NOt welding related but some of my recent hat work

[ironmanjay]

I am a hatter and here is some of my recent work. Everlastsupport asked that I post some of my work here so here it is:

The Lonesome Dove 50X quality:


The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 100x quality:


1920's Armento 100x quality:


Open road Valley style 100x quality:

[sportbike]

Pretty cool. net to see people that still practice specialized trades like that.

[acourtjester]

how about one that looks like the MAD HATTER ?????
very nice work, watched a show called "how they do that" on making hats like that very interesting.

[ironmanjay]

Thank you for the comments. All my hats are 100% hand made from blocking, sanding, shaping and sewing in the liners and sweatbands. There are only about 130 hatters left in the country and I am one of them.

[Steve]

My hats off to your abilities!

The Open Road looks a lot like the hat that LBJ, you know, the guy who had Kennedy killed, wore.

[ironmanjay]

My hats off to your abilities!

The Open Road looks a lot like the hat that LBJ, you know, the guy who had Kennedy killed, wore.

IN the hatting world the Open Road is known as the LBJ. In fact Kennedy is credited with killing the hat as a mens fashion accessory. When he did not wear a hat in office he started the trend of not wearing one. Too bad LBJ did not start it back up after he killed Kennedy.

[DaveO]

you know, the guy who had Kennedy killed

Shhhhhh.... you're not supposed to tell!

An interesting point about Kennedy ending the hat era. Up until then you weren't considered fully dressed if you weren't wearing a hat, you may as well have been without your pants. Those Depression-era photos of guys waiting in line at soup kitchens- all wearing hats.

[Mr120]

Mighty fine looking hats. It's refreshing to know that there are at least a few artisans still in this field.

[Steve]

Shhhhhh.... you're not supposed to tell!

An interesting point about Kennedy ending the hat era. Up until then you weren't considered fully dressed if you weren't wearing a hat, you may as well have been without your pants. Those Depression-era photos of guys waiting in line at soup kitchens- all wearing hats.

It was said that when JFK asked Johnson if he should go to Dallas, LBJ told JFK, "Mr. President, you need to go to Dallas like you need another hole in your head."

Not sure if that is true...but it sure is true that LBJ along with the Military industrial complex and some oil men like George HW Bush had JFK killed.

[Rambozo]

Shhhhhh.... you're not supposed to tell!

An interesting point about Kennedy ending the hat era. Up until then you weren't considered fully dressed if you weren't wearing a hat, you may as well have been without your pants. Those Depression-era photos of guys waiting in line at soup kitchens- all wearing hats.

Or this picture from 1905 where every man has a hat except for the punk rocker time traveler with the mohawk. ???

[Steve]

I don't see him there with his bird!