How Custom Cowboy Hats Are Made | Nathaniel's Custom Hats

So…this guy just moves his hands and says the same words in all of his videos. Kind of odd…

Fantastic video Kirby! Hope you got your hat.

I love cowboy hats, but i really do not like these new styles of wide flat brims. Just not my style. I have a couple of hats with the rounded style brims. One straw hat, one black felt hat.

GREETINGS MR.ALLISON

I THINK THAT LAST HAT YOU WORE SPOKE TO YOUR WESTERN PERSONA ❗️👍🏾

IM SURE YOU OWN A BOLLER FOR YOUR ENGLISH SIDE-

AND A FEDORA FOR THAT CHICAGO ORA IN YOU❗️

HAD JUST FINISHED WATCHING AN INTERVIEW WITH NATHANIEL AND YOURS APPEARED PROMPTLY!

GLAD I WATCHED ❗️

THOUGH JUST MEETING NATHANIEL 2 HOURS AGO…. I FEEL IVE KNOWN HIM FOR YEARS…… SOOOO WARM, HIS HONESTY AND LOVE OF HIS ART JUST OOZES FROM HIS PORES ❗️❗️

( besides….. My name is also Nathaniel and we’re both left handed!
can’t beat that 🤷🏿‍♂️)lol

I PROMISE MYSELF A TRIP TO GEORETOWN, TEXAS TO MEET HIM….. AND BE FITTED… …

AS A 67 YEAR OLD JAZZ COMPOSER, WRITER, ARTIST AND INVENTOR, I FIND MYSELF LOCKED AWAY IN THE STUDIO PERFECTING IT ALL.

TO SUPPLEMENT MY SEMI-RETIREMENT…. I WEAR A SUIT 5 DAYS A WEEK TO PROVIDE PREMIER UBER TRANSPORT FOR MY CLIENTS ❗️

FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS AND 9,493 TRIPS I HAVE ENDEAVORED TO PROVIDE AN AMBIANCE OF SAFE, DRIVING PERFECTION, AIR CONDITIONED LEATHER SEATING, A HINT OF LAVENDER AND ICE COLD BEVERAGES FOR MY GUEST❗️

AFTER 40 YEARS OF A CUSTOMER SERVICE CAREER…… ITS A JOY TO HOBNOB WITH THE WHOS WHO IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO WITH THIS PART TIME GIG!…

( as a writer, there’s plenty to work with as well.)👀

BUT….. MR. ALLISON,

MY SUITS ARE BEGINNING TO LOOK QUITE DATED.

EVEN MY POCKET SQUARES HAVE SEEN BETTER DAYS….. 👀..lol

SOOOOO,
I SUBSCRIBED ❗️

I CANT WAIT TO BEGIN WATCHING YOUR CHANNEL AND LEARNING TO UPDATE MY MENSWEAR PROPERLY❗️

APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO TO EDUCATE THE MODERN MAN IN FASHION….

YOUR CHANNEL’S SO BEAUTIFULLY EDITED❗️

I’M NOT A BIG FRONT MAN,
( quite the shy guy.👀..lol)

HOWEVER,
MY DEBUT ALBUM WILL BE DOCUMENTED….. AND I OFTEN WEAR A SUIT WHEN I PERFORM….

But…….( I’m about 18 months away from that yet) SO THERES TIME.

THANKS FOR ALL
YOU DO SIR .

Be well,
God bless🕯️

🎼RAIN AGAIN 🎼

ရဲသွေးချစ်😊🎉🎉🎉

Kirby, you must do an episode on beautiful handcrafted single action revolvers. The lock work and engraving would be right up your alley sir.

That hat is a bit big compared to your head.

The on he called "The Guide" seemed to look the best

When he was measuring your head size and shape he said "It is what it is" and I love that. I just wish more people would accept other parts of their bodies in the same way.

Some wonderful, it was a hobby thing to make… we all made them, it was a great pass time. Western Canadian culture. Calgary is home to Stetson. It’s big on rodeo day.

All I can say is WOW, and thank you, BOTH, for your service and passion. Dont know if I wanna be an interview gentleman or a hatting scholar.

I was definitely hopin to see you get a hat , that would have been so awesome.
Maybe an update that you did !

F0r $600 it better be at least 20x

Just sayin. Your tie is too long. And your waistline on your blazer is too tight. Hard to take western wear advice from a hipster

A Craftsman’s Legacy does a much better video with Nathaniel. He actually makes a hat with him.
P.S Please learn to tie a tie correctly. The back is supposed to be shorter than the font! How can you talk about classy clothing, if you wear a tie like that?

Why did you not ordered a hat right away?

Nice

I just want one of those vintage blanks. I'd rock it as is.

Treating hats like wizard wands 😂

I could be wrong but Kirby seems a little light in the loafers 👀

Kirby really pulls off a cowboy hat and looks very natural wearing one.

Next time you should just go to the resistol factory in Garland Texas

Interesting video and interview.

Very neat. It’s amazing how a hat helps define a roll. Nate’s 512 reminds me of a Navajo guy I knew who was a game warden who wore an open road. When Nate switched to the traditional cowboy hat at the end, he reminded me of a Mescalero Apache I knew who was a horse trainer, wrangler and hunting guide. The hat style in each case was defined by their jobs. I do think Nate’s old hat reflects his trade; worn but trusty equipment and a custom touch only time allows. Thank you for sharing!

That was incredible.

Nate is a great Artist just like his Father was.Such a great passion.

Talk about a place. This guy is in a shop for cowboy hats wearing a business suit. If he don’t look at a place I don’t know what does

Strange he didn't buy a hat. Or even order one to be made...

great video Kirby. I really enjoyed the old fashion hat making video. Great work all around.

What a fantastic video. Nathaniel’s is in my home town. I need to go see him. What a great guy

Kirby, enjoyed the interview with Nathaniel at his shop. Really interesting and inciteful.

Nathaniel’s is right down the street from my house. He and his wife are absolutely wonderful people. He is running about a nine month backlog on orders, it’s worth the wait! Love my hat!

When you hear this man talk about his craft and the process it takes... you truly appreciate the quality and what you receive. You can go on Amazon and get a crappy $20 felt hat or go into a store and get a $100 mass produced hat. But this is artwork. I'd love to get one from him. I took a look at the site and it's currently being redone. Wish I lived close(er) to Texas, I would drop in there and place an order. Even though it's a significant cost.

Definitely should pull the trigger on a custom hat

A true artisan, the type of workmanship this world is losing. Great video, think I'm gonna get me a hat!

Kirby is a more refined, less awkward version of TheReportOfTheWeek 😂

I really like that green hat with the blue band over his right shoulder

Lol this is my uncle nate

IF I WANT TO WORK SAME LIKE THAT WHAT MATERIAL I CAN USE

Joining the party a year late but this was a really good video. I watch a lot of videos on hat making and shaping and this is one of the best I have seen. I have been learning to shape my own cowboy hats using antique store finds and a tea kettle but boy it would be nice to have one Nathaniel made.

Is that the dad priest from the Netflix series “the messiah” or whatever it was called ? Lol

Here for the southern accents . I hope there is some.

Theres nothing like. @ well dressan, Mam,Men . (Wbman,Women).

Equipment here is like that in a cobbler, all from decades ago.

Don't see you as a hat guy at all, especially a cowboy hat.

I have huge respect for this hat maker's mentality.

I find his hat cool.






ps I dont wear hats