Time to play:who is my hat maker?

Post by **Holt** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:03 pm

I can tell you its a 100% beaver felt.and I tweaked it into a 'Cairo' style.

bests
Holt

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:10 pm

I'm guessing new Keppler since it just came out recently. Perfect brim shape. Crown is just a bit tall but still looks great.

Post by **Holt** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:11 pm

nope...

jnicktem · Post by **jnicktem** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:16 pm

Well, I was going to say Keppler... but since that is already dismissed I will say it's an AB.

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:19 pm

I say it's the Temple of Doom workout regiment!

Seriously Holt, I think you could crush my head with those arms!

Shane

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:35 pm

Can we see it from another angle. I promise I won't post my guess.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:39 pm

BendingOak wrote:Can we see it from another angle. I promise I won't post my guess.

guess it's not you. looks too tall to come from your block unless it was a special order.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:43 pm

Indiana G wrote:
BendingOak wrote:Can we see it from another angle. I promise I won't post my guess.
guess it's not you. looks too tall to come from your block unless it was a special order.

I didn't say that. He could have got one of mine second hand and I wouldn't have known about it.

If the pics were better I could tell you but I wont mess it up for Holt.

Post by **Holt** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:50 pm

its not a penman either..

jacksdad · Post by **jacksdad** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:52 pm

it's oak's I recognize that bash anywhere. Been studying his hats waitng for mine. am I right ?

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:53 pm

Indiana Holt wrote:its not a penman either..

I didn't think it was. How about some better pics?

Post by **Holt** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:54 pm

those pics were taken with my cell.

my girl has the camera with her on her trip...

the quality doesnt get any better then this..believe me, I've tried.

Post by **Holt** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:57 pm

jacksdad wrote:it's oak's I recognize that bash anywhere. Been studying his hats waitng for mine. am I right ?

well then you have been studying the wrong hats.

it had a bash when I got it,but i retweaked it..so its different from what it was..

jacksdad · Post by **jacksdad** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:58 pm

darn, I've been working with my boy about reading slower, I need to take my own advice . Totally missed that.

jacksdad · Post by **jacksdad** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:59 pm

need to study harder.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:23 pm

I'm gonna guess AB or ABD. -M

Indiana Kev · Post by **Indiana Kev** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:36 pm

An Indiana G special?

From the looks the crown is really tall...maybe the old AB before Steve adjusted the crown height.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:45 pm

Yeah, I hadn't thought of that...I agree, Indiana G special. -M

carolinamike · Post by **carolinamike** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:08 am

I would have said Keppler based on the felt thickness, but you've already dismissed that and it flares out so much at the top. Is it one of 3thousand's.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:35 am

doesn't 3thou use Fed's though? He said it was beaver. -M

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:36 am

Thats too domey to be one a $3ks. I have to second Indy G's. Either that or you made the hat yourself. I've enver seen anything that tall...aside from Renderking's hat. The hat is beautiful by the way. Great bash.

Dave

Chewbacca Jones · Post by **Chewbacca Jones** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:11 am

Going out on a limb here... Optimo?

conceited_ape · Post by **conceited_ape** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:53 am

Bigger limb: HJ Poet?

...*crickets chirping*

Hey, it could happen!

;-)

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:44 am

Only after Fedora gets to it.

Dave

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:13 am

DR Ulloa wrote:Only after Fedora gets to it.

Dave

Not if it's 100% beaver as Holt says. -M

Post by **Holt** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:31 am

its indeed G's hat.

its his ''raven bar, done like dinner hat'' he posted a while back.but as I said above..its a little different.

he gave it to me as a christmas present.

let me tell you this.this hat is really a work of art.I LOVE this thing.

thanx for playing gentlemen

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:04 am

Well, that settles it. Only one problem remains: When is G going to start selling hats to all us folks?

Dave

p.s. Holt, congrats on the hat. It really is one of the nicest hats I've seen.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:36 pm

good eye Indiana Kev.......you know your hats

that was the second hat i made and the only indy beaver that i made. it is very soft with a nice finish. i think it looks 10 times better on holt than it ever did on me.....plus he put his own personal tweaks in it and i must say that the man has got skills.

eric and i have been exchanging PM's forever discussing and collecting jacket specifications. i got to know the man and have found out that we both share the same twisted sense of humour

he didn't have a hat and i had too many....and we both have the same head size. i gave him that hat as an early christmas present

as for the hat shop.......at this moment, it would be really expensive for a customer as they would have to but the hat, hat block, and hat flange if they wanted a hat from me

. i don't have a couple of G's (no punn intended) to sink into the start-up costs like oak did. plus, i wouldn't go competing with oak as he'd blow me out of the water with his artistic creations.

there's a member out there that gave me 'the science of hatmaking' as a secret santa gift last year..........LOOK AT ALL THE TROUBLE YOU'VE CAUSED!!!! ;-)

(thank you for that gift btw)

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:29 pm

Indiana Holt wrote:its indeed G's hat.

Not completely fair (we haven't seen G hats enough to spot them at once) but nice looking hat my friend and compliments on Indiana G.

Holt if they make another live-action film about Ken Shiro you should be casted too

Just kidding you on buddy... we all just envy your muscles. I don't even have time to go to the gym

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:32 pm

Thanks G, for making it clear to me what my course of action MUST now be:

1. Keep voicing (well-deserved) compliments about your hats here in these forums, praising your skillz up one side of you and down the other until
2. Your HEAD - quite literally - begins to SWELL to the point where
3. Your HAT SIZE increases to match my own, forcing you to
4. Buy a NEW hat block and hat flange SIMPLY for the purpose of producing your OWN hats thereby allowing me to
5. Lay claim to your hand-me-downs (or even your "throw-aways")

Mwah-HA-Ha-ha-ha-hahahahahaha!

Seriously though... I can't feel TOO jealous... I'm actually HAPPY for Holt (you won me over when you mentioned how he didn't already HAVE a hat!) That's just WRONG! A man's GOTTA have a HAT, and for HOLT - of all people - to be going WITHOUT is just ALL kindsa' wrong!
So, JOB WELL DONE in correcting this matter, G.
And, as always, NICE fedora my friend.

Post by **Holt** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:53 pm

Erri wrote:
Holt if they make another live-action film about Ken Shiro you should be casted too

LOL.I get that sometimes....maby I will talk to my pal who is to about begin his producer career at warner bros soon ;-) I do have my 11 years of martial experience experience that might come in handy though....

3thoubucks · Post by **3thoubucks** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:41 am

It's a great looking hat. The brim is perfect. - Some reverse taper. If only it was a little smaller size, might feel too tight, but that would fix the reverse taper. ..

... Can't beat a 360 stovepipe for nice deep front bashes like those...

IndianaBogart · Post by **IndianaBogart** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:56 am

Honestly, I think that might be the most SA Raiders hat I've seen on here. Congrats Holt!

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:50 pm

Indiana Holt wrote:
Erri wrote:
Holt if they make another live-action film about Ken Shiro you should be casted too

LOL.I get that sometimes....maby I will talk to my pal who is to about begin his producer career at warner bros soon ;-) I do have my 11 years of martial experience experience that might come in handy though....

I didn't expect anyone to know Ken Shiro LOL. What martial art have you been practicing? (can't be the Hokuto Shinken can it?)

IndianaBogart wrote:Honestly, I think that might be the most SA Raiders hat I've seen on here. Congrats Holt!

Most SA hat, most SA jacket... you're starting to tick us off Holt!

I love kidding you on, I hope you don't mind Holty ;-)

Post by **Holt** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:09 pm

thanks.

I love kidding you on, I hope you don't mind Holty

if you are man enough to pull my leg,then you have to be man enough to meet me in the ring. ;-)

me to the right;)

Post by **Holt** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:23 pm

here is another picture of it,together with the jacket.

sorry for the bad quality pic.

I am so happy with this hat

thank you so much G for this awesome gift.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g182/ ... jacket.jpg[/img]

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:53 pm

Showing off hat and jacket in the same picture is just tasteless Holt, let me tell you.

Indiana Holt wrote:thanks.

I love kidding you on, I hope you don't mind Holty
if you are man enough to pull my leg,then you have to be man enough to meet me in the ring. ;-)

me to the right;)

well you never know, a few years of Aikido might come back useful in the end

...at least until I "miss" and one of those kicks actually reaches my face

Ohio Jones · Post by **Ohio Jones** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:53 pm

IndyG......rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:04 pm

I SECOND, THIRD and FOURTH that sentiment!

bigrex · Post by **bigrex** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:32 pm

Doesn't look too tall to me at all!!

Mitch LaRue wrote:
Mwah-HA-Ha-ha-ha-hahahahahaha!

lol.