Northwest Hats, Eugene, Ore.

[belfastboy]

That is great news. Now that Mike can devote his full attention to hats the delivery of the two I have on order should move up a tad.

 

[ingineer]

Great news about the new shop.
Great looking lid Richard, need a noggin shot and all the details, inquiring minds want to know!

the thread
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?47932-J-Robert-Oppenheimer-Fedora/page8

 

[1mach1]

the thread
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?47932-J-Robert-Oppenheimer-Fedora/page8

Awesome, Richard!!! Is that cigarette a 100, or is that just the angle?

 

[58marine]

I got a call from Mike. My 4 months of anticipation are just about over. Hat is in the mail !

 

[Dan Allen]

I sent Mike an old Dorian safari hat that my daughter bought for me to use as a fishing hat many, many years ago. The hat has been almost indestructible, surviving weeks at a time in the rain and snow as well as being knock into streams only to be retrieved hundreds of feet below. with a four inch brim I was hoping for a reblock to gain crown and remove taper however severe fading prevented that. We settled on a new ( non Jungle Jim ) ribbon and a 2 3/4- 2 1/2 dimensional brim cut . I could not have been more pleased

 

[RJR]

Looks great.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Very interesting refurbishment.
Final hat is awesome

 

[Dan Allen]

After having Mike do repair work and renovations on several of my hats I felt I owed it to him to make me a new one ( how is that for rationalization ) He produced this fantastic Whippet clone.

 

[RJR]

Wow,very nice.

 

[RBH]

Great news about your shop Mike!!!
I look forward to some photos!
Sending you the best of luck!!!

 

[DJH]

I'm not one of Mike's customers, but I don't think I've ever seen a North West hat here that I didn't like.

It is great that more people are stepping up to keep the hatmaking craft alive.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Me neither but hopefully soon! I agree, great work.

 

[Tedquinton]

Hi Dan

Love the hat!

Is the felt granite or natural, or something else?

 

[Dan Allen]

Granite with dark brown ribbon and brim binding

 

[philosophy101]

That is a real beauty, Dan!

 

[Dan Allen]

I might add that it is beaver fur, 5 1/2 open crown before crease and 2 1/2 brim.

 

[DesertDan]

Beautiful hat you have there Dan, congrats!
The refurbs look great too.

 

[Simon82]

Sweet Whippet-clone, Dan. It exudes understated class.

 

[Tedquinton]

Thanks for the details - really like it

 

[job]

Really nice Dan. It's hats like that that make me want one also because of my large hat size finding a vintage one is hard. I must not look again. I really don't NEED one.