Official Factory Produced KotCS AdventureBilt Fedora (Henry)
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I just spoke to my wife, and a pristine AdventureBilt box has been delivered to my home this morning.
The only problem is that I'm at work all day, and out this evening, so I can't even look at it until tomorrow. AAAARRRRGGGHHH!
Jobs and social calendars really get in the way sometimes!
I'm in the UK and it's a size 58( for those keen to know where they've started turning up ), so I'll be posting pics tomorrow or Sunday once I've had a chance to admire it and bash it.
Thanks in advance Marc, without even looking at it, I'm 100% sure it was worth the wait.
The only problem is that I'm at work all day, and out this evening, so I can't even look at it until tomorrow. AAAARRRRGGGHHH!
Jobs and social calendars really get in the way sometimes!
I'm in the UK and it's a size 58( for those keen to know where they've started turning up ), so I'll be posting pics tomorrow or Sunday once I've had a chance to admire it and bash it.
Thanks in advance Marc, without even looking at it, I'm 100% sure it was worth the wait.
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I prefer speaking of actual head circumference in cm or inches, as there seems to be a variation from one manufacturer to another regarding what THEY consider a size 7 1/4.
Which is rather strange actually, as it's not THAT hard to do the math.
Let's take a 7 1/4 as and example: that would be a size 7.25, which is multiplied with pi to get the actual circumference: 7.25 x 3.1416 = 22.78" = 57.85cm (multiply inches with 2.54 in order to get cm). So that's a size 58 (minus 1.5mm).
Regards,
Marc
Which is rather strange actually, as it's not THAT hard to do the math.
Let's take a 7 1/4 as and example: that would be a size 7.25, which is multiplied with pi to get the actual circumference: 7.25 x 3.1416 = 22.78" = 57.85cm (multiply inches with 2.54 in order to get cm). So that's a size 58 (minus 1.5mm).
Regards,
Marc
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I think I must apologise for the delays to you guys here.
I'm trying to sort things out as we speak and hope to receive a reply to the following e-mail I just sent to the manufacturer:
Thanks for being so patient with me. I'm doing my very best to sort things out.
Regards,
Marc
I'm trying to sort things out as we speak and hope to receive a reply to the following e-mail I just sent to the manufacturer:
Please accept my apologies and keep your fingers crossed that I'll get a positive answer, which I'll post here as soon as I get it.I'm writing to you due to having several complains from my customers about the current wait time on their hats. I fully understand that perfection takes its time, however you indicated to me, that your company is able to produce up to 2000 hats per month. Yet the orders I have sent to you in the meanwhile are up to four months old now. Again: I understand that due to my picky specs. it might take a little longer, however customers are threatining me with canceling their order due to being tired of waiting so long.
Please give me a list of the hats that you've shipped so far and a schedule when the rest is supposed to ship, as I'm afraid that we will lose our customers if the hats don't get to them pretty soon.
Thanks in advance,
Marc Kitter
Thanks for being so patient with me. I'm doing my very best to sort things out.
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Marc
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This is actually bizarre
I mean, I wonder why a factory should have all these problems and delays. The production has already started, so I suppose that blocks, machines and everything are set. So I really don't have a clue of what is their problem.
Oh well, I just hope it will all be fine. I'm not going to blame you, Marc, nor the factory. I'm just going to pray my hat will arrive in the extimated time If not, well...
"Why complaining when you can solve a problem?
Why complaining when you can't?"
I mean, I wonder why a factory should have all these problems and delays. The production has already started, so I suppose that blocks, machines and everything are set. So I really don't have a clue of what is their problem.
Oh well, I just hope it will all be fine. I'm not going to blame you, Marc, nor the factory. I'm just going to pray my hat will arrive in the extimated time If not, well...
"Why complaining when you can solve a problem?
Why complaining when you can't?"
I guess that IS part of the problem. It starts out with the rawbodies, which we get custom made, to ensure that the color is SPOT ON to what we see on screen. With a certain, thickness, density, amount of stiffner... you name it. Yes, we COULD have just taken their brown off the rack 20% beaver fur felt rawbodies, but... well, I guess I have a tendency to go a bit over the edge when it comes to specs. (just ask Peter how thrilled he was to get four pages of specs. on my last jacket order).I mean, I wonder why a factory should have all these problems and delays. The production has already started, so I suppose that blocks, machines and everything are set. So I really don't have a clue of what is their problem.
Second is the block. Though they had the blocks in stock, they varied ever so slightly from size to size (as they were hand made back then) and I'm not a big fan of variation, when it comes to such things. So I picked the block that I though could have been THE block and told them to replicate it in the other sizes. Now, OF COURSE that block is complicated enough that some parts needs to be worked over by their block maker, who thanks to my pickyness only can make two blocks per week Of course the same with the brim flanges...
Then of course I wanted them to scale the specs. up and down with in- / decreasing hat sizes, which ended up with a Excel file full of specs. and measurements for the various sizes.
Do I need to tell more?
So, I DO actually understand where the problems origin from (and that this would be me ). However I do NOT understand, why they didn't tell me that with all these specs., it would take so and so long.
Ah well... live and learn.
Regards,
Marc
Hey Marc,
Take me off your list of moaners. As you know my delay was Polish driven, yours is down the other end of Europe.
I am sure your right to give them a warning shot. By the same token once they have sorted the teething problems I am sure they will speed up.
Calling all Gearheads. Buy the Henry. It's worth it.
Take me off your list of moaners. As you know my delay was Polish driven, yours is down the other end of Europe.
I am sure your right to give them a warning shot. By the same token once they have sorted the teething problems I am sure they will speed up.
Calling all Gearheads. Buy the Henry. It's worth it.
Marc, I have seen pictures of some of the hats people got already and trust me: If I have to wait another 3 months for those hats to arrive that's fine by me. Bottom line is that I want it, and this place has tought me that good things come to those who wait.
Because of all those specs it is more like starting up a factory from scratch than anything else, so I think it isn't too strange that there are some delays: heck, I would even be surprised if there weren't. I do however understand that you, as the person who will be held responsible, have a need to be kept in the loop by the factory. I hope that this will be resolved shortly so you can give answers to customers instead of being forced to remain silent or tell them "I don't know". I can imagine how frustrating that must be.
As to the people who are, like me, still waiting on their hats but are getting impatient: Please guys, don't come down too hard on Marc about this. It's just start-up troubles and will be ironed out. Just have a little more patience and you'll have a realy fine hat to show for it afterwards, not to mention the right to say:"I got on board of this when it started. I had to wait a little, but I was one of the first."
Regards, Geert
Because of all those specs it is more like starting up a factory from scratch than anything else, so I think it isn't too strange that there are some delays: heck, I would even be surprised if there weren't. I do however understand that you, as the person who will be held responsible, have a need to be kept in the loop by the factory. I hope that this will be resolved shortly so you can give answers to customers instead of being forced to remain silent or tell them "I don't know". I can imagine how frustrating that must be.
As to the people who are, like me, still waiting on their hats but are getting impatient: Please guys, don't come down too hard on Marc about this. It's just start-up troubles and will be ironed out. Just have a little more patience and you'll have a realy fine hat to show for it afterwards, not to mention the right to say:"I got on board of this when it started. I had to wait a little, but I was one of the first."
Regards, Geert
I'm still wating too, but I'll surely not come down too hard on Marc (if you exclude the regular request for an update now an then) because he just can't be blamed. After all, if not for him, we wouldn't be able to get our hands on such an s.a. hat like the Henry. And your pickiness, Marc, is exactly the thing that defines the Henry, so no fault on your part IMHO. Although I do feel the blame to be on the manufacturer's part. After all, if, as a businessman, I agree on certain terms and deadlines, I have to be able to hold true to my word. And the deadline was actually "end of july"...
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Ok, just "quik and dirty" but hope you like it anyway:
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Looks good!
I'm no SA bash expert but I think it looks good on you.
Is the dog named Indiana?
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Is the dog named Indiana?
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Re: Looks good!
Thanks a lotThe Librarian wrote:I'm no SA bash expert but I think it looks good on you.
hehe, would be worth a try but she's named "HAZEL"The Librarian wrote: Is the dog named Indiana?
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Mannnnn, that seems low to me.....Is that the generally accepted thing??BendingOak wrote:It looks to me that the front of the center crease is to low. Rule of thumb that i like to go by is 4 3/4 in the front and the back at 4 1/4. thats for the center crease.
Coz I'm gonna have to go down about 1/4 both front and back
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