tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post4733110792090537835..comments2024-03-09T03:18:59.249-08:00Comments on Garb For Guys: Leatherworking: Wetforming LeatherEternal Apprenticehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970817049875891713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post-67079042959202458912013-05-23T16:30:29.382-07:002013-05-23T16:30:29.382-07:00Yes! In fact, I've seen one. A google image se...Yes! In fact, I've seen one. A google image search for "Leather bowler hat" returns quite a few. It would be a bit fiddly getting a nice smooth drape over a form that size, but it's certainly possible if you've the leather to dedicate to some trial & error. <br /><br />I've done a bit of hat making and I think that it's certainly possible to wet-form a bowler. I would use the stretchiest, freshest piece of vegetable tanned cow I could get hold of and form the crown and brim separately and sew them together, a fairly standard approach in millinery. <br /><br />I'd expect it would be very similar to making a commedia mask as I do elswhere here on the site. You would need to make a hat block that's a denser material than usual. A hardwood would be ideal; most standard hat blocks are made from woods that are soft enough to stick pins into. Wet, drape, stretch, pound it flat, nail it to the bottom, wait for it to dry and trim it off, just like a mask. Eternal Apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970817049875891713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post-54988137961870286192013-05-23T11:17:56.563-07:002013-05-23T11:17:56.563-07:00Scott,
It appears that our interest run par...Scott,<br /> It appears that our interest run parallel.<br />I do late 14th early 15th Century and Steampunk. I write today to ask a question about wet forming leather. Do you believe that a one piece crown for a gentleman's Bowler is possible? Have you ever tried? I want a all leather bowler and pride myself on DIY pieces. Any suggestions?<br />I have moderate experiance working leather: wax hardening and minor construction projects. <br />Thank You,<br />ClintAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231337593546529133noreply@blogger.com