Club Obi Wan

lantzn wrote:

beaverlid wrote:This is my Penman LC grey travelers hat that just arrived. It was not in the movies but it should have been. As I think it makes a fine looking fedora. I am glad to be part of this thread finally.
Beaverlid

Nice grey fedora BL! There's just something so very classy about a grey Indy.

I think it's time they add some grey Smilies to the collection.

Thanks for the compliment. I wouldn't mind a few grey smilies either

Still loving my Penman LC. I could not help but perceive some taper in the crown of it though (I know, I know LC is supposed to have taper). Have been fiddling with slight nuances of my bash non stop. Raised the center dent in the back no more than 1/4" (And probably closer to an 1/8th). All perceived taper has disappeared!!!! Amazing how small nudges here and there can completely change the look of a hat. I thought it was impossible but I love this hat EVEN MORE!!! I'll post pics later this weekend illustrating what I'm talking about. Thanks for the great hat John!!!! Look forward to further dealing with you.

Travis

...the 'pyramid of Penman' pics...nice gray fedora, there.

I agree, nice pics and nice hats

My very first Penman (grey seaplane hat) is on its way to me right now I'm so exited! Now the only thing for me to do is not freaking out every time I see a delivery guy: it should take some time to get here

Regards, Geert

gwyddion wrote:I agree, nice pics and nice hats
I'm so exited! Regards, Geert

As you should be...

From a fellow gray Penman owner.

FINALLY!

Pics of My Raiders Seaplane Gray, with a couple of my LC just for fun!

Enjoy! Thanks again, John! Can't wait for my Raiders. Hope you got my latest order form!

DHW

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Great pics Daren!!! Those really are fantastic! Both hats look great on you!

And its funny... that "grey" seaplane hat of yours looks brown.

More shots of my two Penmans!















YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!



--> John Penman

DHW

Daren- thanks again for the great pictures!

And I see what you mean about the differences between my Penman grey seaplane and LC with your Penman grey seaplane and LC. The crown of my seaplane looks taller than yours, and my LC crown looks shorter than yours.

jnicktem wrote:Daren- thanks again for the great pictures!

And I see what you mean about the differences between my Penman grey seaplane and LC with your Penman grey seaplane and LC. The crown of my seaplane looks taller than yours, and my LC crown looks shorter than yours.

Well, John says that you and I have VERY different head sizes. (I'm a size 7/ 56cm / 21 and 7/8 inches). My LC was made for someone else who returned it to John; it was the first Penman I received. When my Gray hat arrived, I was at first a bit surprised that it was shorter than my LC. But John explained that since he custom made the gray for me, the dimensions are better suited for my face. I agree. I think the crown height on my Raiders gray IS a better fit for my face than my LC. But I told John that when he makes my Raiders Rabbit Brown, that I want it to be the same height as my LC, because (I believe) it will seem more SA on my head that way. When I think of the Raiders Hero hat, I think of a fairly tall hat. My gray hat doesn't seem tall on me, it seems suitable for my face and therefore correct. But when I see my Raiders brown on my head, I don't want to see a hat that looks right for my face, I want it to look a hair tall, the way Ford's does on him (IMHO).

On a side note, my Herbert Johnson is too tall for my head and I've grown to hate it over the last year or so. (That's why I'm selling it!).



DHW

Yes, our head sizes are VERY different! I am a size 24 1/4".

And I totally get John's reasoning behind it... I guess that is why he is the master hatter! I couldn't even begin to figure stuff like that out! And for that John...

And even though the crown and brim of my grey Raiders Seaplane seems massive compared to my other hats, I love it! I am a fan of the taller crown and wider brim. But that does not mean I don't love my LC... I think it looks great on me! Which is probably the reason why I wear it sooo much.

Looking good, Daren!! Those combinations really suit you well. And bravo on the watch chain.

Fanatastic photos of two AMAZING hats, Daren!

BOTH look great on you and really suit you while still showing off their own disctinct qualities that do make each of them so unique!

Fantastic suit, too.
Gotta say, you pull off that look very well. It really suits you.
My highest compliments to you, John AND your Tailor!

No better place to showcase the flexible tree's work than right here!

Post 'em up!

Mitch LaRue wrote:Fanatastic photos of two AMAZING hats, Daren!

BOTH look great on you and really suit you while still showing off their own disctinct qualities that do make each of them so unique!

Fantastic suit, too.
Gotta say, you pull off that look very well. It really suits you.
My highest compliments to you, John AND your Tailor!

Well, I can compliment my hatter, but I have no idea who made the suit.

I bought that suit about 13 years ago at a Swap Meet for $70!!! I had the pants taken in, and I've been wearing it on occasion ever since.

I'm not sure what vintage it is, though there was a tag with it that suggested it could have been as old as the 1950's. I LOVE that suit. Now I just need a double-breasted suit like Indy's.

DHW

Took my son up to New York to see the Christmas decorations and the Tree this past Sunday. Wore my Penman CS Grey Traveling hat since I was travleing. Here's a couple of pics.
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The last one was taken in front of Sax's which had a few hats in their windows.
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I always like to dress a little better when I go to New York and it doesn't get better than my Penman!

Marty

To drag up a topic from 4 or 5 pages ago.

mcmanm, what was your prize for being the 1,000 post?

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Jeff, since no one has answered, I'll chime in. He received a full size hat brush.

Here is a video of me showing my 10' Bernie Wojcicki (EM brand) whip to the fellow who bought it from me this week.

You don't have to look too carefully to see that I am wearing my Penman Raiders Seaplane Gray hat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX04cmcr0Rg

And in this video, where I am comparing Joe Strain whips to my Terry Jacka, I am wearing my Penman Last Crusade hat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge99-_EEKr4


Enjoy!
DHW

Here's my Penman:



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I don't know what to say that hasn't been written already. I posted this sentiment on another site, and I have to say it again: This is THE BEST hat I own or have owned, and that includes quite a few, from a range of vintage to Adventurebilt. This isn't in any way to take away from other makers; just my opinion. Oak clearly immerses himself in these hats, and it shows. Fedora posted elsewhere a while back that the AB Indy hats mock the way he imagines the old HJs, so he may not be shooting for the moon in terms of the finish, and I've never held an ABD.
The finish on this Penman is smooth and even, and the whole thing feels like a little fortress built specially for my head but fantastically elegant. Anything more, and I'll start to carry on, so I just want to say: Thanks John -

Kiltie... that Penman of yours looks fantastic!!! I love the look of that hat! It's weird... it reminds me of my latest Penman.

And I agree with everything you said about John's work... he loves what he does and it shows in his work!

Beautiful hat Kiltie. I love that color. I need to get me a moss green Penman as soon as possible.

Dave

That IS just gorgeous!

(Adds "Moss Green Penman" to his 2010 Wish List)

I want a moss green sooooooooooo bad! Great work John. I would love to see a moss green with a copper color ribbon. I think that would be so vintage cool.


Travis

kiltie wrote:Here's my Penman:
I don't know what to say that hasn't been written already. I posted this sentiment on another site, and I have to say it again: This is THE BEST hat I own or have owned, and that includes quite a few, from a range of vintage to Adventurebilt. This isn't in any way to take away from other makers; just my opinion. Oak clearly immerses himself in these hats, and it shows. Fedora posted elsewhere a while back that the AB Indy hats mock the way he imagines the old HJs, so he may not be shooting for the moon in terms of the finish, and I've never held an ABD.
The finish on this Penman is smooth and even, and the whole thing feels like a little fortress built specially for my head but fantastically elegant. Anything more, and I'll start to carry on, so I just want to say: Thanks John -

Welcome to the Penman club! I saw that green felt when I was in John's shop and absolutely loved it. Green is my favorite color.

Kiltie, That is one wonderful looking hat. Fantastic work John!
Each one I see is just a jaw dropper.

Cheers!

Dan

John is getting some well deserved pats on the back! I mean, look at these mighty fine, fur lids. John, gimme one of every style you got! How is you and yours spending your holiday?

Texan Scott wrote:John is getting some well deserved pats on the back! I mean, look at these mighty fine, fur lids. John, gimme one of every style you got! How is you and yours spending your holiday?

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My latest hat is the beautiful Crystal Skull travel hat. What can i say, simply is the most classy hat I own. I received it today, just in time for Xmas!!




Isn't it lovely?

Merry Christmas to everyone to COW forum!

Steerpike

Great looking hat, Steerpike!

Congratulations and happy holidays! Enjoy it!

DHW

Congratulations from me as well, steerpike!

That's a BEAUTIFUL hat and you can see it's a First Class piece of work!

Wear it with pride, my friend!

Just curious what the specs were on the CS grey. Was it blocked on the train traveler block or the hero block? Im waiting on a reblock of my CS grey on the Hero block w/ Hero specs.

Matt

I think has different specs from Hero, but actually I don't know in detalis

I thought they may be different. I favor the Hero specs more than the Train Traveler. Makes me look forward to getting my hat back.

Matt

steerpike wrote:I think has different specs from Hero, but actually I don't know in detalis

It looks like your crease popped out a bit.

BendingOak wrote:

steerpike wrote:I think has different specs from Hero, but actually I don't know in detalis

It looks like your crease popped out a bit.

Front crease?

steerpike wrote:

BendingOak wrote:

steerpike wrote:I think has different specs from Hero, but actually I don't know in detalis

It looks like your crease popped out a bit.

Front crease?

Looks like the center dent spread and the front pinch came out.

Probably during the travel in Italy.. I'm not good in making the right crease, probably this way is a little better?




Thank you John for your post-travel help!

steerpike wrote:Probably during the travel in Italy.. I'm not good in making the right crease, probably this way is a little better?




Thank you John for your post-travel help!

Take a look at my you tube video. Watch how I crease the center dent in that video. Copy that. Then for the front pinch just grab it from the very front like you see in the movies.

I'm going to watch. Thanks man!

That's a great looking hat you have there! Another fine job done by Mr. Penman!

And I agree with John, if you pick up your hat by the front pinch for a while it will become more defined. When it gets to the point that it looks good (well, it already looks good...) then you should pick your hat up by the brim.

jnicktem wrote:That's a great looking hat you have there! Another fine job done by Mr. Penman!

And I agree with John, if you pick up your hat by the front pinch for a while it will become more defined. When it gets to the point that it looks good (well, it already looks good...) then you should pick your hat up by the brim.

Isn't it true you can put a hole in the front pinch from always grabbing it there?

I am sure you can if you do it enough... but that is why I said to start picking it up by the brim once the front pinch is defined.

jnicktem wrote:I am sure you can if you do it enough... but that is why I said to start picking it up by the brim once the front pinch is defined.

Ok, thanks. Yes I saw that but I just wanted to make sure for my own sake.

Oak,

Was wondering if you remember what block you used for Steerpike's hat. Looks more like a CS Hero than a CS Train Traveler to me. I sent my CS Grey to be reblocked on the Hero block and was wondering if it was the same.

Matt

Today it has been exactly 5 months since I ordered my hat and I would have had it by now if the postal service and customs weren't so busy

Well, at least that's what I think is causing my hat to be in transit for almost three weeks now

This will mean I will probably have to pay the traditional hefty taxes and customs fees and that I won't have it before Christmas The fees and taxes I can live with though, as I always calculate them into the costs of a purchased item, but why do they take so long to write up a bill and send it on its way?

Sorry for the rant guys, I just want my Penman I guess The upside is that I'll probably still have some of COW's downtime to have pics taken

Regards, Geert

It's my understanding that the CS Hero hat is based on a vintage block that Steve modified. The train traveller was blocked on an unmodified vintage block.

Terrific train traveller by the way! Follow John's advice for putting the crease back in and it will look absolutely beautiful.

crismans wrote: Terrific train traveller by the way! Follow John's advice for putting the crease back in and it will look absolutely beautiful.

Thank you, I like it a lot! I'm keeping it on the front and the crease seem to defining better.

Looks perfect for traveling by rail across Italy. Very nice!

Cheers!

Dan

It's here! :


My birthday gift to myself came in time to become a Christmas gift

About the hat: It is simply amazing! John is a wizard! well, of hatmaking anyway

Regards, Geert

P.S. I'll be sure to have some pics taken of it while wearing it during the shut-down. I'm pretty busy right now and only had time for the above snapshot, but better pics will come!