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Here is a hat that me and my dad made out of an old Western hat. We started working on the block last September, and it´s really not as easy as it sometimes seems to be ;-)
I wanted to get a blockshape that comes closer to what I see in the Young Indy series. Well from most angles I´m pretty happy with the result!

This is how it looked when I got it:


Here it is on the block


And here is the finished hat





It is still very stiff but I´m sure it will soften up over time.
It has a 45mm ribbon that I got from Marc (thanks again, it´s wonderful!), a 3 inch brim and a 5 3/4 inch crown.
Basically it has the same dimensions as my Young Indy Christy´s, except for the 45mm ribbon. The bash is also not really YIJ (except for that short scene in the London 1916 episode).
However after seeing the hat with a 45mm ribbon I´m very sure that the screen used hat had a 2 inch wide ribbon. But I think I will keep it that way, just for some variety... or at least till I get another 2" ribbon

I hope you like it, what do you think?

good job!
welcome to the hat customizers club. next you'll find yourself buying some hat bodies and giving it a go from scratch, that's what happened to me.

The young Indy hat isn't my favorite but you've done an admirable job. Is that a seam on the non-bow side of the ribbon?

Thanks WalkingEye, I will probably do so if I can find some hat bodies in Europe. It is really a whole lot of fun!
No it´s no seam on the non-bow side, the ribbon was folded and I couldn´t get it completely out. But it looks a lot worse in the picture, actually I haven´t seen it till now

Great job! It looks very cool!

wow nice job looks good.

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That ribbon is sweet

Thanks guys!
The hat already became much softer from wearing and the beaver felt feels very tough, but it gets very hot
Yes the ribbon is very sweet, it´s from Marc from Adventurebilt. It feels and looks really nice. I wish it would be available 2 inches wide.

The next thing I try will be the fedora from the 3rd season (Treasure of the Peacocks Eye, Hollywood Follies...) which was a little bit lower and had a slight brim curl on the sides. And I´m relativley sure that one had a slightly smaller ribbon compared to the hats used in the first and second season, so the 45mm ribbon would work just fantastic.