Photos of hatters tools

[Blackthorn]

Well said, John Galt.

 

[Blackthorn]

John Galt, please clear out your private messages, your box is full.

 

[John Galt]

Done.

 

[John Galt]

Photos by Gary Heller, displayed here with permission. Prints are available on Etsy. The hatter is unidentified...

garyhellerphotograph's shop on #etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/garyhellerphotograph

 

[Hatter4]

John, these photos were taken at the Ritch Hat Shop at Old Bethpage Village Restoration on Long Island. I was their hatter for years. If you look at my web site, I am in this hat shop. The young man in the photos is demonstrating 19th cent. hatting of the 1860s. He is a reenactor.

 

[John Galt]

Oliver, thanks for the clarification.

I thought that the shop looked much like some of your photos. I had requested permission & posted these with you in mind ;-)

 

[RJR]

Great pictures.

 

[T Jones]

Great pictures.

+1

 

[Hatter4]

The hat shop was built in 1810 and belonged to Lewis Ritch. It is an original building . The village is set in the 1860s and the hat shop shows 19th century hatting.

 

[besdor]

Oliver, is the hat shop still in Bethpage or did you move it to PA?

 

[humanshoes]

Interesting things going on here in this thread. Need to tune in more often. Anyway, just finished the new rounding jack in response to a request for an affordable "plain Jane" version. Nothing too fancy here, just a functional oak tool that uses standard utility knife blades and is a bit smaller than the full size version. Cutting depth is adjustable and has an optimal cutting width of just over 5 inches.

 

[John Galt]

Looks great!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Nice pictures John Galt!

 

[Hatter4]

John, Old Bethpage Village is a living history museum, and the hat shop is still part of it. I make hats for reenactors--they are my biggest customers. I also make other hats. My hat shop is based on the Ritch Hat Shop, but it is a fully functional hat shop.

 

[humanshoes]

Looks great!

Thanks JG. Always appreciate your input.

 

[Hatter4]

Humanshoes your work looks great, good luck with it.

 

[humanshoes]

Humanshoes your work looks great, good luck with it.

Thanks Hatter4. Necessity is the mother, eh?

 

[John Galt]

Thanks JG. Always appreciate your input.

And I truly enjoy seeing your work.

Is that beautiful table also from your hand?

 

[humanshoes]

And I truly enjoy seeing your work.

Is that beautiful table also from your hand?

Can't take credit for the butcher block table. I bought it before I had much in the way of woodworking skills or the tools to practice those skills.

 

[John Galt]

Just bought this very old sizing compass on eBay for $20.00. The handles have separated from the brass and it will need some repair, or will just go into my collection as is, but I couldn't pass on that deal.