Club Obi Wan

Gentlemen,
Just for a change, how about the Henry with beautiful ladies.... they keep grabbing my hat, they just love to put it on or take pictures with me and the hat.


cooking for my lady (in black blouse) and female friends...


eyes only


another female friend who loves my hat


a friend enjoying my Henry

Soon i will be posting more pics including my lady wearing the Henry...

Ya gotta love a lady in a hat. My wife looks fantastic in hats, though she won't often wear one.

yeah, it's nice seeing a lady grabbing your hat and say: wow, i love your hat.

tekors, it seems to me that you're a fella who has plenty of reason (and good company) to keep you SMILING!


Cheers, sir!

Great pictures tekors, you and your hat seem to have a lot of fun!

Thanks Gents,

I appreciate your comments. Henry and I are happy indeed with ladies around
cheers

tekors wrote:Henry and I are happy indeed with ladies around

tekors, that's a great way to phrase it!
After seeing proof like this, I'm becoming more and more convinced that for many of our male (& single) C.O.W. Members, "Henry" might well become the best "wingman" they've ever had!

Wow. You can get that many ladies with a hat? I'm taking mine out right now....

Seriously though, great pictures and hat tekors! Looks like you are enjoying it.

Tekors, I think you deserve your own fan club!

Weston

Mitch LaRue wrote:

tekors wrote:Henry and I are happy indeed with ladies around

tekors, that's a great way to phrase it!
After seeing proof like this, I'm becoming more and more convinced that for many of our male (& single) C.O.W. Members, "Henry" might well become the best "wingman" they've ever had!

Yes Mitch, you see, Henry it's not custom made but it has its charm
You know, the ladies would look at you, say how beautiful hat you've got and ask about it. And You would tell the stories about Indy and how you passionate you are being a fan. And they would all say: "wow, you're such a kid... I wanna take a picture with you".

Noah wrote:Wow. You can get that many ladies with a hat? I'm taking mine out right now....

Seriously though, great pictures and hat tekors! Looks like you are enjoying it.

Oh yeah Noah, grab your hat and hit the streets...
Thanks for the comments... most appreciated

Weston wrote:Tekors, I think you deserve your own fan club!

Weston

I am flattered Weston.
thanks...

AHA!!!

So THAT'S why Stefan is still talking about the great time you two guys had when you met








RIGHT SO!!!



Marc

Marc wrote:AHA!!!

So THAT'S why Stefan is still talking about the great time you two guys had when you met








RIGHT SO!!!



Marc

hahaha... you know Marc, one guy with a hat brings attention enough, now imagine 2 guys with hats (and very good ones)
But Stefan had his own adventures in Beirut's pubs... as far as I know

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hahaha... you know Marc, one guy with a hat brings attention enough, now imagine 2 guys with hats (and very good ones)
But Stefan had his own adventures in Beirut's pubs... as far as I know
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Yep, can second that Beirut is great for Pub night outs and lebanese girls are tremendously exciting

Just snapped a few of me in my hat while taking pics of my jacket.

Nice pics MaXer...
Try asking someone to take some pics of you... it gives a better idea of the hat...also from the sides

Stefan wrote:

hahaha... you know Marc, one guy with a hat brings attention enough, now imagine 2 guys with hats (and very good ones)
But Stefan had his own adventures in Beirut's pubs... as far as I know
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Yep, can second that Beirut is great for Pub night outs and lebanese girls are tremendously exciting [/quote]

Exciting indeed

tekors wrote:Nice pics MaXer...
Try asking someone to take some pics of you... it gives a better idea of the hat...also from the sides

It was just a spur of the moment thing. I'll get someone else to take pictures at some point.

MaXer wrote:

tekors wrote:Nice pics MaXer...
Try asking someone to take some pics of you... it gives a better idea of the hat...also from the sides

It was just a spur of the moment thing. I'll get someone else to take pictures at some point.

cool..

I think my Henry's developing some side taper. It's never been soaked and is usually stored in it's box or hung, anyone else had any problems?

ZOLTAR

Zoltar wrote:I think my Henry's developing some side taper. It's never been soaked and is usually stored in it's box or hung, anyone else had any problems?

ZOLTAR

I haven't had taper problems yet... but mine henry is still 5 months old.

Do you have some pics to show us?

teko

I haven't had any problems, and I've worn my Henry in all kinds of weather.

Some of the hats from the early runs had this problem due to an error in the factory You should contact Marc or Stefan about this.

Regards, Geert

I've just been comparing my Henry with photo's I've already posted in this thread and I think I'm just been paranoid it look's the same as when it was new so it's not a shrinkage. I watched Raiders last night and am happy again In your mind it's easy to build up a caricature of the fedora, when you step back and study the real deal you see things differently.
I guess it's a steep learning curve and I'm still a newby.

I think it does have slight taper in the sides, but it's not shrinkage. Mine was always like that. I guess it's just the block shape.

Ian

To be honest, I don't see slight taper in the sides... judging by pictures of other hats like AB, ABdeluxe, Penmans and others... they're very similar in shapes and sides.
It all depends of the angle you see your hat (for pictures is even worse). From up, from down, from the right up, left down, and so on. Also, the light of the day that hits the hat plays a role in all this equation.
Just see the photos from the Peruvian idol scenes in Raiders. In different pics there's a impression that harrison's hat looks a bit tapered in the sides, in others is more mushroom looking. All depends the angle, light and colours.

Anyways, I think the Henry is a great hat, competing close to handmades. But, I wanted mine to have a bit of reverse taper/mushroom effect. So, I've decided to use the elastic band trick (viewtopic.php?f=1&t=39131&p=584772#p584772). I am not going for a SOC since I prefer the Peruvian scenes style, only I wanted a more mushroom raiders.

Will post pictures soon with the result....

Mine had slight taper, but it's supposed to be there. I think that the Raiders does have some taper, just not much. If you compare it to the CS block, it seems more apparent.

tekors wrote:Anyways, I think the Henry is a great hat, competing close to handmades. But, I wanted mine to have a bit of reverse taper/mushroom effect. So, I've decided to use the elastic band trick (viewtopic.p ... 72#p584772). I am not going for a SOC since I prefer the Peruvian scenes style, only I wanted a more mushroom raiders.

It works a treat!! I've done that with mine to try to get more of a SoC look. I also worked the felt on the same side to get more 'bulge' above the ribbon....I love the results..

Ian

Ian wrote:Mine had slight taper, but it's supposed to be there. I think that the Raiders does have some taper, just not much. If you compare it to the CS block, it seems more apparent.

hmm...it makes sense to me...

tekors wrote:Anyways, I think the Henry is a great hat, competing close to handmades. But, I wanted mine to have a bit of reverse taper/mushroom effect. So, I've decided to use the elastic band trick (viewtopic.p ... 72#p584772). I am not going for a SOC since I prefer the Peruvian scenes style, only I wanted a more mushroom raiders.

It works a treat!! I've done that with mine to try to get more of a SoC look. I also worked the felt on the same side to get more 'bulge' above the ribbon....I love the results.. Ian

Good to know
Gotta ask you: how long did you leave the hat with the elastic band? I also did not wet the hat too much, was affraid to mess with the felt.


cheers

Ian wrote:Good to know
Gotta ask you: how long did you leave the hat with the elastic band? I also did not wet the hat too much, was affraid to mess with the felt.


cheers

I only wet the area directly under the elastic band and kind of hid it under the ribbon because it leaves a mark. I just wet the side opposite the bow, tightened the pinch so that it pleats into the under the ribbon, just on the one side and left it over night. I did this twice.

To make the bulge more pronounced, I wet the same side higher up the crown and stretched / worked it using a rolling pin, then left it to dry over night.

If you this though, you no longer have a dressy hat. For adventures only.

Ian

I also hid the elastic band under the ribbon but I opted for wetting both sides and the back. Then I pressed the sides and the back out from the inside using my hands. I did this process twice too.
I did not do it a lot though, just want it a slight bulge/mushroom effect something between a dressy hat and adventure one.


here are the pictures:







Here's more links, me with the hat and one pic of the elastic band process:
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6478.jpg
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6479.jpg
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6475.jpg

Rock 'n' Roll dude!!! Awesome result!! Love the effect on the back as well.

You did it all the way round, I see.

I was wondering if I should tighten the ribbon up on mine.

I further augmented the bulge above the ribbon by stretching the felt there. I should take some shots.

Ian

Thanks Ian...
Compliments most appreciated. Yeah, i did all the way round except the front...i did not wet it. Then I brushed the hat and the elastic band marks were gone.
I did not tightened the ribbon, since i didn't stretch too much the crown so the ribbon still the right size for the crown.

Yes, post some pics of your henry, I would like to see ur results...
cheers
teko

Great job getting the mushroom effect, tekors! It looks great.

Post pics of yours too Ian.

Thanks Noah...


here 2 more pics...different light giving the henry a beautiful colour:
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6496.jpg
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6494.jpg

tekors wrote:Thanks Noah...


here 2 more pics...different light giving the henry a beautiful colour:
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6496.jpg
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6494.jpg

Nice colors! The lighting makes the hat look very red.

tekors, your Henry looks really great. In fact I really like the reddish undertone the Henry has.

Noah and Tremolo,

I liked the light effect too. It reminds me of the Raven bar scene... very reddish:
http://www.theraider.net/showimage.php? ... ns/r94.jpg

I was considering using the trick again and give the hat more bulge, but I guess the hat crown will get more bulge overtime since my henry is still 5 months old.

cheers...

I couldn't resist it on mine, but remember; If you do, then it's wrecked as a 'dressy' hat and also if you do too much on it, it's re-block time. It can be tempting to just keep tweaking until eventually you've ruined your hat.

Just a consideration.

Ian wrote:I couldn't resist it on mine, but remember; If you do, then it's wrecked as a 'dressy' hat and also if you do too much on it, it's re-block time. It can be tempting to just keep tweaking until eventually you've ruined your hat.

Just a consideration.

Yeah, that's what I thought too. Better to stick with a between dressy and adventure one.... otherwise will have to visit Stefan and Marc in Germany before the scheduled time

Thanks Ian
cheers

ok, let's show some pics of my henry. these are from last december, the day I graduated: it was a beautiful and sunny day, the hat seemed to shine in the sun.

(warning: very high res)

Great pictures... the light hitting the henry is beautiful, nice suit and hat combination too...
cheers
teko

Great pictures! The hat and suit looks really good.

The ensemble looks amazing!

Ian

Well, I'm an italian after all. You all know the stereotype that wants us all elegant and classy

I actually had the suit custom made on my body specs. I had to choose the cloth first, and I choose one that matched the color of my AB the best costed me a bunch of money, but I don't spend much money for clothes usually, so I can afford the luxury of doing it una tantum

Gents,

I planned to go as Indiana Jones to a halloween party. But my friends protested saying it's not a costume for me because it's part of me and my character. I loved to hear that
So, I've decided to go as a gangster...with a suit and the hat. Since I don't own a grey lid I went with my Indy brown one.

Look the mushroom shape of the hat as a result of the elastic band trick...I really liked, very boxy.
(If you can just look to the hat instead of the ladies of course)

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6516.jpg
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6513.jpg

here's a pic at a dinner:
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50 ... CF6504.jpg

cheers
teko

Set, them straight, tekors. Wearing a fedora does not MAKE you Indiana Jones, just fashionable...even if it is an Indy fedora.

Dave

DR Ulloa wrote:Set, them straight, tekors. Wearing a fedora does not MAKE you Indiana Jones, just fashionable...even if it is an Indy fedora.

Dave

Hi Dave,
I suppose you're referring to the hat sides. I just like it more the reverse taper looking.
Reading back my messages, I don't see where I wrote I was feeling like Indy. Anyways, I am not intending to be Indiana Jones, though I am a big fan I have my own style.
I wear the fedora and the jacket because I love hats and jackets, not to feel like Indy (ok, maybe a bit ). And I suppose most COW fellow members wear their hats for pleasure not a costume for parties or so.


cheers
teko

Thing is Tekors, you don't even look like you're in costume to me. It looks just like an awesome vintage look, that, but the way, really suits you.

That Henry is absolutely your Henry!

Ian

Hey Ian,
I appreciate this... ít turned out that the brown hat went ok with the suit.
I only wear suits for really formal occasions, including my work. I guess that's the push for a grey Henry perhaps!!!

regards