Chuck's enthusiasm is infectious, love it!!! This will likely be my next project as well :)

Just stumbled across this video and the timing couldn't have been better. I'm a beginner and just finished my first major project and was looking for my next one. Several months ago, I found a black Stetson cowboy hat in my size in excellent condition at a thrift store for $5.00. All it needed was a bit of steaming to reshape the brim. A nice hatband will be just the thing to get it ready to wear out and about. I learn a lot from your videos, so keep 'em coming!

Good idea Chuck love the colors

Man!!!! That turned out awesome!!!!

Great project, Chuck. I’m needing to make a hatband for my Indiana Jones leather hat. Btw, many months ago you suggested thrift stores as a source for belt hardware. I took that suggestion to the next level. I’ve made friends with the owners of the local thrift store. I small leather gift once in a while goes a long way. These folks get a lot of junk donated that they cannot and will not pass on to others. So they save the purses for me. It is a great source of zippers, rings, buckles, magnet closures, etc. not to mention ideas for more projects.

Nice project. Thanks for the video!

This is one very Awesome video project. Thank you Chuck for doing this. It made my day,as I was looking for ideas for my western hat band project. ❤️

Nice job Chuck. It’s a mighty good lookin hat band.

Just awesome. Love it. 👌🏻👍🏻

Absolutely LOVE that guy.

So many great pieces of advice! You da man Chuck

Nice! Very nice looking hat band. I might put one on my boonie hat.

Kippy-yi-yi-yay! That be a mighty fine hat band.

Beautiful colors!!! I'm not a fan of dying leather, had a rough time with it when I first started leather, and now 9 years later it still intimidates me but this looks so lovely I feel I need to try it again.

Very nice Chuck.

I'm new to this and started it simply as a way to cope with leftovers from army time. I have found that the process is very helpful. The stuff I make, not so nice. Thanks for all your work. I'm hooked on this hobby but doubt I'll ever make anything this nice.

that is a very good looking hat band

Awesome 👌 👏 👍 🤠😎

Ha Ha, Chuck is great! Just the video that I need to upgrade my hat band.

Great job! Congrats! Greetings from Athens 🇬🇷 🌞

The hole punch plugs make excellent ammo in a blow straw .😜

Thanks again, Chuck, for helping to pick my next project! BTW, you wouldn't know a great way to tool fish scales on a largemouth bass would you??

Another great project Chuck!!! Also, I've been suggesting and collaborating with other makers here on KZfaq and one salutation we have for those little hole punch nubs is different border and spatter designs for acrylic resin pouring. Different color dyes sporadically sprinkled in and around the resin castings make for beautiful paper weights and picture frames!!! ❤

How about a Leather Hat build to go with the new hatband?

Hi Chuck, long time subscriber and love the videos, watched every one. Question: is curing leather in the oven safe? This is in regards to an older video concerning hardening leather. My wife doesn't want an unsafe oven to cook in that's all. I'm pretty sure it's safe but if you can reply to this that would be great. Thanks in advance 👍🏻

OLD LEATHER SMITH here. Great Job Chuck. I have a use 4 your holes, when I carve I usually do 3d, especially if it's a Flower, Leaf, even a picture of a Dragon. I lift the leather and push the holes I have behind the lift, makes it more real and when John Q public likes 2 press said lift it's solid. When I punch holes in any leather especially a belt the client Always asks how much, I tell them $2.00 a hole unless you let me keep the hole, and then I show some of the different holes I have saved. I also have kept a practice flower 2 show when asked. Sorry 4 so loooong. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

Can’t watch right now. Just stopped by to drop a Like. But this is going on my playlist for sure. Thanks!

Neat! I thought we were making the hat too, but maybe some other time xD

nice .

Grind up the leather hole bits for embossing filler! Or stuffing for a needle cushion.

Thanks very much for this video. Question: The couple of times I tried punching holes in dry leather and it plugged up my hole punches. It goes through wet leather like butter but I don’t always want to wet the piece. Is that typical? Do you think yours went smoothly because you used a rotary punch?

Exelente👍👍👍

Hey bud, if I may suggest a project, I'd like to make some gloves and there's not any good tutorials out there I could find. Thanks

Check, what’s the tape on your straightedge?

I wonder if those holes are usable by a patent leather manufacturer.

OLD Leather Smith here, excellent job Chuck. I use all holes when I carve 3d. I place the holes behind the 3d such as a flower peddle because people like 2 push, I always tell the client 2 push or feel the petal they are usually amazed. I have used this on all my carving 4 years and have never had a complaint from a client. When I punch a hole in a project 4 a client they always ask how much and I say $2.00 unless you let me keep the hole and then I show them what I use them 4. Sorry 4 so loooong. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

eautiful

Hey Chuck: One other comment about that billet??? If you suddenly buy a new (bigger) hat, you can cut the center of that band and rivet in the billet, like an expandable waist band in pants. No one will ever know?:~))) Y'all stay warm and safe. God bless: Dave Two Feathers

Great project, Chuck. I'm going to start my own hat band quickly. By the way, those little leather beads from the hole punches are ideal for loading into shotgun shells if you want to scare your neighbors! (just kidding).

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Do you sell the hat band patterns?

Great project but the pattern is not available and you don't give any spacing dimensions in the video.\

For how much leather to add, it's the thickness of the leather x 3.14.

Can't you use the leather pieces to make glue?

In Brazil

You talk too much get on with it

You lost me at about 1:20

You leather guys let us buy fake Chinese product's and when we ask you to advice us you never respond but you ask for people to ask questions and subscribe of which we do. Why?