Largest AB head size?

ANZAC_1915 · Post by **ANZAC_1915** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:33 pm

I sent Steve a PM and email but I expect he's swamped.

The AB site says the largest hat size is a 7 3/4, but the order form says to just supply your head measurement/circumference (which I did: 25")

The mapping from "size" to "head measurement" varies by vendor from what I can see, and there's no statement of what the largest head measurement is they can accomodate. (Federation goes up to 64cm, slightly larger than my head, I'm really a 63.5cm metric.)

Anyone with a big noggin have any experience or knowledge of what is the largest size fedora that Steve can make?

I ordered it (Raiders AB, not CS AB) the day before the news broke, so hopefully I am in before the deluge, but not much comfort if me noggin' is too big.

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:38 pm

I don't know. Marc and Steve pretty much share the same block collection, and Marc discussed this last month or so:

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Regards! Michaelson

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:40 pm

mark made a 63.2 cm AB deluxe which was his largest:

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i don't know if steve has that size block. hopefully he'll chime in.

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:41 pm

I was two minutes faster than you, G.

Regards! Michaelson

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:49 pm

michaelson beat me by 2 minutes

ANZAC_1915 · Post by **ANZAC_1915** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:27 pm

a) I can't believe I missed that (and yes I looked)

b) interesting that Steve addressed a concern I had which is the proportion of the crown and brim to my large head, an area I am not 100% happy with the Fed Dlx on.

63.2cm not so far away from 63.5cm, maybe I can buy a head shrinker?

Problem is my head is a bit oval/elongated (like HF's?)

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:30 pm

C-clamps around craniums work wonders, I hear....

Regards! Michaelson

Dostacos · Post by **Dostacos** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:01 pm

my father designed the halo in 1955, I am sure I can use it to shrink your head, don't worry the pins only go into the skull not all the way through, well unless I crank the torque up too much

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:51 pm

Just be careful how far you shrink it....and DONT go to the Amazon to do it...

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:26 am

Could be done with a size 64 block, but personally I'd prefer a size 65 to have some more bell shape on the reeding tape. My size 64 block is 6" tall, but if I would have a size 65 made, I'd probably have it made to 6 1/16" in order to keep the proportions right. So that would be the open crown high.

On the brim I'd recommend somewhere between 3" and 3 3/16" front and back (without going too deep into details).

Good luck,

Marc

ANZAC_1915 · Post by **ANZAC_1915** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:44 am

Thanks guys, there is hope for us melon-heads after all!

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:03 pm

I am good up to a size 8, but no larger. That's my max size in blocks. The sizes 8's really freak me out when I check em' out after I finish one. They remind me of 5 gallon buckets in the open crown state.

Great for watering more than one horse though. I don't think they let size 8 heads join the military. Hard to hide behind anything with a head that large in a fire fight.

Seriously though, those hats are simply huge. And I don't make many. Not many folks wear that size, as most fall from 7 1/4 to 7 1/2 in hat sizes. We have gotten larger overall in the average head size as compared to the old days. Or so I have read. I don't think you need to make a guy with a size 8 hat mad at ya. The rest of him probably matches that head size.

Probably got ham sized fists too. Fedora

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:12 pm

I think I found your size 8 customer.

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:16 pm

"It's The Lost Ark Charlie Brown"

Dostacos · Post by **Dostacos** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:05 pm

Ripper wrote:"It's The Lost Ark Charlie Brown"

where is his wested

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ANZAC_1915 · Post by **ANZAC_1915** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:20 pm

Ripper wrote:"It's The Lost Ark Charlie Brown"

That's hilarious; and thanks Steve, I will look forward to my 'special' hat.

Nevada Jones · Post by **Nevada Jones** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:55 am

I too suffer from having a freakishly large head.....a virtual planetoid....

My first AB was ordered at 25" Long Oval and it still fits kind of snug when I don't wear it for a few days.

Funny, 'cause Fedora emailed me back after I ordered the lid and asked if i was SURE that I had a 25" head....

Now I have another one on order (TOD Bridge Scene)and I'm sure I'll have to stretch this one out a bit too.

*sigh*. Sometimes I cry myself to sleep on my huge pillow...

(And yeah, I plagerized shamelessly from So I Married an Axe Murderer)