Hand-made White Fedora...

MustangLoverMex · Post by **MustangLoverMex** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:55 pm

Hey COW'ers!
Here's my second hat! I just finished it! So what do you think?

It's made of wool

Hopefully my next hat will be made of rabbit fur

Best Regards,
-Alfonso

3thoubucks · Post by **3thoubucks** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:37 am

Hard not to like a 360 stovepipe! ;-) I'd turn it, lower the back raise the front, iron the brim a little flatter. Dye it brown or grey. Still a nice hat as is. Indy could have worn in with his white tux in TOD.

conceited_ape · Post by **conceited_ape** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:36 am

Very swanky!

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:10 am

I'd push the bash back a little. Other than that...te quedo de lo mas bueno. El proximo debe ser de conejo. A demas, me gusta mucho.

Dave

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:09 am

Nice job!

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:36 pm

MLM,

very, very nice! so whenz the hat shop opening up?

WConly · Post by **WConly** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:34 pm

I like it

! I have a custom made one in 'true' silver belly -- that one could call 'white' which was made for me by a dear friend! It is called 'The Dips' after my grandfather 'Daddy Dip!' He was quite the guy. A true cowboy during the days of real cattle drives, etc. He had several dress silver belly style hats -- both western in styleing to fedoras! And, people wonder why I like hats

! Good job...leave it the way it is! Keep it for special occasions and watch it closely -- that would be an easy one to lose to a thief! W>

WConly · Post by **WConly** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:41 pm

And, if you want to know why he was called 'Dip.....', I will explain. One day he was riding across the range and his horse hit a gopher hole and thru him resulting in broken collar bones. From that day forward he was called -- Dip -- by his fellow cowboys!

I find it amazing that those hats were so similar to the 'Indy's' of today! The only difference was they were not cut demensionaly -- but, that was then and so be the changes. W>

Bazza · Post by **Bazza** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:45 pm

Nice work indeed!

jacksdad · Post by **jacksdad** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:31 pm

very nice, you've got some talent there. what would you wear a white hat with? It's nice but I wouldn't know what to wear, more of a elegant look like with a tux or suit not sure.I really like your hat though .

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:01 pm

VERY nice work, Mex... You're developing some nifty skills.

MustangLoverMex · Post by **MustangLoverMex** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:57 pm

Thanks a lot for all your comments guys!

@3thoubucks: Since my head it's very round the turn thing doesn't agree very much with me hehe... I already did a brown hat and my next hat would be a gray one. About the TOD comment! Thank you very much, In fact I wonder why won't he used a white fedora in that scene hehe ;-)

@c_ape: It looks swanky indeed hehe.

@DR Ulloa: I'll push it alright and your spanish is excelent! Thanks!

@bink: Thanks my friend! I'll try to make them even better. ;-)

@IG: My friend! Thank you very much! About the store...

Well, I wish haha...

Nah, seriously I learned from a hat-maker in my city. He will sell me some vintage original blocks (more than 100 years old!) and some tools that are essential to this art. I'll post them when they're in my hands.

@WConly: That's quite an interesting story! Thanks a lot for sharing it my friend!

@Bazza: Thanks! I did the best I could so far! ;-)

@MLaRue: Thank you!. Hope to develop them more as time goes by.

Best Regards to all, and greetings from Mexico!

-Alfonso

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:27 pm

MustangLoverMex wrote:@DR Ulloa: I'll push it alright and your spanish is excelent! Thanks!

I'd hope so. It was the language I first learned to speak.

Dave