Club Obi Wan

Hey gang,

after round about nine months of cursing, eating dust, freezing our behind off and getting headaches over tiny details (along with the "standard" 80 hours / week) I'm pretty darn proud to show you a few teaser pictures of the new hatshop.

Of course it's yet far from finished (and from the outside we've done nothing at all yet), but anyway:

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and last but CERTAINLY not least, Stefan with a critical view on a fresh blocked rawbody (that didn't pass the quality inspection):

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/ ... CN1306.jpg

Oh, he made the lid himself

Regards,

Marc

(Moderator Edit: Pics changed to links due to image size)

I'm jealous, it looks good! I love the floors.

Randy

Wow the shop looks great!!! I really like how you displayed your Indy collection. Each shelf is it's own movie, that is very cool. Good luck getting everything finished with the the new shop!!!

Thats awesome Marc, it looks prity good the way it is. It will be intresting to see what else you are going to do with the place. As i'm sure you'll keep all of us posted. So is the shop up and running, i mean is this where you will be completing all your orders from now on?

Congratulations on the new hat shop! Hope it works out. And that hat looks pretty good. You've taught the kid well.

Dave

very nice my friend.

Nice job Marc. I see many wonderful hats coming from there!!!

The place is looking good Marc! A fine Hat Shop indeed!

gabrielle wrote:Nice job Marc. I see many wonderful hats coming from there!!!

Can you see mine? How does it look?

Ha, like that is even a real question... of course it is going to look amazing.

Very nice setup you have there Marc. I really like those wood cabinets with the glass. They have a lot of character. So... this is where all the magic happens eh?

Wow, this is gonna be cool. I would LOVE to visit there and get a hat made up (fantasy about lots of money showing up all at once and hang out.

Looks like a great spot where customers will feel at ease...

Great to have your own space. I love the Indy Display case. Nicely done.
best wishes in your new shop
Canada

A great space Marc, full of old world character - just like your hats.
Mike

What a great place to work!..I love the spaciousness and decor-practical and elegant!

Looking very good, Marc. I remember when you were just pouring the concrete in there. Now look where you are.

That's really cool. I'm sure you will have plenty of room to efficiently go about hat making!

As a side note, what type of bash (scene specific) is Stefan wearing? From the angle I see, I really like it.

I love it my friend!

Love the pic with idol, the stone, Nurhachi's urn.

Good luck in the new shop!

Marc

The shop looks very utilitarian, which is just to my liking. That sweet Indy case adds just enough to give it some context. I see many a customer being pleased with the hats coming out of your new shop. Enjoy and take care.

basilbakerst

That looks realy good Marc It must be great to be able to create your own work-space like that.

Regards, Geert

Looks like a nice atmosphere for your craft. Seems like you need a pot bellied stove with a pot of coffee in the corner to round out the look. Can't wait to see what come out of this shop.

Cheers!

Dan

Great Marc!! Now, when ya get time, cover up the walls with artifact replicas, Indy posters, etc. Put a bottle of good single malt scotch in there, and a few Cubans, and I will have a place to sleep when I come visit!!! (promise to smoke em outside!) Just as long as I don't have to hand sew in sweats! My fingers need a rest. Fedora

When you find a boat that goes that way, don't forget to pick me up.

As I already told you: great location, Bro - and definitely quite a way from the moist garage, isn't it?

Fedora wrote:Great Marc!! Now, when ya get time, cover up the walls with artifact replicas, Indy posters, etc.

I'm pretty sure he will, Steve. The pictures above are indicating the start of a nice collection - even beyond the Indy props. Forgive me, Marc for just mentioning it again and again (but I'm kinda proud and happy you really included it) - there's already a small silver dagger hidden somewhere

Put a bottle of good single malt scotch in there, and a few Cubans, and I will have a place to sleep when I come visit!!! (promise to smoke em outside!) Just as long as I don't have to hand sew in sweats! My fingers need a rest. Fedora

I'll definitely second that! If you ever need another party count me in.

since sells are 90% how long is the AB wait times now?

cuz i wanna buy one eventually but i dread the wait.

So, coolmeister, you are going to wait until the wait is shorter? ;-)

Your wait for the wait time to go down could take the same or longer.

That's kind of what I was getting at.

maboot38 wrote:So, coolmeister, you are going to wait until the wait is shorter? ;-)

lol.
yup

Better to order now and begin waiting now. Steve has said that he doubts that his wait times will get shorter than six months. By the time its down to taht, you would have waited a year. Also, keep in mind that Steve's wait time have no bearing on Marc's. Contact Marc for his wait time.

Dave

Thanks for the kind comments guys!!!

This weeks has been... well, hard, so it's really appreciated to get some kind feedback here.

On my way home Friday evening, a deer crossed the street and I kinda tried NOT to hit it. Long story short: instead of hitting it, my car turned 180° and I hit a tree (an old oak and THIS oak wasn't bending - no pun to you my friend John). Well the car is completely wrecked, so I had to find a new (used) one pretty darn fast, so... well, I guess this kinda explains why this week wasn't my favorite

Great Marc!! Now, when ya get time, cover up the walls with artifact replicas, Indy posters, etc. Put a bottle of good single malt scotch in there, and a few Cubans, and I will have a place to sleep when I come visit!!! (promise to smoke em outside!) Just as long as I don't have to hand sew in sweats! My fingers need a rest. Fedora
Great Marc!! Now, when ya get time, cover up the walls with artifact replicas, Indy posters, etc. Put a bottle of good single malt scotch in there, and a few Cubans, and I will have a place to sleep when I come visit!!! (promise to smoke em outside!) Just as long as I don't have to hand sew in sweats! My fingers need a rest. Fedora

Oh, don't worry my friend! I already have the props and the posters... only after this week there's no whiskey left except a very, very rare single malt that will remain unopened. But the good thing is that over here, we've got places that have so much of the stuff, that they sell it Why do you think that the wood planc over the TV wall (referred to as the whiskey shelf by Stefan and me) has five layers of finish? Cubans? - No problem. Got plenty of longfillers waiting here in my humidor Oh, and for the sleeping place... Once I've scrapped the funds together, I plan to have a leather couch under the big window with a bed function, so... be my guesst Steve (and bring Penman with you ). Oh, and don't worry about sewing in sweatbands... There's PLENTY of other things to do

Regards,

Marc

That realy doesn't sound like a good way to start the weekend

Good luck with the car and I hope you are allright. Here's hoping the second half will make this week a good one afterall

Regards, Geert

OUCH!!! What's with the accidents lately? I'm glad you're okay, Marc!

Wow, watch out for those deer Marc! Here in New England, they cause a lot of accidents too. Glad you are ok.

I'm sorry to hear that Marc... I'm am very glad to see that your ok. Its weird seeing all thiese accedents happing all of a suden.

I'm not sure how Germany with the rules of the road. But if memory serves me when i took the test back when I was 16 . one of the questions asked what do you do when you have an animal like a deer in your way. I selected to hit the breaks and slow down. However that was the wrong answer, the DMV book suguested that you do not hit the breaks and plow right threw the deer , so that it dosn't pop up into your windsheald.

Now I don't know if they ever tried this but it sound kinda messed up, Just to plow right threw the animal. I wonder if they would suggest the same thing if it was a person

I'm not sure how you could plow threw a deer, but I can imagine how you could plow through one!!!

ya i guess your right

Sorry, mom and dad were teachers!

Same smart behind suggestions here in Germany. If I had actually HAD the time to THINK what I'm doing, I would most probably have hit the animal rather than risking my life (Police said I could as well have been dead and I not only survived, all I have is a whiplash). However it all went so fast, that it kinda came naturally to hit the brakes and stir the car into a different direction, which - on a wet road - ... ah well. I'm fine, the deer is too, my car dealer is happy... all's good

Regards,

Marc

Do really laws say you should hit the animal? it's kinda creepy.

BUT you could then bring the deer home and have a good meal....mmmm

(sorry, it's dinner time here, I'm hungry).

I don't know if it is actally in the laws, but it is highly reccomended. In the Netherlands if an animal gets in front of your car while taking a driving-test and you hit the breaks, you have failed the test

Regards, Geert

It's the same here in Italy Restless Dreamer, not that it says you have to HIT the animal

gwyddion wrote:In the Netherlands if an animal gets in front of your car while taking a driving-test and you hit the breaks, you have failed the test

Regards, Geert

we have the same problem with pedestrians here

Man, drunk drivers & deer trying to take our hatters out. they better knock it off. Glad you're ok Marc, you health is what counts.

Cheers!

Dan

While that may be the conventional wisdom on deer, don't try that with a Moose. They'll be combing through the rear seat all day trying to figure out which parts are you and which parts are moose.

Marc, can't wait to see photos of the shop once it is decorated.

maboot38 wrote:While that may be the conventional wisdom on deer, don't try that with a Moose. They'll be combing through the rear seat all day trying to figure out which parts are you and which parts are moose.

Marc, can't wait to see photos of the shop once it is decorated.

WOW isn't that the truth I was coming around a corner in the mountains of Colorado and two Moose's were just hanging out in the midle of the road Luckely since I was going down a moutain i was already driving at a really slow speed so it wasn't anything to stop in time. But I tell you what they arn't scared of car horns they just staired at me and took there time. I think they knew who would win in a V.S. match....