thegreatgalling wrote:I for one am glad to put decisions about my upcoming SOC hat directly in your hands! , but do feel free to experiment away!
I love to hear that.
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thegreatgalling wrote:I for one am glad to put decisions about my upcoming SOC hat directly in your hands! , but do feel free to experiment away!
It also backs up the notion that multiple hats were hurredly customized, etc., with the ribbon tacked on above the brim break. I wonder if all of them were this way, or just the hero fedora?BendingOak wrote:If you look closely at the Raiders hat in the movie you will see the tack down stitches that you speak of is tacked above the brim break. To me that is a sign of a sloppy job. Don't everyone hang me for this but the Raiders hat wasn't a greatly made hat. To replicate the hat as closely as possible I can put the stitches floating like they did in the movie. EI: what I do on 'the Cairo" or what I did on garrets hat but most of the time I put the stitches right at the brim break where a high quality job should be. The purpose of them is to keep the ribbon from sliding up and showing the sweatband stitches.
Texan Scott wrote:It also backs up the notion that multiple hats were hurredly customized, etc., with the ribbon tacked on above the brim break. I wonder if all of them were this way, or just the hero fedora?BendingOak wrote:If you look closely at the Raiders hat in the movie you will see the tack down stitches that you speak of is tacked above the brim break. To me that is a sign of a sloppy job. Don't everyone hang me for this but the Raiders hat wasn't a greatly made hat. To replicate the hat as closely as possible I can put the stitches floating like they did in the movie. EI: what I do on 'the Cairo" or what I did on garrets hat but most of the time I put the stitches right at the brim break where a high quality job should be. The purpose of them is to keep the ribbon from sliding up and showing the sweatband stitches.
Only when asked.Texan Scott wrote:...but the Oakster doesn't do it!
Fedora wrote:I have waffled on where to put the stitches. I used to put them low, like it should be, but these days when replicating the Raiders fedora, I put them high, like the original. Afterall, its a replication. And this was part of how the Raiders fedora was made. Of course, I will put them low if the customer wants it like that. Fedora
Yeah sure is. You know on the Raiders fedora, the bow work and where they sewed in the sweats was proper and good. They then tacked on the ribbon rather high, and not the general place to put these retaining stitches. Just another peculararity of the Raiders fedora. FedoraFunny boat where are in? aren't we?
Zoltar wrote:Few noob hat questions for you.
How much shrinkage can you hope to get out of a Henry?
I measured my head at just under 58.5, a size 59 Henry measures at 59.3, how many mm is it possible to lose?
If a new hat fits perfectly would it tighten due to shrinkage?
Cheers ZOLTAR
Zoltar wrote:Few noob hat questions for you.
How much shrinkage can you hope to get out of a Henry?
I measured my head at just under 58.5, a size 59 Henry measures at 59.3, how many mm is it possible to lose?
If a new hat fits perfectly would it tighten due to shrinkage?
Cheers ZOLTAR
Ian wrote: I figured as much. So it looks like my foam pads are gonna be a permanent feature?
Ian
Oh well. I do love my Henry and I wear it all the time, just would've liked it to fit without the pads. I guess trying to shrink it using the lampshade trick won't work either. All that said, it's the risk you take when buying a factory lid and part of the reason that customs are so much better.Indy35 wrote:Ian wrote: I figured as much. So it looks like my foam pads are gonna be a permanent feature?
Ian
My sweat has not shrunk even a little. If memory serves me right, Marc intentionally had them pre-shink these sweats at the factory so they didn't shrink or only did slightly over time. And my Henry has had some wear in the last year+.
Zoltar wrote:Yep I got one, I didn't want to wait for a custom as this was the final piece to complete my first set of gear.
Under the leather sweatband there's a small darker brown band between it and the felt that looks like folded vinyl, I don't see how that can shrink at all.
Stefan got back to me and said it could shrink up to half a size so it's a bit confusing as to what's going to happen with it.
Zoltar wrote:Told y'
I recently got into a humorous argument with my 2-year-old son, who insists that my Henry is his hat. I kept correcting me when I told him it is mine. My wife says I just have to buy him his own hat.Zoltar wrote:I think this baby will be living in a box. Seems a shame but if you saw my kids playing with the DP I gave them you'd hide it away too .
Thanks! Your video on your Facebook page really helped me out a lot.BendingOak wrote:What I can tell from that photo, it looks like you did a good job.
Thank you.taikoubou wrote:Thanks! Your video on your Facebook page really helped me out a lot.BendingOak wrote:What I can tell from that photo, it looks like you did a good job.
Great job on the bash!!Looks great!! Defo your look dude!!taikoubou wrote:Just got my Henry in the mail today! I was so excited opening the box up and pulling that beauty out of there. I tried to go for a LC bash. It was my first time bashing a fedora, so it can still use some work.
Anyway, I love this fedora! It's by far the best hat that I own. Next time though, I'm definitely going to go for a Penman custom.