Club Obi Wan

Those of you who own a Henry...

My Henry has a sweat band from an AB Deluxe rather than one marked as a Henry... Am I alone in this or is this normal?

Just curious...

That's weird. Henry are factory made, not handmade. I'd understand if they were handmade - Marc could have picked the wrong sweatband - but this is not the case.

How did an ABD sweatband ended up in the factory that produces the Henrys?

No idea! It says AB deluxe and says it's hand made... I don't mind at all as it's a lovely soft band. Maybe Marc provides the parts to the factory and he gave them an AB band by mistake?

Did you buy the hat directly from the factory or "second hand" from a fellow gearhead?

Came from John's shop in the US as he had my size in stock

Can you post a pic of the sweatband where all the print is?

Yes, I'll try and do that when I get home

Mine's the same. It came from Marc @ the time John became a retailer here in the states.

Ah ha! Im glad I'm not alone then

A deluxe in a Henry? Are you sure?? Something sounds wrong about that. Fedora

Fedora wrote:A deluxe in a Henry? Are you sure?? Something sounds wrong about that. Fedora

Especially since isn't the deluxe sweatband cost like $45 dollars when a normal sweatband is only a couple of bucks?

Here's a pic

Thats odd, Thats a Henry sweatband but with the ABD info. I'll send this pic to Marc and ask him.

Yes, that's exactly what mine looks like. Funny, I mentioned this to Stefan when I got the hat, and he said the sweat wasn't from a deluxe, which I guess it's not. I don't think I really impressed upon him what the inscription said, however. I was curious, since I'd never seen one of Marc's hats.

It is a wonderfully soft sweat though. Very comfortable

To be sure, this hat is all around beautiful. I was actually hoping it would shrink some; it's a little loose on my 61cm noggin. And being a long oval, with the proportions of the larger size, the sides of the brim seem wide at @ 2 3/4". But with the stability of the felt, I guess I'll need to trim it a little!

"The Adventurebilt Deluxe... Handcrafted from pure beaver felt."

That's on my HENRY as well. I got mine just before I travelled to the Chicago Comic Con back in early August.
Does that timeline help with the mystery?

This is interesting, but the only person who can put a close to this mystery is Marc.

Maybe you guys got lucky and got AB Deluxes instead of Henrys!

Mine just says the Adventurebilt Henry. 'Course, I got mine from Marc, not John.

Vaderbreath wrote:Mine just says the Adventurebilt Henry. 'Course, I got mine from Marc, not John.

Doesn't matter who you get it fro. They all made at the same place and come from Marc to my hands. I'm waiting to see what Marc to reply to my e-mail.

Marc's computer is broken, so his answer may take some time I'm afraid.
I just mentioned this to him than we last chatted and he was not less puzzled than we. It might have to do (but I leave any explanations to Marc) with the circumstance that the sweatbands are also made in this factory ... but more from Marc.

Most of the time marc and I talk a couple times a week but have not this past month or so.

Yes, he's really busy these days. Both of you are, I guess ...

Jens wrote:Marc's computer is broken, so his answer may take some time I'm afraid.
I just mentioned this to him than we last chatted and he was not less puzzled than we. It might have to do (but I leave any explanations to Marc) with the circumstance that the sweatbands are also made in this factory ... but more from Marc.

So it could actually be an AB Deluxe sweat band then? Rather than a Henry stamped as an AB-D? Are they actually different other than the stamp?

You got a Henry sweatband but stamped with the delux stamp info.

It's all very mysterious....

BendingOak wrote:You got a Henry sweatband but stamped with the delux stamp info.

that's a pity. a Deluxe sweatband would have been a good deal for having a "wrong" sweatband - kangaroo leather? I can only wonder how it feels...

djd is right, this is quite a mystere. Dan Brown should write a novel about it

Sound like to me, that Marc is buying his Deluxe sweats from the same place that makes the Henry. He must have really liked the Henry sweat and decided to use it for his own handmade hats. That would make sense. Then, the factory messed up and used the wrong scripted sweat in a Henry.

I figured Marc would ditch the roo hide sweats one day. Afterall, it was a huge job to get them made. He would buy the raw roo hides from Australia, and then have these shipped to a sweatband maker.....

I don't blame him. The Henry sweat is the best feeling sweat I have seen, and felt. Must have really grabbed his attention as well.

Oh, also, I don't know where one could buy a sweatband for a couple of bucks. Not of leather anyways. Unless it was cowhide. Not sheepskin though. But you can buy them for around 5 bucks, wholesale. Fedora

Thanks for the insight Steve. As I said earlier it is a lovely soft band- very comfortable to wear

Yeah, it is a great sweatband. I notice mine every time I grab it and put it on the noggin. It's the best feeling one I have felt, outside of some vintage hats I own. But the goat that LLS uses is great too. Or it was when I got samples way back from his supplier.

so, Fedora, do you think Marc has stopped using kangaroo hide for ABDs sweatbands, or you know this for sure? I didn't understand well