Rossr Report post Posted January 13, 2020 Well I had another leatherworker share with me a hat he had added a carved leather piece to the bill. I thought it was neat so for fun I made this one up. Carved maple leaf and deer antler, stamped the letters. Machine sewed it on. Fun stuff Ross Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted January 14, 2020 That looks cool! Does it add much overall weight to the hat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 14, 2020 How thick is the leather you use? those are cool indeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rossr Report post Posted January 14, 2020 54 minutes ago, kiwican said: That looks cool! Does it add much overall weight to the hat? It added weight and I was concerned about that. But at least to me doesnt seem to be bad. But I can see some may not like the extra weight so I suspect it's a preference item. 31 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: How thick is the leather you use? those are cool indeed. I think not was around 7 ounces I didnt measure just grabbed what felt correct. I think I might drop back a bit maybe 5oz if I do it again. I like 7 or 8 for carving I'm just comfortable with that thickness carving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted January 14, 2020 My face bball hat is due to be retired. I think I'll use it for practice. I'll be hand stitching tho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samalan Report post Posted January 14, 2020 really nice like the idea nice job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted January 14, 2020 This came out nice! As for weight, I can only see it adding a few ounces to the hat. From someone that used to wear a hard hat on a day job, that additional weight seems pretty inconsequential. YMMV of course! I've used from 2 oz up to 9 oz like this before, all seemed to work out ok. YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smartee Report post Posted January 14, 2020 Nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wizard of tragacanth Report post Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) That is a great project idea and in particular, a great gift idea for just about any guy... cause not everybody wears guns or knives! ... which I don't understand... nick Edited January 14, 2020 by wizard of tragacanth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinpac Report post Posted January 14, 2020 That's pretty cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rossr Report post Posted January 14, 2020 4 hours ago, kiwican said: My face bball hat is due to be retired. I think I'll use it for practice. I'll be hand stitching tho Go for it . Fun project. I'm sure it can be hand stitching will.work.just fine 4 hours ago, Samalan said: really nice like the idea nice job Thanks. I can thank yintx for the idea he had shared one he did. 2 hours ago, YinTx said: This came out nice! As for weight, I can only see it adding a few ounces to the hat. From someone that used to wear a hard hat on a day job, that additional weight seems pretty inconsequential. YMMV of course! I've used from 2 oz up to 9 oz like this before, all seemed to work out ok. YinTx Good thoughts here. Thanks for the compliment and the idea.! 2 hours ago, Smartee said: Nice! Thank u 2 hours ago, wizard of tragacanth said: That is a great project idea and in particular, a great gift idea for just about any guy... cause not everybody wears guns or knives! ... which I don't understand... nick For sure would make a nice gift! 2 hours ago, sinpac said: That's pretty cool. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
