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My self made fedoras and my akubra, any comment?

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:06 pm
by Nicolas Jones
Hello Folks,

What do you think of these?
Here are my fedoras, I have made the all of them exept the last one.

As you can see, this is my Indy Fed (with a todd's ribbon).
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My moonstone hat
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The red/brown hat
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I have to fishish this carbon grey fed.
(brush the felt, finish the bow and bashing)
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To finish, my akubra Federation III
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Regards,

Nicolas

Re: My self made fedoras and my akubra

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:48 pm
by WalkingEye
good job Nicolas! it's fun making hats isn't it.

Where do you get your hat bodies?

Re: My self made fedoras and my akubra

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:20 pm
by Nicolas Jones
Yep! Hat making is REALY funny! Yeah funny and easy (and CHEAP), I should say.

I buy my capelines at a hatter's which is located 5 minutes from my place "L'atelier des chapeaux" ! I am a luck guy!
And buy the ribbon in Paris in a shop named "Ultramod" they have a lot of various colours and size.

Regards,

Nico

Re: My self made fedoras and my akubra, any comment?

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:37 pm
by Nicolas Jones
Well, I thought that some of you could have been interested by hat making.
No comment about the colours? Shape? Price? time to do the whole thing?

Re: My self made fedoras and my akubra, any comment?

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:07 pm
by Ranger36
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Re: My self made fedoras and my akubra, any comment?

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:34 pm
by Mitch LaRue
I especially LOVE both the Indy Fed and the Moonstone, Nico...
Beautiful hats!
(And those "tear-drop" tops give then a really nice, really unique look.)
Also, I've got to say that the Moonstone with the ribbon that matches so well gives THAT hat in particular a very "classy" look.
:clap:
I'm glad you're enjoying making these hat's... you certainly seem very good at it!
I must remember to ask you your hat size sometime... if it turns out we're the same size and you get in the mood to share one of your hats, I could offer to wear one of your handsome lids for a while... if it will help you out!
;)
Again, REALLY GOOD work!
All the Best,
Fox

Re: My self made fedoras and my akubra, any comment?

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:15 pm
by mufflowne
Nice hats! Yeah man, making hats is awesome. It's hard work, but it's really enjoyable.

You might consider getting some really fine sandpaper and pouncing the hats a tad more. They're pretty fuzzy. Everything else looks great.

Re: My self made fedoras and my akubra, any comment?

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:59 am
by 3thoubucks
It's hard to comment on thase hats because of the top bash. Can you put a Raiders crease in the top of one and post front and side pics? They look well made... Do you care to talk about the block shape?

Re: My self made fedoras and my akubra, any comment?

Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 2:46 pm
by Indycrazy5187
sweet lids