smoking cap

[AndrewWR]

A nubuck version of the traditional velvet smoking cap.

Bridle hide trim and goat skin lining.

Where the traditional design is round, I took the time to make a more anatomically accurate acrylic template (with my handheld CNC router and a sheet of 10mm plastic) and wet formed the top to roll the edge over. This project was really just a test for the template. This is the SVG file of the 61cm hat outline I reverse engineered from careful measurements of my favourite fedora. Hat outline.svg

[DieselTech]

Nice work! Looks great! Beautiful piece. 

[Simplejack1985]

Awesome work. What's in the humidors?

[AndrewWR]

7 hours ago, Simplejack1985 said:

Awesome work. What's in the humidors?

Not humidors, Jack. The pale box is my collection of EDC penknives and the darker one is a shoeshine valet box.

Good try... but no cigar :-)

[NatesLeatherGds]

1 hour ago, AndrewWR said:

Good try... but no cigar :-)

nice cap !

[billybopp]

2 hours ago, AndrewWR said:

Not humidors, Jack. The pale box is my collection of EDC penknives and the darker one is a shoeshine valet box.

Good try... but no cigar :-)

... I see what you did there!  LOL

- Bill

[TomE]

That's outstanding (may I say awesome?) work.  Makes me think about taking up smoking.  How did you cover the button?  What is the cord made of and how did you dye it?  Thanks for sharing.

[AndrewWR]

1 hour ago, TomE said:

That's outstanding (may I say awesome?) work.  Makes me think about taking up smoking.  How did you cover the button?  What is the cord made of and how did you dye it?  Thanks for sharing.

The button was a  ready made one spare from a leather upholstery project.(Not posted here because it's not really leatherwork if the only tool you need is a stapler)

The cord is 3mm round leather thonging I had in stock.

All the leather was pre-dyed.