Akubra Campdraft

[Rodkins]

USPS does the same thing some times...like I said, this same thing happened to me with my own BG Campdraft lol.

I'm pretty sure that it will be there tomorrow .

I hope yours came in today, Randy. I'll post some pics up when I get a chance.

 

[theinterchange]

The Bluegrass Campdraft arrived!

I'm quite pleased with the color, it's rich yet not harshly green. The hat itself is a little more on the fuzzy side than any Akubra I've owned, but EXTREMELY soft and floppy!

I just dry bashed it, and am still tweaking everything as I go along. [note that the left side of the pinch loosened when I stuck the hat on my hand for these photos] Needs some steam to get the ribbon ends going the right direction.

Will get some head shots tomorrow.

Thanks for all those who've posted their Bluegrass CD's lately, you pushed me in the right direction!

Randy

 

[Mr E Train]

Looks great, well done! My BG is definitely softer and less stiff than my Silverbelly. It's probably just be my monitor, but in those photos yours looks more brown than green.

 

[monbla256]

Looks more a rich Brown to me No green that I can see!! But I'm glad to know it's available in my fave color Looks good to me

 

[theinterchange]

Thank you!

It's the incandescent lighting, actually. I didn't fiddle with the photos before uploading to Flickr, just resized. [I may do that and replace 'em.]

Done..

 

[Duper]

Very nice Interchange. :eusa_clap The BG CD has been my hat of preference for a number of weeks now. Now we just need your noggin shot.

 

[RBH]

Very nice Randy, I like that crease.
I dry creased my silver belly Campdraft. So far I have not needed any water to get it to hold.

 

[theinterchange]

Very nice Interchange. :eusa_clap The BG CD has been my hat of preference for a number of weeks now. Now we just need your noggin shot.

Very nice Randy, I like that crease.
I dry creased my silver belly Campdraft. So far I have not needed any water to get it to hold.

Thank you both! I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. And like I said, will get the head shot tomorrow.

Randy

 

[Neophyte]

Man, Randy, I wish I was half as good at achieving that "nonchalant", hand-bashed look.

For some reason, I can only seem to make symmetrically perfect pinched telescope/teardrops...

:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[theinterchange]

Man, Randy, I wish I was half as good at achieving that "nonchalant", hand-bashed look.

For some reason, I can only seem to make symmetrically perfect pinched telescope/teardrops...

:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Thank you, sir! But, I must say that it's only recently that I begun getting the sort of nonchalantness to my bashes that I've always preferred. On this hat, I literally just punched in the crown then pinched the front. [Though I did have to redo the first attempt when I got the pinch too off center]

Randy

 

[EggHead]

Nice whiskey color hat Randy!

 

[gtdean48]

Sure looks Brown on my monitor too!

Nice whiskey color hat Randy!

 

[Rodkins]

Here's my new bluegrass green campdraft out of the box:

And a few after bashing:

The color in the outside shots is pretty close to the real deal.

 

[Rodkins]

And the "deer-in-headlights" noggin shot:

 

[Rodkins]

I'm quite pleased with the color, it's rich yet not harshly green. The hat itself is a little more on the fuzzy side than any Akubra I've owned, but EXTREMELY soft and floppy!

I just dry bashed it, and am still tweaking everything as I go along. [note that the left side of the pinch loosened when I stuck the hat on my hand for these photos] Needs some steam to get the ribbon ends going the right direction.

Will get some head shots tomorrow.

Thanks for all those who've posted their Bluegrass CD's lately, you pushed me in the right direction!

Randy

Awesome hat Randy! I'm glad you got yours as well.

 

[Mr E Train]

And the "deer-in-headlights" noggin shot:

Looks great on you! Good job on the bash!

 

[Rodkins]

Looks great on you! Good job on the bash!

Thanks. I love the campdraft - I'm just wondering on me if it would look better if the brim were about 1/4" narrower. Maybe I'm just not quite used to it.

 

[Mr E Train]

It wouldn't. You just need to get accustomed to it.

 

[Rodkins]

It wouldn't. You just need to get accustomed to it.

I'll definitely give it a chance. I love that BG color. I'm not comfortable wearing my brown hats with black belt/shoes or my black/grey hats with brown belt/shoes but I can wear the BG with either comfortably I think.

 

[gtdean48]

Thanks. I love the campdraft - I'm just wondering on me if it would look better if the brim were about 1/4" narrower. Maybe I'm just not quite used to it.

Get used to it. I remember Neophyte contemplating the same thing. The CD is in perfect balance, crown to brim. IMHO