London Plane

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  Russ Braun

• Oct 9, 2023

That is one beautiful hat Dave!! My hat’s off to you!!

 

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  Kevin Jesequel

• Oct 9, 2023

This turned out fantastic!

 

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  Scott Davidson

• Oct 9, 2023
• 5.00 star(s)

I have never seen anything like this as a turning. Can't figure out how you got the rim so perfect! Beautiful!

 

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  William Rogers

• Oct 9, 2023

I have turned some cowboy and outback hats and understand what it takes to make a hat. the brim is fantastic, not sure how you achieved the shape. Very well done.

 

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  Gabriel Hoff

• Oct 9, 2023

Wow! The finish looks incredibly smooth and detailed. Maybe he raised the rim area and used a texture tool??

 

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  Dimitris Psilopatis

• Oct 9, 2023

Your hat is wonderful, its shape is amazing, the grain of the wood matches the shape and finally your experienced hands are visible!

 

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  Charlie Knighton

• Oct 9, 2023

Great contrasting grain rays, positioning them @ the front tells me u knew they were there, not an accident. Thanks for sharing, I knew about oak contrasting grain rays but not London plane.

 

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  Dave Roberts

• Oct 9, 2023

William Rogers said:

I have turned some cowboy and outback hats and understand what it takes to make a hat. the brim is fantastic, not sure how you achieved th

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William, the brim was turned on the lathe pretty much the way you see it, it took 4 days in the jig slowly increasing the pressure to make it move so it is wearable, I had to wet it 3 or 4 times a day so it wouldn't dry out before it shaped, cowboy hats seem to move after 18 hours but not this one.

 

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  Michael Anderson

• Oct 10, 2023

Great job, Dave. One of the best top hats I've seen, and I love your decision to treat it with walnut tinted DO.

 

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  Dave Roberts

• Oct 10, 2023

Michael Anderson said:

Great job, Dave. One of the best top hats I've seen, and I love your decision to treat it with walnut tinted DO.

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Thank you Michael, my wife suggested the Walnut coloured DO, cheers