Club Obi Wan

Did you mean, hooose head?...let's see.... ...I'm weighing my options here...

*Like the very similar term hosehead, the term may have referred to farmers of the Canadian prairies, who would siphon gas from farming vehicles with a hose during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The expression has since been converted to the verb 'to hose' as in to trick, deceive, or steal - for example: "That card-shark sure hosed me."

*Hosehead is a character of the Transformers toyline and television series. He is an Autobot Headmaster and transforms into a fire engine. He should not be confused with the character Cab.

*Hosed has an additional meaning of becoming drunk - for example: "Let's go out and get hosed."


Mitch has dissed me....

NOT AT ALL!

I meant it with only the deepest of affection for you!

As Canucks are often in the habit - at least in these "Post-Bob&DougMacKenzie" Days - of calling each other "Hose-heads" -or "Hosers"- as a sign (albeit a teasing one) of affection and comraderie for one another...
Whether someone is a "Hoser" by birth OR Honorary "Hoser" like yourself, Scott... please know that I meant it ONLY as a nod to the quirky, oddball & strange sense of humor you so proudly display... the type of which that I so often am witness (and victim) to from my own fellow Countrymen!
(MANY of them, RELATIVES!)



(Oh... you never did say... Do you think the hat in the avatar looks alright, or...?)

...well, having to pick one, I was going for that Transformers gig, myself!

...lest we derail this thang, Mitch!??? straighten up that tie, would ya?

...now back to our regularly scheduled program.

sometimes I miss this thread, so..a Street of Cairo inspired photo

Very cool

Nice picture!

where's the monkey?

steerpike wrote:sometimes I miss this thread, so..a Street of Cairo inspired photo

I love this. So authentic looking. Looks as though you are in the middle of shady "deal" about to go on with someone who has the "thing" that you need to find that artifact that is just within your reach.
I added it to my file of pics.

LLS

Here`s mine....I had an old Allessandria that I bought from PeterBros. in its heydey for Indy fedoras. Been put away and was going to get rid of it at a garage sale but just couldn`t part with the fact that it cost me $300. So I figured I would take all my spare hat parts and try and put together a SoC I could distress.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h304/ ... AG0085.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h304/ ... AG0088.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h304/ ... AG0065.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h304/ ... AG0068.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h304/ ... AG0050.jpg
distressing done with yellow chalk from pics of Fedoraraiders hats. Ribbon is from a Fed, Bowler hat Block, Sweatband from an akubra, and lining from an AB. Very soft and very comfortable and fun to wear...wife hates it!

VERY cool photo my Italian friend

VERY nice!!!

very nice shot...

Impressive pic Steerpike!!!!

-TS

steerpike wrote:sometimes I miss this thread, so..a Street of Cairo inspired photo

Many thanks guys!! Even here in Italy you can find some 'Cairoish' places

Local Land Surveyor wrote:

steerpike wrote:sometimes I miss this thread, so..a Street of Cairo inspired photo

I added it to my file of pics.

I'm very flattered David

I was just wondering... Do any of you wear your SoC-styled hats in public without the costume on and in just ordinary non-Indy clothing?

I do... frequently, in fact.
I often wear it on the walk to and from work.

Wow, a lot of great looking SoC hats in here.

I recently received an AB Henry. I then had my first attempt ever at bashing a hat. It's not modeled after SoC, but after the pics on the indygear main page, which embody pretty much what I think back on as "it".









There's still some details I'll be revisiting when I get time. Plus I have to find a way to make it seem shorter.

MaXer wrote:Wow, a lot of great looking SoC hats in here.

I recently received an AB Henry. I then had my first attempt ever at bashing a hat. It's not modeled after SoC, but after the pics on the indygear main page, which embody pretty much what I think back on as "it".



There's still some details I'll be revisiting when I get time. Plus I have to find a way to make it seem shorter.

First, congrats on the new hat. Very nice.

To lower the crown, wet it with a sprayer, push out the front pinch, and bring the whole crown down by pushing in the front and/or back of the center dent, reshaping it as you go. When you get it to height that looks closer to those pictures and/or what you want, work the front pinch back in, adjusting the top dent as needed. Im sure youll get what you want with that hat.

Hey MaXer! Great job on bashing the hat!

Indiana Bugs wrote:First, congrats on the new hat. Very nice.

To lower the crown, wet it with a sprayer, push out the front pinch, and bring the whole crown down by pushing in the front and/or back of the center dent, reshaping it as you go. When you get it to height that looks closer to those pictures and/or what you want, work the front pinch back in, adjusting the top dent as needed. Im sure youll get what you want with that hat.

Thank you!

And thanks for the tip. I'm currently following another tip, turning the hat over on the crown and letting it sit like that for a while. But I will of course have to move the pinch down, so I'll definitely try your method out.

Noah wrote:Hey MaXer! Great job on bashing the hat!

Thanks again, Noah. Nice to see a familiar face!

I wear my Soc hat whenever I am going to a place that would call for "that look"...ie..the flea market, out-door events (Strawberry festival, Art show, Bayfest, anything that takes place outside and I would not be needing my leather jacket. And, let me tell you, it is fun and really sparks up a Raiders Cairo Vibe with the sleeves rolled up and letting the wife buy wares to carry around. I actually had some people taking pics at the Art show recently. They worked for some local paper but I never saw what became of it but, yeah, wearing SoC out as regular wear ROCKS!!!

Steerpike, you're the man! That's the best Indy-related photo I've ever seen

PS
Gorak, I know that you're visiting this topic, please contact me at tomek9210@gmail.com or pick my PMs up

tomek9210 wrote:Steerpike, you're the man! That's the best Indy-related photo I've ever seen

thank you very much tomek!

MaXer wrote:Wow, a lot of great looking SoC hats in here.

I recently received an AB Henry. I then had my first attempt ever at bashing a hat. It's not modeled after SoC, but after the pics on the indygear main page, which embody pretty much what I think back on as "it".









There's still some details I'll be revisiting when I get time. Plus I have to find a way to make it


I would suggest turning the
Hat first before creasing again. Try and get the front crease between 4 1/2 and 4 3/4 .
seem shorter.

I'm so glade you posted these shots. It shows that the hat isn't as tall as most think it is.

MaXer wrote:And thanks for the tip. I'm currently following another tip, turning the hat over on the crown and letting it sit like that for a while. But I will of course have to move the pinch down, so I'll definitely try your method out.

Ya, laying the hat on its crown will not bring it down anywhere near as much as needed, unless, of course, you park a truck on top of it, although it may take the lovely roundness out of the humps if left on its top too long (without the truck).

BendingOak wrote:I'm so glade you posted these shots. It shows that the hat isn't as tall as most think it is.

You're welcome.
Do people generally think it's even taller than that? In the pics, the Henry is taller than the "real" one.

Indiana Bugs wrote:

MaXer wrote:And thanks for the tip. I'm currently following another tip, turning the hat over on the crown and letting it sit like that for a while. But I will of course have to move the pinch down, so I'll definitely try your method out.

Ya, laying the hat on its crown will not bring it down anywhere near as much as needed, unless, of course, you park a truck on top of it, although it may take the lovely roundness out of the humps if left on its top too long (without the truck).

I left it overnight with 3 or 4 movies on top of it. Couldn't get a truck through the front door. I may just remember wrong, but I think it helped.

Just working on getting my Henry all SoC'd up. I think, though I'm gonna have to tighten the ribbon up as Holt posted. I used the elastic band trick to get the bulge on the side. Not dusted it yet though.

I'll post some pics.

Some really amazing SoC work going on here. Hope I can get mine half as good.

Ian

If yours is a Henry you didn't crease the center dent low enough.

BendingOak wrote:If yours is a Henry you didn't crease the center dent low enough.

Sorry John; You talkin' to me? (Best De Niro voice).

Ian

Ian wrote:

BendingOak wrote:If yours is a Henry you didn't crease the center dent low enough.

Sorry John; You talkin' to me? (Best De Niro voice).

Ian

Sorry buddy, talking to maxer.

BendingOak wrote:

Ian wrote:

BendingOak wrote:If yours is a Henry you didn't crease the center dent low enough.

Sorry John; You talkin' to me? (Best De Niro voice).

Ian

Sorry buddy, talking to maxer.

Thought you had E.S.P. then, but then it wouldn't supprise me -

Ian

Ian wrote:... I used the elastic band trick to get the bulge on the side.

What exactly is the elastic band trick? I've been going nuts trying to get "the bulge".

Seriously though. Is it a band around the base of the crown? Does that not come out once you put the lid on your head?

Arch Stanton wrote:

Ian wrote:... I used the elastic band trick to get the bulge on the side.

What exactly is the elastic band trick? I've been going nuts trying to get "the bulge".

Seriously though. Is it a band around the base of the crown? Does that not come out once you put the lid on your head?

Aye, it's an elastic band round the crown. Have a look at Bullitts Henry in this thread and check out this viewtopic.php?f=1&t=39131&p=584772#p584772

Ian

I remember seeing a pic of one with the elastic band just above, or right the top of, the ribbon.

MaXer wrote:

I think that Terminator head is just f a n t a s t i c! Never saw something like that before!
Great work on the bashing too!

great Henry Maxer...

My awsome SoC hat! Should be in my hands in a week

AMAZING looking SoC!
I'm greatly looking forward to you getting this beautiful - and VERY SA looking - hat!


Out of curiosity, djd, what size is it that you wear?

Thanks Mitch! Does look great doesn't it? Im a 60 in most makes

Cool... like I said, can't wait to see it on ya!

djd wrote:My awsome SoC hat! Should be in my hands in a week

Sorry if I missed it, but who is making it?

The hat looks great! It's very SA.

Indiana Bugs wrote:

djd wrote:My awsome SoC hat! Should be in my hands in a week

Sorry if I missed it, but who is making it?

In order to observe forum rules, wich doesn't allowed mention or talk about banned members, my message answering your question was deleted by mods.
Because the hatmaker of this beauty is a banned member.

I only can answer your question throught PM.
Regards.-

We appreciate you following the rules too, IJ, this one being in place since July 2005, and was in place at the time you registered in 2008.

http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=13312

Just the fact this thread has been allowed to even exist shows we do appreciate what folks have, as if we followed the rule to the letter, this thread could be nuked without comment or warning.

Regards! Michaelson

Michaelson wrote:We appreciate you following the rules too, IJ, this one being in place since July 2005, and was in place at the time you registered in 2008.

http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=13312

Just the fact this thread has been allowed to even exist shows we do appreciate what folks have, as if we followed the rule to the letter, this thread could be nuked without comment or warning.

Regards! Michaelson

Offcourse I respect and honors the FORUM rules.
When I wrote my previous post mentioning the banned member, I just didn't remember about that specific regulation. I'm sorry for that.
Now I know.

Cheers.-

Happy to obey the rules too after I was reminded of them. I do struggle to see how the letter of the rule could be breached by the thread even existing? It's neither advertising, posting for or naming banned members. This thread is about showing off members gear, where ever it comes from. Isn't that pretty much central to what COW is about? If peter or some other luminary were to be banned for some reason would that really prevent us from posting pictures of wested jackets? I'm just trying to understand the rules properly here because however I read that rule it doesn't prohibit a thread like this one TOH

We feel that in some cases, tensions still remain high and eventually lead to arguments and/or flame wars.
Some actions taken by certain banned members have been deemed reprehensible by the administration of this board,
which also prompted this action.

So in order to avoid anything being said that may lead to suspensions of existing members, or worse, a threat of legal action, we no longer allow mention of banned or suspended members.

It seems pretty plainly stated right here, djd, quoting directly from the rule.

This isn't the first 'vendor' discussion, new or previously existing, we've had to remove from this site based on this rule.

The fact this is even being discussed now just goes to prove the point. Do we now need to delete this thread for this reason?

Regards! Mark