Club Obi Wan

I'm stuck in the house sick today, so what else would I do but take pictures of my hat? I won't ask you to source this particular hats maker, I do not think that would be fair. What I would like to know is, what brand of hat does it look most like? I'm looking to get another fedora soon, and I would like to consider something a little different maybe. After I've heard a few comments, I will tell you what this is.

Weston



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Looks like a Raiders Raven Bar style hat. :junior: -M

Yes Raven Bar style
And by the way a really nice hat :!:

i am not a pro but it does look like an akbura federation.
looks like it is a hand bashed open crown i am not sure but i have that feeling.

Nice looking hat. I think that's the first "distressed" ribbon I've seen, but it looks good too.

Reminds me of the HJs I got a few years ago. Either way it looks good.

I also liked the distressed ribbon. Nice bash, too!

Wow, from those last two thumbnails, it looks like an AB but seeing the pictures on a larger scale, I think it is an Akubra.

YYYYEEEEAAAAHHHH BOI!!! Finally a Ravens bar bash.. am i right?

Honestly? I am thinking it looks Raven Bar-ish, but I am leaning more toward Idol Grab. I almost wanna say it's an HJ, because the ribbon sure doesn't look like an Akubra ribbon.

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Looks like the body of comments so far favor the Akubra and the HJ. And yes, I was going for the Raven Bar bash, it seems to show up much more in life than in these pics. I'll tell you what this actually is.

It is a Beaver Brand hat, about 35 years old. I bought it from a western apparell store about 9 years ago. It was a cowboy hat with a 3 1/2" pencil curled brim and tall crown with a god awful looking 1970's trucker style crown, boxy and bulbous in the front and very short in the back. But the color looked good, and I figured there was enough brim and crown to work with, so I went to work on it. I has been the toughest hat I have ever had! Sometime I'll post some pics of what kind of treatment it has seen and still holds a good shape. By now the felt has become very soft, and fits so well that I can wear is in a strong wind and it will stay on, but it will not leave a red mark on my head. I'd still like to know how it stacks up in comparison to some of the other brands out there. Thanks for your comments!

Weston

I think it really suits you, man- I thought it looked a bit like an HJ, but Beaver Brand took me by surprise. I only know Lee's Beaver Brand hat.

You've done a very good job on shaping it up like that.