Club Obi Wan

My Rabbit Adventurebilt arrived today. Im still in shock that I actually own one of these amaizing hats.It was a little over a month ago when I placed the order and now its here.I had Steve give it a Raven bar bash, which he did a awesome job on and it looks like he "turned" it too.Ill have pics up ASAP.I wanted to ask the AB owners here what can I do to soften up the hat? and since it appears that steve turned the hat, adjusting the brim is somewhat diificult.anbody got any ideas as to how I can give my hat a Raven bar style brim?
-Joe

Welcome to the Rabbit AB Club! The best I can tell you is to just work some curl into the brim with your hands. The best way to soften up the hat is to simply use it. It will keep looking better and better as time passes!

Congrats!! Looking forward to pics.

PS Erri-Wan had a threat earlier on getting the Raven Bar brim.

Knead the hat in your hands like dough, or sit on it a couple of times. That will soften it up.

Congratulations, you are going to love it! I practically sleep with mine on.

thanks everyone for the kind words.so far ive been tweaking with the brim, ive been looking at erri wans Raven bar style tutorial and Striders Raiders Swoop tutorial so by the time i post pics it should be just how i want it.also i took striders advice and sat on it twice and i even kneaded it and it does make a difference in softening it up.
- Joe

Sweet!

I'm so looking forward to getting an Adventurebuilt.....I'm eager to see your new hat!

Indiana Williams wrote:I've been looking at erri wans Raven bar style tutorial and Striders Raiders Swoop tutorial...

Where are these tutorials??

HERE I AM!

ehehe sorry for the absece... i got a little flu ... cough cough...

Another raven bar hat eh? GREAT! I love that bash!

Ask me whatever you want

Kaleponi Craig wrote:

Indiana Williams wrote:I've been looking at erri wans Raven bar style tutorial and Striders Raiders Swoop tutorial...

Where are these tutorials??

mmhh tutorials? mmh i dont think what i posted was a tutorial just a little suggestion maybe

I posted it somewhere but i really cant remember where it is LOL
i can post pics again anyway

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/e ... inizio.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/e ... G_1355.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/e ... G_1354.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/e ... G_1353.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/e ... finale.jpg

you might also enjoy this pic


ooops double post.... ehm sorry

It will take a bit of handwork to make it look like raven bar bash but it's not too hard... at last i think i succeed so it means it's VERY possible!

I supose that's one way of doing it.

Erri, great picture. Do you live in Florence?

Erri, that hat gets better and better every time you tweak it here and there! You're definately getting the touch.

Indiana Williams, post as soon as you can. I have an Akubra Federation Deluxe and love the rabbit. It's such a light, rugged hat.


MJ

This is my hat - except it's normally brown


So glad I worked out this picture placing business!

Thanks for the compliments guys, hard to believe but i'm never too happy of my hat i'm too perfectionist so i'll never be those pics are great anyway, i can see it

Whiskey, that hat is really great... where is the face anyway???

Kaleponi Craig wrote:Erri, great picture. Do you live in Florence?

Yes i do have a look into my photobucket collection

Erri, that hat is in it's prime. The best I've seen it look in that last pic. Excellent!!!!!!!!!!

prairiejones wrote:Erri, that hat is in it's prime. The best I've seen it look in that last pic. Excellent!!!!!!!!!!

ow well thanks. For a raven bar look well yes it's very near to perfection eheheheh

When my beaver will be back i'll bash it for a cairo look so i'll have something more to work on.

Indiana Williams, if you have any question for your raven bar hat ... just ask me i'll be happy to answer... ow and welcome to the raven rabbit club!

Is it just me or do you look like Tobey Maguire from Seabiscuit in your avatar?

I'm not wearing any glasses today...

very nice erri, my hat looks very similar to yours. im trying to get more of a "swoop" like striders.
- Joe

Indiana Williams wrote:very nice erri, my hat looks very similar to yours. im trying to get more of a "swoop" like striders.
- Joe

Well i have a new technique for the raiders-brim if you are interested I'll post pics tomorrow
It's very simple but very effective.

PS i think i dont remember strider's swoop... could anyone show me that?

Fantastic hat IMO erri!

whiskyman- that is an awesome hat too....I'm drooling for a hat now.

erri_wan wrote:Well i have a new technique for the raiders-brim if you are interested I'll post pics tomorrow
It's very simple but very effective.

PS i think i dont remember strider's swoop... could anyone show me that?

heres the tutorial by strider on how to get the "Raiders Swoop"
viewtopic.php?t=13176&highlight=raiders+swoop
cant wait to see your new technique.
Best Regards,
- Joe

I just saw whiskyman's hat. How did I miss that? That is a great looking hat as well.

Indiana Williams wrote:

erri_wan wrote:Well i have a new technique for the raiders-brim if you are interested I'll post pics tomorrow
It's very simple but very effective.

PS i think i dont remember strider's swoop... could anyone show me that?

heres the tutorial by strider on how to get the "Raiders Swoop"
viewtopic.php?t=13176&highlight=raiders+swoop
cant wait to see your new technique.
Best Regards,
- Joe

Ow yes now i remember that little tutorial but don't forget that our hat are rabbits, i think Strider has a beaver.
My new technique is not about the swoop but about the angle... you will see very soon

Kevin_Kenobi wrote:Fantastic hat IMO erri!

whiskyman- that is an awesome hat too....I'm drooling for a hat now.

thank you... kev... kenobi... erri wan... kevin kenobi

here the link to my tutorial... viewtopic.php?t=14118

now that i think about it... it's not the tutorial i was speaking about. What i had in mind was for the cairo look so i published a new tutorial about the raven bar brim.

WHen my cairo beaver will be back i'll post also the cairo brim tutorial

I finnally got around to taking some photos of my rabbit AB.
here ya go:
front view of the hat
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/ ... CF0002.jpg
left side view
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/ ... CF0003.jpg
right side view
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/ ... CF0001.jpg
me wearing my AB
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/ ... CF0012.jpg
Hope you guys like them.
Best Regards,
Joe

Great hat, suits you really well too. Enjoy and wear the #### out of it.

Deval wrote:Great hat, suits you really well too. Enjoy and wear the #### out of it.

Thanks, and I do wear the **** out of it all day everyday
Best Regards,
Joe

Some truly nice hats.

Ken

Don't forget, the more you wear your fedora, the more you'll wear your fedora.

Looking good is one of the few addictions I endorse... (as I take a break between posts to refill my coffee...)

Darn it, Indiana Ken. You tricked me good...I thought your avitar movie was a scene from Raiders..I kept looking at it thinking ,"what part was that?" then after about 10 minutes it dawned on me....Very awesome job on the film. WOW!
Indiana williams.....great looking hat..you look very comfortable in it and that is going to compliment the hat all the way around!

Sweet, dude! How does it fit? I'm glad you're happy with it.

Strider wrote:Sweet, dude! How does it fit? I'm glad you're happy with it.

Thanks Tuck, It fits perfectly.At first it was a little snug but after a couple days of wearing it it fits like a glove.
- Joe