Club Obi Wan

I ordered my adventurebilt from Fedora few time ago, i think on monday it will arrive so i will post pics as soon as it comes.

It should be a pure rabbit, raven bar-like

We will see i will keep you posted for pics

Did you get the initials?

VP wrote:Did you get the initials?

think no. What you mean sorry?

I think Steve does the initials standard. I didn't think to ask about it when I ordered, but sure enough when I got my hat my initials were in it.

erri_wan, welcome to the rabbit club! We seem to be pretty few.

J_Weaver wrote: erri_wan, welcome to the rabbit club! We seem to be pretty few.

Come the time, I'll be right there alongside with you.

Regards,
Swindiana

Thank you guys... and yeah i see we are few in the rabbit club lol we should have a patch like this





About initials now i get what you meant VP, i didn't know in AB there are initials... wow ... COOL i cant wait to see my hat, i hope on monday i will have it in my hands... ehm on my head

I didn't ask for the initials in my hat, and as such, I don't have them. So I don't think they come standard.

Congratulations on your purchase, erri wan. If you're as happy with yours as I have been with mine, well, let's just say that's really cool.

Oh, and the obligatory: PICS! PICS, MAN! PICS!

Regards,

Pagey wrote:I look forward to seeing your pics - I hope you'll be wearing the hat and not displaying it on a table. Oh, and don't be afraid to tweak the bash or even rebash it to get it right for you - you're the one who's going to wear it, not HF!

No no the hat will be on my head not on a table

tweak and rebash?? oh men, i hope it suits me like it comes out of the box i fear to touch it LOL, it will be soo new.

I know it has to suit me and not harrison but thanks for the advice sometimes is really needed

Be sure to post pics of it here

Regards,

Pagey, you should really give tips on tweaking and bashing a hat. I just love your lid and If I ever get a thumbs up from you it would mean I did something right for once.

Strider wrote:Be sure to post pics of it here

Regards,

dont worry i will



Pagey, jpenman is right, i think you should do something like a tutorial or similar because your hat is really one of the best ones ever seen and it suits you a lot.

Indiana_Tone wrote:Erri, Congrats on the hat! Just love to see when people get their Adventurebilts! As for the initials....

Stanno chiedendo voi hanno ottenuto le vostre iniziali nel cappello? Le lettere del vostro prime ed ultimo nome all'interno del bordo.

Ehehe si
Seems that some of you guys knows something of Italian, i'm impressed

Pagey wrote:Of course - if someone wants to send me a brand new open crown hat to work on, I'd be happy to make a visual document of the procedure!

That's interesting

I will have you in my mind if i would ever buy an open crown hat

Pagey did you take apart your hat when you stretched it over your concret block?

Erri_wan:

Congratulations !
I also just ordered an Adventurebilt (Beaver, Idol Grab).
I did ask for initials. NEVER been a hat wearer ... I think I'll take it to the zoo to break it in & (start to) get comfortable wearing it around.

Fedora Owners: Just curious, ...
Do you guys wear your hats "a lot?" (e.g. to the grocery/hardware store, etc. ...)

Strider: I will post some pics on your thread also ...

- Spooky

to put it simply
"While out of bed, the hats never removed from the head"

Congratulations Erri_Wan!
Hope that the hat is everything you are wanting. And as usual we must see the the final results of your hard earned Lira.

Cheers my friend!

Dan

Or Euros.

Si, Si Signore!

Don't forget to post some pics when you get it. Most of the time I wear one of my fedora's.

Zach R. wrote:Or Euros.

Yes guys, euro! Lira is dead baby, lira is dead

I think tomorrow i will receive my hat... so pics very soon guys

Spooky wrote:Erri_wan:

Congratulations !
I also just ordered an Adventurebilt (Beaver, Idol Grab).
I did ask for initials. NEVER been a hat wearer ... I think I'll take it to the zoo to break it in & (start to) get comfortable wearing it around.

Fedora Owners: Just curious, ...
Do you guys wear your hats "a lot?" (e.g. to the grocery/hardware store, etc. ...)

Strider: I will post some pics on your thread also ...

- Spooky

Thank you Spooky and good choice about the beaver, everyone told me it's the best. Unfortunately i was able to afford just the rabbit by now, but in the future, who knows!?!

Spooky wrote:Fedora Owners: Just curious, ...
Do you guys wear your hats "a lot?" (e.g. to the grocery/hardware store, etc. ...)

I have a stetson hat myself and i wear it enough, expecially when it's a sunny day (it's much better than sunglasses i think) and i bring it with me when i go for shopping, to the postal office and in town

Spooky wrote: Fedora Owners: Just curious, ...
Do you guys wear your hats "a lot?" (e.g. to the grocery/hardware store, etc. ...)

It happened to me, that one day when I wasn't wearing my Fedora the women in the local grocery store (where I buy very often!) didn't recognice me!

Look forward to seeing the pics. I have mine with my initials i'ts a nice touch.

It just arrived, i need some help now

Erri, I'll host photos for you if you need me to. Just e-mail any pictures you want me to host to AdventureJones@gmail.com.

Spooky, I wear my Adventurebilt everywhere. I rarely ever leave the house without it on my head. If you're not used to it now, you'll grow into it

Jens: My friends barely recognize me without it anymore. I had someone drive by me one day, somewhat slowly, and didn't respond when I waved at them. So I phoned them up on my cell to tell them they had just driven past me, and they said: "Really? I didn't see your hat, so I didn't know it was you!"

Regards,

Strider wrote:Erri, I'll host photos for you if you need me to. Just e-mail any pictures you want me to host to AdventureJones@gmail.com.

Regards,

I use photobucket already thank you anyway.

Just need to take pics of it. I think in the evening they wil be ready

(it's 12.22 am right now in italy)

Erri, I can't wait to see these pics! Hurry, my friend ...

Erri, congratulations on the hat.

Can't wait to see the pictures.

Well i'm thinking to go in town with it and take few shots... so my friends, hang on!

Ok well... i didnt go in town because today, here, was worst than Tunisia... nearly 40°C i think... ops i forgot you use fahrenheits... well anyway it was too hot to go out so i show you just some pics i menage to take although i dont like them because i have a baddie face it's for the heat, i dont like heat at all....

so ... sorry for the unusual face (like in the one where i'm sitting), i can be a lot better



this one for pagey's pleasure.. a hat without a head inside


closen up pic


HEAT!!!!! i didnt dare to take my A2 jacket

Almost 40 degrees celsius is about 100 fahrenheit, btw.

Good looking hat, time to update that avatar.

That is a GREAT looking hat!! Well done!

Yep, those are pretty hot in the summer, aren't they? I'm going to drop this hint again, but man, I sure wish a ventilated sweatband could be offered for the AB. (we now see Michaelson dive under his desk as Fedora throws an old hat block in his general direction, as he's tired of hearing this from Michaelson all the time!) Regards! Michaelson

Nice looking AB erri! I would make 1 tweak though. I'd push top of the crown (just above the front pinch) down just a bit, to get those camel humps. It seems like that part always pops up during shipping.

Great looking Adventurebilt, erri_wan!

J_Weaver wrote:Nice looking AB erri! I would make 1 tweak though. I'd push top of the crown (just above the front pinch) down just a bit, to get those camel humps. It seems like that part always pops up during shipping.

I tried with hands but it always pop up... any suggestions to do it?

Wow Erri, very nice hat. I really like those ABs (have to save money to get one myself!).
Thanks for sharing the pics!

erri_wan wrote:I tried with hands but it always pop up... any suggestions to do it?

Yup, steam. Put a tea kettle full of water on the stove. Once it begins tp steam hold that part of the hat about 8" from the kettle. 10 or 15 sconds should be long enough, if not try longer, but don't get too close. This will soften up the felt and allow you to shape it. This is the technique I used to bash my AB. If your not comfortable with the steam then use a spray bottle of water and lightly wet the felt.

J_Weaver wrote:

erri_wan wrote:I tried with hands but it always pop up... any suggestions to do it?

Yup, steam. Put a tea kettle full of water on the stove. Once it begins tp steam hold that part of the hat about 8" from the kettle. 10 or 15 sconds should be long enough, if not try longer, but don't get too close. This will soften up the felt and allow you to shape it. This is the technique I used to bash my AB. If your not comfortable with the steam then use a spray bottle of water and lightly wet the felt.

Thank you for the hints, i will try very soon

It wont ruin my new hat in any way right??? ow you will feel the darth vader grip from Italy

Great looking hat err. Time to update that avatar of your's.

erri_wan wrote: Thank you for the hints, i will try very soon

It wont ruin my new hat in any way right??? ow you will feel the darth vader grip from Italy

As long as you don't get too close to the kettle or hold it in the steam too long it won't hurt it. Its better to use a little steam and take a little longer than it is to blast your hat with a quick burst of steam. 8" will be fine, heck if you want a little farther away won't hurt anything. It really shouldn't take much, it will probably take longer for the water to start boiling than it will for the tweak.

DISCLAIMER :!: : I'm not a hat maker, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. 8-[

VP wrote:Almost 40 degrees celsius is about 100 fahrenheit, btw.

Good looking hat, time to update that avatar.

Maybe you're right.. but Erri Wan loves Obi Wan so much
When i get a very nice pic with the hat i will change my avatar

Michaelson wrote:That is a GREAT looking hat!! Well done!

Thank you Michaleson, i will improve it every day more

Michaelson wrote: I sure wish a ventilated sweatband could be offered for the AB.

Very interesting idea. What happens if i sweat too much on the sweatband? Change colour? Stink forever? Explode? What?

You would get some ugly (but screen accurate) salt stains at the outside of the ribbon ...

IndyJens wrote:You would get some ugly (but screen accurate) salt stains at the outside of the ribbon ...

better to wear it not when it's too hot then

I kinda like the sweat marks. In fact, I hope after a few years of use my hat will take on the Cairo or Well of the Souls look, dirst stains and all!

Yes, it looks kinda "used in adventure". On the other hand: If you want to wear the Fedora as "dress hat", it is not that hard to remove the sweat marks from the ribbon ...

Dont know if anyone of you have the same on his/her hat. On the brim just around the "body" of the hat, the colour of the fur is a bit different, slightly lighter. It's hard to see and not bad looking anyway. I'm just wondering if anyone else has this.

You mean like this? Those are the sweat marks. But I don't think I've seen anyone around here with those marks.

J_Weaver wrote:You mean like this? Those are the sweat marks. But I don't think I've seen anyone around here with those marks.

i will show you pics soon of that

J_Weaver wrote:I kinda like the sweat marks. In fact, I hope after a few years of use my hat will take on the Cairo or Well of the Souls look, dirst stains and all!

I also like this look. You just have to wear it when it's hot; Harrison did it, too!
And after a few sandstorms, sweat stains, Nazi fights etc. your hat just screams RAIDERS!