Hat

[Dennis Ford]

This is an update of an earlier thread:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?169364-Made-some-shavings-today

The hat now has two coats of Wipe on Poly. I will be gone for a couple of weeks and will add additional coats when I get back but plan to keep the sheen about what it is in this picture. The wood is winged elm, made a nice hat but getting the thickness right was a little difficult as the wood did not transmit light very well.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Very nicely done Dennis! Very nicely done!

[Norm Zax]

My hat off to you! Great work.

[Scott Hackler]

Thats a nice looking hat.

[Harvey Ghesser]

Great looking hat!!

[Keith E Byrd]

That is an awesome job - really superb in my opinion!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Really nice shape! Also like how the wood has darkened some - shows off the grain even better than before! Nice work! Looking forward to seeing it once totally finished!

[Don Alexander]

that looks like a real challenge to turn but the effort is obviously worth it thats a great looking hat

[charlie knighton]

nice hat, btw what size is it?

[Tim Thiebaut]

That is just amazing to me, you did a fantastic job on this.

[David E Keller]

That's a gorgeous hat! Does it fit your head?

[Jon Nuckles]

That is great. When I get enough skill and confidence, I definitely want to try that. Nice going.

[wes murphy]

A very nice hat and exceptional wood. What a great job, Dennis.

[Michael James]

Beautiful hat and an excellent job! Hope it fits!!!
mj

[John Keeton]

I like the shape on this hat better than any I have seen - great work!

[Dennis Simmons]

This is very nice work, You did a good job. I think you might want to use a support other than tissue:):rolleyes::eek::D

[John Fabre]

Great looking hat, what is the thickness?

[Marc Himes]

Impressive work Dennis.

[Doug Reesor]

I am extremely impressed with how you got the shape of the rim. Was that just the dried shape or did you have to encourage it with a form? Either way it looks great.

[Baxter Smith]

Great shape and great wood! That is the nicest looking hat I can remember seeing Dennis.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice form and a great hat.

[Rick Markham]

Wow, that turned out spectacular! I agree with JK it has the best form of any I have seen. I love the rim detail. Maybe one day I will give one of these a try.

[Kathy Marshall]

That's a beauty Dennis! and a great choice of wood. I'm very impressed with those that turn these hat forms, and how the brims are shaped so nice. This one is one of, if not the best of the ones I've seen.

[Dennis Ford]

thanks everyone for the kind words. I edited the wood type as I made an error reporting that it was slippery elm, it is winged elm. The man who donated the wood is certain about this.

Charlie; It is a size 7 (quite a bit longer than wide)

David; It does not fit my head but should fit the man who commisioned it.

Doug; I did use a jig to adjust the shape while it was drying.

[Donny Lawson]

That just amazing. That had to take some time.

[Tim Rinehart]

Beautiful job Dennis, that's a super looking hat, I'm sure the owner will be pleased.

For anyone in driving distance of Charlotte...our local club is doing a demo tonight (July 21, 6:30PM) on making mini-hats, which is the same basic steps, just less chips/time. The guy doing the demo is our other local chapter (Southern Piedmont) president, Jerry Measimer, who is a student of Chris Ramsey. Jerry is very accomplished at making a variety of hats. Here's a video series he does, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQO-V8JpkNw&feature=related .

[Dave Ogren]

I think that is really wonderful. Great Job.

[Kelvin Burton]

Dennis, I missed your original posting and only just caught this one! You did a great job of this hat, Jimmy would be proud! :-) I love your choice of wood, really nice color and grain. Looking forward to seeing it in real life!!