BUCKAROO BONANZA! - The Hats that Major Mike Moore Makes

[RBH]

I have seen the hat at Mikes shop.
I look forward to seeing it in action.

 

[Preacher Man]

Great looking hat Rusty!!! Congratulations on the new hat and the new son in law!!

 

[RBH]

Thank you Preacher Man, Mike has made me many hats. All of them fine works of the hatters trade.
Mike has become a good friend.
And to be able to wear such a great piece of work, made by a close friend really means alot at this special time.

 

[Preacher Man]

Rusty, I'm sure you're right about it all!! I've not had Mike build me a hat yet, but you sure are a positive inspiration to become one of his customers!! You're the inspiration, your Buckaroo hats are the temptation!! I'm just going to give in to it and and call him!!!

 

[warbird]

You are very welcome, glad I was able to make something that you can enjoy, the hat looks really good the way you are wearing it.
Thanks for allowing all the time I took making this hat

Awesome look.

 

[warbird]

I thought I better place an 'action' shot of the Wedding hat Mike made for me.

Sweet hat...everyone at the wedding went on about it.
Thanks Mike and Rocky!!!

I saw a photo on facebook of the back of the hat...I cant find it now. It had a great view of the center dent.

Terrific look my friend

 

[RBH]

Terrific look my friend

Thank you so much!
Its great to hear from you, holler if you ever make it over again.

 

[warbird]

Thank you so much!
Its great to hear from you, holler if you ever make it over again.

I hope to. As you may recall, I have moved to northern Virginia and work in that wretched city know as our nation's capitol. I am ensconsed in occupied territory on but the very edge of southern lands. I do indeed stand out here with my hats, especially the westerns and am often recalled by those who don't know me well as, isnt he the guy who wears cowboy boots.

 

[RBH]

I understand...I am known as the guy who wears fedoras.

 

[1961MJS]

Hi

The last time I was in Covington, late in 2012, I asked Mike to save back a large Silver Mist felt body to make into a John Wayne Cavalry hat. Between my work and the boiler this Spring, I was finally able to get back to Tennessee to get the crown fitted correctly. I was concerned about looking like I was under a mushroom because of the amount of felt it takes to bend into a nice diamond shape so Mike left the hat partially finished. Mike and Rocky had the hat's brim broken for a seven inch crown, and it was blocked on an extended 7 3/8 long oval block. The hat body was sanded ahead of time. The Sweatband was also sewn in ahead of time. My goal was to get the crown height set and then have Mike finish the hat and send it to me.

Rocky put a quick Diamond Crease in the top to check the crown height. As it turns out, I didn't have to worry about this, we could have just curled a little more felt in the crease.

This shows Mike Moore sewing the bow together.

This shows Mike sewing the edge binding on the brim.

Rocky is checking how well the crease and everything is centered.

John Wayne Cavalry Hat Interior.

Front view of my John Wayne Cavalry Hat.

View from the Quarter of my new hat.

I'd like to thank Mike and Rocky for working with me to get the hat right. I really gotta quit going by there. Rocky was shaping a more Modern Steel colored hat with a 6 inch crown and 5 inch brim, and uhhhh, now I have one just like it in black on order. The Shrimp and White Cheddar Cheese Grits at Marlo's kind of topped off the day too.

I should dedicate this hat to Sam Craig who put me onto the idea a few months before he passed away in his John Wayne's Akubra thread.

Later Y'all

 

[Chepstow]

Mike, that hat is a bomb!!!

 

[barrowjh]

Nice looking hat MJS. I got shut-out by that boiler malfunction also, and am not expecting to be able to get back to Covington until Winter / Spring. I was depressed about it, but now maybe there is a silver lining. I'm thinking Mike's ribbon haul will provide me with options on my next hat (and two projects still sitting on hold) that were not available before. So, I look forward to perusing the ribbon inventory. I hope he got some gold shades in 16, 19, 22 ligne. Doesn't matter, an expanded inventory leads to expanded ideas.

 

[1961MJS]

Hi

I go through there on my way to Illinois occasionally. We'll have to have a mini Fedora fest this fall.

Later

 

[bowlerman]

I love Mike Moore's work.

 

[memphislawyer]

Hi

I go through there on my way to Illinois occasionally. We'll have to have a mini Fedora fest this fall.

Later

Id like in on that.

 

[majormoore]

You can come by any time you need too, your just a few milesaway, when you come bring the diet cokes!!!!!

Major Moore

Id like in on that.

 

[memphislawyer]

Without the limes I suppose?

 

[1961MJS]

Hi

I thought Rusty brought Arkansas Shine??? I know I didn't see any, but then I didn't see Rusty either!!!

Later

 

[RBH]

Mike, that hat is a bomb!!!

Manfred... I know what you mean.
When my daughter saw the Wedding
hat ......the first thing she said was...
Dad...I love it! It's the bomb dot com.

 

[bowlerman]

A hat compliment from your daughter? Cherish that, rusty!

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