Club Obi Wan

I see only 1 posted in every dozen or two. Im starting to pick up a lot more outside of the indy world.

Well, at least the word is getting out and beyond this community. You've built a good business, John, and made alot of people happy with these custom lids!

But there is more work to do as the adventures continue....


Post 'em UP!

I'll have a new Penman to post up in a couple days! Stay tuned!
DHW

That's "music" to my ears/(eyes?)/brain, Daren!

DarenHenryW wrote:I'll have a new Penman to post up in a couple days! Stay tuned!
DHW

What could it be?

Post 'em up when you get it Daren! And that goes for all of you!

Yup. I've also got one on the way and a reblock to show. I thought I'd wait to post them together.

Ian

This isn't the post I was referring to above (that's gonna take a few days!), but I thought you might like this very different type of "post 'em up"!

This is my granite Raiders that John finished for me last year. I shot this video about 3 months ago

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOgErjEowdA

Daren Henry W

And here's a few wedding and honeymoon shots in case you didn't see my links in the scrapbook page

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No, this still isn't the post you are all waiting for.

DHW

Sharp looking hat! That color is splendid. Great photos!

Cool drumming by the way! You're very talented.

Daren, you make my hats look good.

BendingOak wrote:Daren, you make my hats look good.

And your hats make ME look good. I think this is what is known as a symbiotic relationship.

Congradulations, Daren! Fine photos of a milestone in your life.

That's the thing about members, each has their own take, so....

.....


(you know the drill!)

DarenHenryW wrote:

BendingOak wrote:Daren, you make my hats look good.

And your hats make ME look good. I think this is what is known as a symbiotic relationship.

Mutualistic at that. Sorry...science teacher.

Travis

Hollowpond wrote:

DarenHenryW wrote:

BendingOak wrote:Daren, you make my hats look good.

And your hats make ME look good. I think this is what is known as a symbiotic relationship.

Mutualistic at that. Sorry...science teacher.

Travis

That's some quality drumming Daren!! I absolutely love drumming, I do it on my bass. If our drummer had spontaneously combusted I might have continued playing drums.

Love that lid as well. Which block is it off?

Ian

Ian wrote:
Love that lid as well. Which block is it off?

Ian

I'll let John answer that. John?

DHW

DHW, thanks for the photos! Absolutely gorgeous.

Oh and nice hat by the way.

Hey, guys,

Sorry for being so "post-happy" lately, but another member was inquiring about the turn, and he's about to make an order with John, so I took these pics for him. Also, since I recently got married, I've been away from the forum for awhile, and so I guess I'm sorta making up for lost time.

Anyway, here are a few shots of the Raiders hat John finished for me in May. I just took these about an hour ago.

Enjoy!

DHW


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Oh yeah, and I can't believe I forgot about these!

Here's John and I from my trip back in August!



And one from my visit to David Morgan. (I didn't wear my hat inside, so while I do have a pic with David, in it, I'm wearing a hat I bought there inside his shop!)



Okay, that's ALL until I get my NEW hat!

Again, sorry for all the posts.

DHW

Daren,

Stop being sorry - Aint this what this forum's about? Maybe we need to see your whole Penman collection together, cos I'm loosing track of how many you have now.

Still loving that Raiders lid I see. Looks great on y'

John - What's that lid you're wearing in the shot with Daren? Oh aye, and what block is Darens' Steel Gray from?

Ian

Ian wrote:Daren,

Stop being sorry - Aint this what this forum's about? Maybe we need to see your whole Penman collection together, cos I'm losing track of how many you have now.

Still loving that Raiders lid I see. Looks great on y'

John - What's that lid you're wearing in the shot with Daren? Oh aye, and what block is Darens' Steel Gray from?

Ian

Thanks, Ian.

It's just that sometimes I feel like a page hog. Oh well.

At this moment, I have a three Penmans (the fourth being the hat I'm expecting this week-perhaps tomorrow!).

First: Granite Raiders Seaplane
Second: LC
Third: Raiders
Fourth: ???

All my Penmans are made from beaver.

After I get this fourth, I'll do a group shot of all my Penmans together!

Daren

Page hog? Nah!! I love seeing your enthusiasm for this hobby, although I guess lids are a necessity of life and not just an Indiana Jones fixation, I mean, we wear them every day

You're gonna have to to a 'Usual Suspects' type line up of your hats.

No hints about the forth?

Ian

Don't be sorry. We love seeing your posts. Great pictures and hats! I really like the Raiders. Can't wait to see what your new Penman is!

Daren, my friend:
It's no secret that I'm a BIG FAN of Indy Fans wearing whatever assortment or combination of their Gear that suits their needs/moods/fancy AND POSTING photos of their stuff in order to either illustrate a point, share knowledge or advice with other Members or even just to SHOW OFF their latest and greates acquisition!

As far as I'm concerned, I could look at photos of your Gear every day of the week (NOT something I'm accustomed to telling a fella, by the way!)

Seriously though, when you want to share some shots (and you HAVE 'em to share) please know that you've got a enthusiatic audience waiting to see 'em (and I should know... I'm a member!)


As always, GREAT photos, pal!
Cheers!
Fox

In that shot I'm wearing a Penman LC beaver.

BendingOak wrote:In that shot I'm wearing a Penman LC beaver.

Hmmm, looks exactly like a hat to me... Maybe one of those shape-shifting beavers we're all hearing about these days...

Aquatic rodent or not, it looks great as a hat.



It's great to see these side by side being worn rather than on a table top or something. That LC hat looks very accurate to me. The Raider goes without saying..

Ian

WOW
I have to say, I'm quite securely in the school of thought that there is only ONE guy from whom to purchase a Last Crusade Fedora... and that's John.


Y'know, once upon a time I wasn't even THAT interested in owning much LC Gear (from any Vendor)... just wasn't a style that was on my priority list...
I was a Purely Raiders Guy all the way.

Then, Tundrarider's Tony Nowak LC (#50) Jacket made it's debut and I began my slow conversion to thinking "Well, I guess I could own just a couple of Last Crusade pieces..."


Now, on top of that, John brings his Penman LC to - IMO - new heights in accuracy and style. This offering from John is now SO nice that it has actually swung me around to loving AND planning to order this hat (as soon as I have this "one more" big jacket quest put to bed)...

But once I've got that cleared away, it's become clear to me now that a Last Crusade Fedora (specifically a PENMAN Last Crusade Fedora) is quickly moving to the TOP of my "shopping list")

It's not enough to have one Indy hat that I can replicate well. I want to replicate all of the Indy hats well. Stay tuned.

Mitch LaRue wrote:it's become clear to me now that a Last Crusade Fedora (specifically a PENMAN Last Crusade Fedora) is quickly moving to the TOP of my "shopping list")

this is absolutely the best choice you can do! My Last Crusade from John is now my everyday/everyclothes hat not only because is just THAT hat, but because it will be realy made for YOU!

steerpike wrote:

Mitch LaRue wrote:it's become clear to me now that a Last Crusade Fedora (specifically a PENMAN Last Crusade Fedora) is quickly moving to the TOP of my "shopping list")

this is absolutely the best choice you can do! My Last Crusade from John is now my everyday/everyclothes hat not only because is just THAT hat, but because it will be realy made for YOU!

Thats what I like to hear ( or should that be read). I don't care if my hats don't get put on some ones display. Mine aren't a costume piece. They are to be worn and worn a lot. Than you buddy, thats the best compliment I could have gotten.

BendingOak wrote:

steerpike wrote:

Mitch LaRue wrote:it's become clear to me now that a Last Crusade Fedora (specifically a PENMAN Last Crusade Fedora) is quickly moving to the TOP of my "shopping list")

this is absolutely the best choice you can do! My Last Crusade from John is now my everyday/everyclothes hat not only because is just THAT hat, but because it will be realy made for YOU!

Thats what I like to hear ( or should that be read). I don't care if my hats don't get put on some ones display. Mine aren't a costume piece. They are to be worn and worn a lot. Than you buddy, thats the best compliment I could have gotten.

your welcome John! this is the pure truth

my morning shot going to work

I hear ya loud & clear, steerpike... and your words GOOD with me!



Oh, and John...

BendingOak wrote:Stay tuned.

No need to worry... I'm definitely tuned to your station!
"All the latest and greatest HATS, all the time..."

John, your LC that you're wearing looks amazing! We're tuned for more hats.

Looking good steerpike!

my morning shot going to work

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Steerpike, you make this whole "hat thing" really work! Can I just say, as a straight man, that you look absolutely dashing in this picture? I realy dig the cream jacket with the hat. And the shirt is really working too!

Well done!

Daren Henry

DRUM ROLL, PLEASE ...........................................................................................................!

And here it is! My newest Penman!

I loved my Brown Raiders in beaver so much that I simply asked John to replicate it in Charcoal!

And he did an OUTSTANDING job! (I never doubted for a moment that he wouldn't!)







I call this one,

"The Adventurer and The Gentleman"



Just like with a brown Indy hat (or any hat for that matter) it's interesting to see how many different colors the charcoal can take on with different lighting. In the first pic, it looks rather blue, in the second very gray, in a couple of the pics in the collage, it takes on a little brown.

Anyway . . .

I could go on and on about what a brilliant hatter and good friend and fine craftsman and great artist John is, or how he excels at customer satisfaction and making sure that all the elements that come with a difficult order are just right. But I won't. I'll simply let the hat(s) speak for themselves.

Once again, so very pleased,

Daren Henry Wilkerson

Your new hat looks amazing Daren! That Charcoal Grey color looks very nice! Now you have two great Raiders hats from John. Fine work John!

Thank you, Noah!

Yeah, after writing my review, then getting up and popping the hat on for a sec, I just have to add that this is the nicest hat I've ever seen. Seriously.

DHW

Lovin' the look of that charcoal grey Raiders! A fantastic looking hat... I've been wanting a charcoal grey Penman for awhile now, this does not help!!!

Congrats on yet another AMAZING Penman!

Daren, I know how you feel. My Penman Raiders is also the nicest hat I've ever seen, even though I only have three Indy hats. John's craftmanship is excellent.

Awesome Daren!!

It's strange how the colour difference completely changes the look of the hat. It totaly works!

Can't tell, but is there a turn in the charcoal?

Mine's turned up, but I've gotta wrestle with customs first before I get it.

Ian

Daren, that color is INCREDIBLE! I love my Seaplane in steel gray, but yours brings new details to this kind of hat, and is a very deep and rich color! Congratulation to you, and compliments to John again!

WOW what an amazing addition to your beautiful selection of hats, Daren!

Once again, John shows just how good he is at this!
Just a superb hat... and may I say, it suits you perfectly!

Lookin' GOOD, my friend!

(...and I also say that... y'know... as a straight man... not that there's anything wrong with it if I wasn't... y'know... just sayin'... )

Soddin' customs!!

Ian

How bad, Ian?

You have a very handsome hat there DarenHenry! The color looks terrific and gives the hat a very classy appearance. This really entices me to order one from John just like it. I recently received my, "PERFECT," rabbit raiders from John and have a Cairo on order, not for me though, it is for my younger brother who is a fan of that particular style. Now, I feel really tempted to submit another order for this one to compliment my brown Raiders. Decisions, decisions. Anyways, congratulations on receiving such a great looking fedora and outstanding job John, once again.

Bdgsi11

BTW, I look forward to seeing those new Penman shots Ian, once it arrives.

Mitch LaRue wrote:How bad, Ian?

Ah, it's not just the 50 quid (81 Canadian dollars), it's the hassle of trying to negotiate my way through countless automated phone lines only to find the dude you need to speak to is not at his desk or something....Gotta keep smiling though..

It doesn't help knowing that the coveted hat is almost within grasp......'I can reach it!!'



Ian

Bdgsi11 wrote:BTW, I look forward to seeing those new Penman shots Ian, once it arrives.

You're killin' me!!

I maintain......Soddin' customs!!

Ian

Sorry to hear it, pal...
But try to think of it as the last dash between poison darts before you've "escaped" with your treasure!

Hope you're holding your new Penman in your hands soon...
then, whenever you get the chance to post a few photos, that'll be pretty cool to see.

All the Best, Ian...

Thanks Fox,

The 'prize' should be in my hands by Friday - No more beheadings necessary

Ian

Ian wrote:Thanks Fox,

The 'prize' should be in my hands by Friday - No more beheadings necessary

Ian

As Tom Petty once said, (Once? Actually, he probably says/sings this a number of times every time he has a concert, but I digress . . . ) "The waiting is the hardest part!"

And it's so true. For instance: the paying. Difficult, perhaps, yet truly so much easier to deal with than the waiting!

Hang in there, Ian! And anyone else who is lurking, hovering, salivating, hoping that their hat/post will be next!

Keep 'em coming, boys!

And keep up the good work, John!

DHW