The Penman post 'em up Pages....The Adventure Continues...

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:37 pm

jnicktem wrote:This was probably from one of John's first Raiders blocks... so he has changed it a lot since then. So I can't really compare it to my brown Raiders, as that is probably from his latest block.

Thanks Nick, but I meant in general; Does the clipper hat come from the same block as the hero hat and it's just the colour that's different?

Ian

jnicktem · Post by **jnicktem** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:39 pm

Ah gotchya. I think I remember John telling me that he uses the same Raiders block for both colours. I could be wrong though.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:41 pm

Thanks Nick

...I guess when John reads this he'll put us straight.

Ian

tekors · Post by **tekors** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:59 pm

Great pics Bdgsi11...

Nick, loved seeing your hat covered in snow... amazing!!!

well done guys!!!
regards
teko

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:21 pm

Ian wrote:
jnicktem wrote:This was probably from one of John's first Raiders blocks... so he has changed it a lot since then. So I can't really compare it to my brown Raiders, as that is probably from his latest block.
Thanks Nick, but I meant in general; Does the clipper hat come from the same block as the hero hat and it's just the colour that's different?

Ian

Yes, both brown (hero) and grey (travel) hats come of the same block. Remember that the brown hat is turn and dreading the hat turned changes the shape of how the crown looks as well as the brim.

John

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:35 pm

Here's a sneak peak of Cairo Raiders I just finished for a customer. I'll post more when I get the photos in.

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Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:11 am

Looks FANtastic!

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:03 pm

Great pictures Nick! Very nice hat and looks like it can definitely stand up to any type of weather.

That new Cairo hat looks great John.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:37 am

BendingOak wrote:Here's a sneak peak of Cairo Raiders I just finished for a customer. I'll post more when I get the photos in.

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Looks great

...Be nice to see it on the owner's noodle (Whoever that is)..

Yet another heart-breaker for John though, having to hurt a nice Raiders Rabbit-felt lid.

...

Ian

Digger4Glory · Post by **Digger4Glory** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:06 am

jnicktem wrote:Here's a recent pic of my first Penman... a grey Raiders seaplane that is about a year and a half old. My fiancee and I went to a rather fancy party and walked several blocks in the snow to get there.

Out on the town, looking sharp with a sharp lid brother!

Digger4Glory · Post by **Digger4Glory** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:11 am

Ian wrote:Okay....Whilst the Scottish Texan is away , I'm posting some sneaky shots of my latest Penman acquisition, an LC in Beaver. I actually got this a few months back, but I've been kind of waiting to get some decent shots but since winter started it always dark, etc, etc, blah, blah.....

So, I've taken some dodgy arms-length shots because I didn't want to wait any longer to spread the joy.

Needless to say, I'm absolutely over the moon with this. It's become my main lid, and it fits like a suction cup....Perfect!!!

Cheers John, yet another awesome lid and a very happy chappy!!!

Ian

Great looking lid on you Ian!

It really looks like that hat is meant just for you, very nice! I can't wait to see my LC Beaver!

John

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:24 am

Cheers John!

'tis a most fantastic lid.....and the block shape!!...

When's your due to land?

Ian

tekors · Post by **tekors** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:16 pm

Beautiful hat Ian,
The colour is awesome...

another piece of art from John

regards
teko

Digger4Glory · Post by **Digger4Glory** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:22 pm

Ian wrote:Cheers John!

'tis a most fantastic lid.....and the block shape!!...

When's your due to land?

Ian

oh, I have a bit of wait yet..

I placed my order in early November. Something to look forward to for sure though!

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:07 pm

jnicktem wrote:Here's a recent pic of my first Penman... a grey Raiders seaplane that is about a year and a half old. My fiancee and I went to a rather fancy party and walked several blocks in the snow to get there.

And this goes to prove that a Penman Fedora won't collapse under the proportionate amount of snow as the Metrodome.

Now that is truly bulldog tough.
Great photos Nick, well worn.

Cheers!

Dan

jnicktem · Post by **jnicktem** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:45 pm

DanielJones wrote:And this goes to prove that a Penman Fedora won't collapse under the proportionate amount of snow as the Metrodome. Now that is truly bulldog tough.
Great photos Nick, well worn.

Cheers!

Dan

I'm only a few miles away from the Metrodome! It's certainly looking a bit different these days!

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:48 pm

Not being overly diversified today. Ran some errands this gloomy looking morning wearing my Penman Raider.

Cheers!

Dan

Bdgsi11 · Post by **Bdgsi11** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:01 pm

Nice shot of the hat DanielJones. It looks really soft, is it beaver?

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 4:03 pm

Thanks Bdgsi11! It is indeed very soft & beaver to boot.

It has been my go to hat the past few cooler and gloomy days.

Cheers!

Dan

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:53 pm

My Raider drying out on a hat stand after some playing around in our recent California rains.

Cheers!

Dan

PsychicsAndSwords · Post by **PsychicsAndSwords** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:39 pm

I got my hat today!! $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$

Mine is the moss green (with black ribbon) Raiders which John posted in the "Raiders of a different color" thread. And at the risk of sounding over-dramatic, this is the hat I've been trying to find for well over a decade now. I've had a couple different hats but none of them ever satisfied me, particularly in trying to get a Raiders style with the tight pinch and "boxy" crown. But this hat pulls it off perfectly!

Just a few first impressions. I'm surprised at how sturdy this hat is. I mean, I know beaver is supposed to be heavier or tougher or whatever, but it still took me by surprise. Closest I've had was my first "real" Indy hat, which was one of those good ol' "bulletproof" Peters Bros that I had, oh, about eight or ten years ago? I don't remember exactly, but the Penman still blows it out of the water. It really looks and feels like it could take quite a beating (not that I plan to intentionally put it through any harm, but if something ever were to happen, I have no doubt the hat would make it through.)

Also, despite green and black being my favorite color combo, I wasn't sure if it would look good in an Indy hat, by holy cow! I LOVE it. And the great thing about the colors is: with the green, it'll go good with the brown Indy jacket or other earthtones, but with the black ribbon it'll also go good with black and grey clothes. Woohoo! Oh, and the black liner is gorgeous too, particularly with the black ribbon. Although I should say, I've never been a fan of the white liner - screen accurate or not. Before this, the only liner I ever really liked was the red one that came, again, with the Peters Bros hat.

I tried taking a bunch of pictures but I only have my little point n shoot camera on me right now, so they all kind of stunk. But here's the closest I could get to a decent "being worn" shot.

Anyway, the pictures I took don't even begin to do this hat justice! Even those excellent pics John posted don't really do this beauty justice. It's just... wow. All I can do is add my voice to the chorus and say, if you're thinking of ordering a Penman but are put off by, say, the price or the wait time, do it anyway! You won't be sorry.

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:01 pm

VERY nice lid, PsychicsAndSwords (no surprise, really, coming from John's hands)
Congratulations!

Hollowpond · Post by **Hollowpond** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:51 am

Nice job John!

Travis

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:12 am

I really can't tell from that photo, but knowing that the Mighty Oak made it assures me that it'll be yet another cracking lid...

It'd be nice if Mr PsychicsAndSwords could get some professional, studio-quality photos taken and display them here at his cost, but for our benefit..

Ian

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:31 pm

Very nice looking hat! Great job John!

PsychicsAndSwords · Post by **PsychicsAndSwords** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:32 pm

Ian wrote:It'd be nice if Mr PsychicsAndSwords could get some professional, studio-quality photos taken and display them here at his cost, but for our benefit..

Yeah, I'll get right on that.

Hopefully once I dig out my good camera I can get some better pics. Or maybe the sun will come out?

Anyway, I'll do better than that eventually, it just probably won't be 'til after the holidays.

Clutters · Post by **Clutters** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:09 pm

Gah! I couldn't stand just looking at these awesome hats anymore! Thanks for all the pictures from everyone in this thread, you finally convinced me, so I got out my Christmas money and ordered a Raiders Rabbit with an Idol Grab bash! Only ...5 months to go until it arrives.

DarenHenryW · Post by **DarenHenryW** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 2:13 am

A year ago yesterday, I asked my wife to marry to me while out on a long 8 mile hike around our beloved Lake Chabot, here in Castro Valley, California. Today we did the hike again, and once again I brought along my Penman LC hat.

Thanks again, John!

DHW

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 4:19 am

Love that lid Daren..and what a fantastic memory asociated with her......She truely has become part of your life and as they say..'an old friend'....

Ian

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:54 pm

Darren and PAS, those are fantastic looking lids.

Enjoy then over Christmas in warmth and joy.

John sure does some fantastic work.

Cheers!

Dan

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:41 pm

That's a great memory Daren! And I really like that hat.

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:44 am

Christmas Eve(afternoon if you want to be technical

), last minute touch up shopping in Portland. OR.

And after playing around up at Multnomah Falls in the rain.

This thing is just going to keep getting better with age. Thanks for a grand hat John!

Cheers!

Dan

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:38 am

Here is my Moss Green Penman [Beaver]. Wonderful Fedora from a Great guy. Got this back in October of last year.

Cheers,
G-MANN

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:50 am

Cheers for posting that G-MANN, she's a beaut!!

Dimensional brim on that?

I feel another order coming on....

Ian

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:53 am

Ian,

I'm pretty sure the brim is 2-1/2" all the way around. 5-1/2" Crown [Open]

Cheers,
G-MANN

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:58 am

Looks great on you and really goes well with that SL Wings you got there!!

Ian

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:21 am

G-MANN wrote:Ian,

I'm pretty sure the brim is 2-1/2" all the way around. 5-1/2" Crown [Open]

Cheers,
G-MANN

You are correct sir.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:25 am

BendingOak wrote:
G-MANN wrote:Ian,

I'm pretty sure the brim is 2-1/2" all the way around. 5-1/2" Crown [Open]

Cheers,
G-MANN

You are correct sir.

....and what would you know??..

Ian

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:39 am

Ian wrote:
BendingOak wrote:
G-MANN wrote:Ian,

I'm pretty sure the brim is 2-1/2" all the way around. 5-1/2" Crown [Open]

Cheers,
G-MANN

You are correct sir.
....and what would you know??..

Ian

Not much.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:02 am

The moss colour certainly shows up quite well in G-MANN's photos...

Ian

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:08 am

You mean it's not brown?

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:25 am

binkmeisterRick wrote:You mean it's not brown?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcYppAs6 ... re=related

Ian

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:53 pm

G-MANN wrote:

Cheers,
G-MANN

That is one really nice looking lid G-Man. John, well done!!

Cheers!

Dan

Indiana Bugs · Post by **Indiana Bugs** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:31 pm

That moss green is beautiful. Is the ribbon green also? Id like to compare this hat to psychic's with the black ribbon.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:32 pm

Gmann should get some of the credit. He did crease the hat.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:42 pm

That is some quality creasing..

Ian

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:12 pm

So very, very purdy...

As soon as I saw where Ian had written "We need to see more of that lid!!" to G-MANN over in the USW Striated Lamb Legend Thread I crossed my fingers and headed for the Penman Thread hoping Ian had convinced G-MANN to do just that.

Then...

I was thrilled to see these shots!

What a beauty you've got there, G-MANN... I'm very happy for you.

And yeah... the crease job is definitely

jkdbuck76 · Post by **jkdbuck76** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:17 pm

DarenHenryW wrote:A year ago yesterday, I asked my wife to marry to me while out on a long 8 mile hike around our beloved Lake Chabot, here in Castro Valley, California. Today we did the hike again, and once again I brought along my Penman LC hat.

Thanks again, John!

DHW

Wow! With that bridge and your hat, did you get down on one knee, offerthe ring and say "Honey, prepare to meet me......IN MATRIMONY!" and then chop down the bridge?

Johnny Fedora · Post by **Johnny Fedora** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:46 pm

Mine is still going strong

, though I do need to stop procrastinating and ship that lid off to John for the reblock he's been wanting me to get.

Cheers!
Johnny

PsychicsAndSwords · Post by **PsychicsAndSwords** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:04 am

Well, here's an outdoor shot of my hat. It was cloudy so it's not really good for the color but you can see the shape a lot better.

One of these months it's gonna be sunny out, and then BAM! Better picture.