Way tooo much fun ...

[Leerwerker]

I have three hat patterns - the first one you see as my 'logo' - the second is a Maverick (TV show) style and I do not like wearing it.

SO, I made the third one - The Top Hat! I was lucky enough to get the color exactly as I wanted it - a blue shade of black.

[Luke Hatley]

Fine looking hat...............

[DreadPirateRedbeard]

Those are very, very nice. Do you have some kind of tutorial on how to make these?

[Leerwerker]

  DreadPirateRedbeard said:

Those are very, very nice. Do you have some kind of tutorial on how to make these?

The patterns are available from the Tandy in Tennessee and Minneapolis and they come with very simple and easy instructions - following them very carefully - they holes are deliberate and when you sew the parts together, the hat builds itself!

[DG Leather]

  Leerwerker said:

The patterns are available from the Tandy in Tennessee and Minneapolis and they come with very simple and easy instructions - following them very carefully - they holes are deliberate and when you sew the parts together, the hat builds itself!

How does a canadian get ahold of this pattern!!?? I would love to make these hats!!!\

A Tutorial would be simply amazing!

[Go2Tex]

Hey, nice hat.... I hear the Abe Lincoln look is making a come-back.

[DG Leather]

  Go2Tex said:

Hey, nice hat.... I hear the Abe Lincoln look is making a come-back.

I was thinking "slash " from guns n roses!!! hahaha

[leatheroo]

love leather hats...this is great

[DreadPirateRedbeard]

I'm in Arizona so those stores would do me no good. I hang around with the Tophatters M/C when I'm in California and would dig making one of these to show up to a run with!

[Luke Hatley]

check with the closets Tandy Store and see if they will get you the pattern.

[HellfireJack]

Like the hat. Very steampunk-y. Now all you need are some goggles..

[laney1566]

And a good chin strap!! Imagine the wind resistance

[DreadPirateRedbeard]

  Luke Hatley said:

check with the closets Tandy Store and see if they will get you the pattern.

I'll have to do that next time I'm in the Valley, or I'll have my brother-in-law check it out for me. The nearest store to me is about 200 miles. I know I'll get the urge to do it without a pattern. I was looking at the pictures and it can't be too difficult. Some leather, yellow lace, black dye and some tooling work and I've got a nice gift for the club.

[TomSwede]

Good looking hats Johan!!

Love the bluish tone, how did you obtain it?

Tom

[Ian]

  ganonymous said:

I was thinking "slash " from guns n roses!!! hahaha

Or Paul Kruger

[Razz]

I'm thinking Leon Russel, was pretty much the guy for top hats in the sixtys and seventys and wore them well.

Very cool looking, I like it very much.

Some kind of conchos stars around the base would be my style.

Very nice.

[Leerwerker]

  Ian said:

Or Paul Kruger

I was thinking that too - Oom Paul - a past South African President:

  TomSwede said:

Good looking hats Johan!!

Love the bluish tone, how did you obtain it?

Tom

It is the Eco-flow blue dye followed by rubbing over with a cloth with the Eco-Flow dark mahogany dye on.

[Kustomizer]

Nice job Johan!!

[TomSwede]

  Leerwerker said:

I was thinking that too - Oom Paul - a past South African President:

It is the Eco-flow blue dye followed by rubbing over with a cloth with the Eco-Flow dark mahogany dye on.

Thank you Johan!! Somewhat like what I did with my black/reddish rod tube.

Tom

[DonnieBlaze]

  On 5/10/2009 at 8:02 PM, Leerwerker said:

The patterns are available from the Tandy in Tennessee and Minneapolis and they come with very simple and easy instructions - following them very carefully - they holes are deliberate and when you sew the parts together, the hat builds itself!

I checked with my tandy store here in baltimore and they told me those patterns were discontinued in the early 90's so if any one out there can fined them good luck they are not available here in bmore