thing about these AB's are the way they take the individual's personality simply from daily wear. The Akubra's are good, but these AB's are spooky. They become 'old friends' quickly.

Glad you finally got yours!

Regards! Michaelson

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:41 pm

but these AB's are spooky

That's cause' I get my local juju woman to put a spell on these hats. But a good spell. She guarantees them to all be lucky hats. I don't extend that guarantee.

Fedora

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:00 pm

Lucky?
so far,the little woman spotted it and asked "is that new?"
to which i repled "does it look new??" and dropped it on the hat stand between the Akubra and the Optimos
It disapeared in a sea of brown felt like E.T in a closet full of toys

a close shave[img]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155 ... hat002.jpg
[/img]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155 ... hat003.jpg

cant seem to get photos up on COW

can anyone give me the Idiots Quicky?

Thanks
Sam

kalkamel · Post by **kalkamel** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:45 pm

Here ya go:

You left out the [/img] tag at the end. As always, that's a great lookin' AB... makes me can't wait till I get mine (hint hint, Steve?

). You might wanna deepen the center dent to make the camel humps more prominent, though.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:27 am

un-named customer, but YOU know who you are)
Kamel
North
Hampton
Russo
Neuditschko
Bourdon
Garcia
Teligmann
McGhee
Fischer
Campergue
Amoroso
Glanville
Hanstein
Frew
Kummer
Secunda
Tola
Lee
Silveira
Issaac
Chu
Smith
Mitschke
Pippin
Colquitt

Your up next Kal.

Fedora

kalkamel · Post by **kalkamel** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:07 pm

Yay!

Thanks for the update, Steve!

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:08 pm

Sam, that is an ok job, I guess on the creasing, but it don't look right to me. The close up photo accounts for part of it, but I know how that hat is capable of looking, and you are not there yet. IMHO. Just tell me to mind my own business. I use the knife edge of my hand to put in the front creases, angling it back with a very defined indentation at the place where my hand is formng the creases. A 45 degree angle is good, but many times I make mine a bit straighter. This squares up the crown. Looks like you could drop the front pinch down another little bit too. But heck, it's your hat. You wanted it open crown for a reason, so I should not be critiquing your work. I just can't help myself. Regards, Fedora

Redinight · Post by **Redinight** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:27 pm

Wow, I was just going to PM you Steve about an update. Not too many people before me on that list. I can't wait! Any time frame? Month or two yet?

I can't wait to see your handy work on the bash!! Streets of Cairo all the way

Thanks

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:51 pm

Month or two yet?

My plan is to make all of these in the next 3 weeks. Good lord willing, and Idon't have to remake some that I am not satisfied with. The total number of days it takes me to make a hat now is 3 days instead of one day. Thanks Marc. :evil: But, once I got on the new system I can still get one and sometimes two made in one day. It just depends upon how long I want to make the day.

So some days one, and some days two. Hopefully the list will give folks an idea of when to expect their hat from me and it will save me some pc time as well, responding to inquiries. I am a one finger typer.

Fedora

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:17 pm

Thank for getting my pics up
the front dent is actually distorted in these pics (arms length self portrait)

Sam

indy89 · Post by **indy89** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:48 pm

Fedora wrote:

un-named customer, but YOU know who you are)
Kamel
North
Hampton
Russo
Neuditschko
Bourdon
Garcia
Teligmann
McGhee
Fischer
Campergue
Amoroso
Glanville
Hanstein
Frew
Kummer
Secunda
Tola
Lee
Silveira
Issaac
Chu
Smith
Mitschke
Pippin
Colquitt

Hey Steve how come my name isn't on the list.