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New Hat made by me w/pics

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here is a couple of photo's of my new hat. Let me know what you all think.

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Post by IndianaSVT »

That's a great looking hat you have there. Who made it?
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maybe we should play who's the hat maker?
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Ok well lets start, AB??
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Since AB is taken, because of the color, I will go with Christys’!

P.S. Wonderful looking hat!!!
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No to both.
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"Magnoli" Herbert Johnson?
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I think I know... :lol:

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Post by IndyFlyer »

Very nice! Did you bash it, I love that front pinch, shoot, the entire front shot.
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No to the Mag. HJ and as for you Johnny fedora ............Stay out of this game. :D
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IndyFlyer wrote:Very nice! Did you bash it, I love that front pinch, shoot, the entire front shot.

indyflyer, you must have been posting when I was. i missed your post.

Yes I bashed the hat myself.

Johnny Fedora, you never said what you thought of it?
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I think she looks fantastic. Very nice indeed. And I'm excited to learn more. How's the color? It looks a tad dark in those two pics but that could be just the lighting? Is that a CS bash as well? Whoever made that hat for you did some fine work. I wonder what that would look like in a size 7.... ABW?

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a disneyland/dorfman pacific? lol

I always liked mine..
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Post by Johnny Fedora »

Nope, not a CS bash so much as a hybrid, because now I think I see abit of a tighter pinch ala Raiders? Either way a terrific hat. :clap: BOB?

Johnny

p.s. A closer shot of the bow might help in IDing this hat.-J
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blueoakleyz wrote:a disneyland/dorfman pacific? lol

I always liked mine..

ouch. That hurts. Its not a DP.


Johnny Fedora call my cell.
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Post by blueoakleyz »

BendingOak wrote:
blueoakleyz wrote:a disneyland/dorfman pacific? lol

I always liked mine..

ouch. That hurts. Its not a DP.


Johnny Fedora call my cell.

Sorry i was taking a wild guess and thought you might have been creative with a DP. I actually liked mine..
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Post by Magnum Jones »

Band looks to light to be a keppler, hmmm I thought it may be a HJ poet.
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I'm having trouble with imageshack. If someone wants to post for me, let me know.
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Post by Johnny Fedora »

Oak,
Email me the pics and I'll host them for ya. :wink:

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JF shoot me a e-mail jpenman3@gmail.com.[/code]
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Post by gabrielle »

PB rabbit???

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Jimmy Pierce? Great hat.
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Post by The Aviator »

Same here...Going by ribbon im gonna put my money on a JPD? :D


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No, try again.
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I'm going to guess a vintage hat that is new to you.
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Post by DR Ulloa »

Let me get creative...you made it yourself?

Hey, at least I gave it a shot!

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DR Ulloa wrote:Let me get creative...you made it yourself?

Hey, at least I gave it a shot!

Dave


It's a good shot bullseye.
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Post by blueoakleyz »

looks great
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Post by DR Ulloa »

Really! Wow, Bending Oak, that look out-right amazing :clap: . And to think it was confused with an AB. Congradulations on creating a fine hat.

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Post by Fink »

What?!?!? Really?!?!? Wow! We demand more pictures of such piece of art!!!
Congratulations, it really looks great! It’s your first attempt or you have any other prototype before having this one? Do you have any pictures of your process? Are you planning sharing any tutorial? This is something I would really love to see! I got my Todd’s ribbons today, so I’m closer to my first made fedora every day now, but would love to read what you did with this baby before! :wink:

P.S. How many “!’s” did I just typed? :oops:
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Post by Johnny Fedora »

K, everybody here's larger pics of Bending Oak's lid.
Enjoy...

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Sweet hat man.Image More comments to come in the a.m.
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Post by Buchanan Bob »

Oak, that is truely a beautiful fedora. How long have you been working on it? I'm impressed. A few more pics would be appreciated. Is it rabbit, beaver, or a blend? Just beautiful. :D
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Post by BendingOak »

thanks everyone, it's rabbit. beaver will be next.


Fink, are you attempting to make your own hat or replace your ribbion?


The hat is a rabbit felt with a dark brown ribbion from todds.
the sweat is a cow hide and the liner is just white.

It's my secound hat that I made but re-did the first one a few times. Johnny fedora if you could post that pic I gave you. That would be great.

My next hat is in the works right now and it will be a pure beaver felt with a roo sweatband.
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Post by Johnny Fedora »

And here's Bending Oak's first hat...
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Post by Indiana G »

very nice work oak......what block did tou use?
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Post by WalkingEye »

yeah, spill the details! did you make your own block? what about the flange? how much time went in to it? and if it's not stepping on your toes, how much did it cost to make?

it looks awesome!

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BendingOak wrote:Fink, are you attempting to make your own hat or replace your ribbion?
I really want to make my own hat! I enjoy making my own stuff, or at least as much as I can. I already have a few “replacement” ribbon bands from Todd’s since I know I will never be able to make my own “Indy hat” band this good, I’m not that brave or stubborn! :lol:

But everything else, I’m willing to do; make my own block (wood or plaster), make my own tools, etc. I don’t want to do just one hat, I actually wish to be able to do at least some for my own personal use, and not just one single color. :wink:
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I don't know how much time wen't into each hat. I re- stitched the sweatband and ribbion a few time to lern as much as I could before moving on the the secound hat. I still have some room to improve before I would call this a good hat or polished.
On the supplies that I used changed from the first to the secound and now the third hat. I haven't found everything I like yet. It's hard to find supplies for this stuff. It's not like they are on the www.
As for the tools and block. I bought some new and some used. It's a big investment to get things rolling. I now have two blocks 7 3/8 and 7 1/4. There are a lot of parts to get to really make these things.
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WOW!! Now THAT is one fine looking fedora, BOak!!! :shock: :D :clap:

If you haven't seriously considered taking this up as a money making 'hobby', you're missing the boat. Those are GREAT looking hats!

HIGH regards! Michaelson
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Post by PyramidBlaster »

Seriously, all y'all gotta stop it...I'm already making my own whips...My wife will kill me if i start making hats, too! what's next, making jackets?

AWESOME hat, man....
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Michaelson wrote:WOW!! Now THAT is one fine looking fedora, BOak!!! :shock: :D :clap:

If you haven't seriously considered taking this up as a money making 'hobby', you're missing the boat. Those are GREAT looking hats!

HIGH regards! Michaelson

thanks michealson.

now that I have all this free time on my hands. I have to do something and really like making them.
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Wow - nice hat, well done!

You should consider making those, they look great.

Are you using the same style block as AB?
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Post by DanielJones »

Man, that is a super looking hat. Where did you find the hood, rabbit right? I've been wanting to try my had at it just to see what I could create. Also, where did you find the sweatband? Could we please see a couple of pics of the inside?
Thank you for sharing Oak! :D Wow!

Cheers!

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Again I wanted to say thank you all for the comments.

Here's is a link to my new hat thread. there is pics of the inside of this new hat. I hope you all like it.

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Post by Indy1024 »

that's one awesome hat!
nice job! 8)
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