Make Your Own Musketeer Hat

[@RagtimeRat]

Go with Juniper, but your character did not name the hat, the pirate you won the hat off of named it after a former lover. That is why the pirate wants the hat back.

[@pourmeaglassofmalkk]

This is amazing

[@endymionselene165]

That's a good back story for the hat.

[@zedsyzygy205]

Love it! And you could even have that there is a secret treasure map clue hidden in it or something which is the pirates hidden motivation

[@ThisSmallGnome]

The hat *is* the former lover under an enchantment.

[@Rehabilitation_man]

I'd say replace the ace of hearts with an upside down "Empress" tarot card, oft read as creative blocks, or worrying if you're creative pursuits are worthy of the admiration of others (which they are, gorgeous hat!), But mostly in homage to that poor gin. "Juniper" is best, you got this one right off the cuff.

[@DrTurtleBee]

You got your brim and your crown. Brim is the flaps that go off the sides and the crown is where you head goes. The hat band does help with keeping your hat in shape as sweat and wear can easily mishape it, but it also helps cover the stitching between the brim and crown and adds decoration. You'd also usually have a sweat band on the inside to protect the stitching in there and help keep your sweat in your hat and not running down your face and into your eyes.

[@echopapa5875]

back story of winning the hat from a pirate/sailor and the pirate is looking for you to get it back is great. Now, if someone attending the LARP with you shows up as a pirate who is looking for their hat; that would be EXCELLENT!

[@josephturner7569]

Captain Jack Sparrow.

[@byronrazor]

I recommend putting a sweat ban on the inside and a water repellent. It'll help avoid bad smell and molding

[@slithytove2]

FYI: the thing you draw with the string is more accurately called an ellipse. (All ellipses are ovals, but not all ovals are ellipses.) The locations of the two nails are the foci/focuses. If you make the string a loop (by making it longer by the distance between the nails), it’s easier to draw. If you put the foci act the same point, you get a circle. To get other interesting shapes, you can do it with 3 foci too, or more! (But you have to make the string a loop. Anchoring it only works with 2.)

[@JoannaPiancastelli]

I have to pack my gear into a single suitcase for almost every larp I go to and yet for some reason I keep making costumes with tricorns. The pro tip to travelling with a hat, of course, is that if you wear the hat it doesn't count towards your baggage allowance ;)

[@shellnet411]

Also you get two carry-ons use a large carry on and put in a small purses and bags in it I always have an extra bag and put my purse in that bag good deal for women like your taking a computer put the computer bag in a bigger bag with other stuff don't take anything really small if you do put in a bigger bag then you can have three carry-ons and wear jewelry like pockets lots of pockets put as much as you can in your pockets

[@juryrigging]

Have you tried it with a bandanna yet? As someone who has worn hats with and without bandannas, that thin piece of cloth can make a surprising difference to the snugness of your hat.

[@dan3802]

Great video as always! I love your work. I make leather hats and sell them on Etsy, so I've got a few tips for you: 1) I generally use 4 oz leather for my hats, as it helps them hold their shape a little better while still being soft and flexible. My favorite leather for hat making is the milled veg tan that you can get from Tandy. 2) To take the guess work out of lining up stitch holes, I use contact cement to hold my seams together, and then stick them. Basically what you did for adding the strip of leather to the brim, but I'll do that for all of the seams. 3) I like to add a strip of soft leather or cloth to the inside forehead section of the hat as a sweat band. That makes it much more comfortable on you forehead when you're wearing it all day. It's a great looking hat, and I can't wait to see what else you add to your costume. I'm also impressed that you got the measurements perfect on the first try! That took me a lot of trial and error to get right.

[@zedsyzygy205]

I also do a lot of leather work and some hats. He's really quite good for someone mostly self taught and very motivating. I get excited to work on my own projects after seeing his enthusiasm.

[@dan3802]

@@zedsyzygy205 Oh same! I love this channel, and I love his energy.

[@AdventuresWithFilm]

All you need to do is add a large feather! As for a name of the hat: Gin-ny or Juju (because it brings good luck)

[@josephrector8735]

Reminds me of Jarlaxle's hat a bit...FYI I think you could draw a lot of inspiration from Jarlaxle Baenre from the Drittz novels.... Hat Name: Aitil (Irish) or Gynypre (original spelling of Juniper pre latin converversion)

[@Renge43]

Please make a packing for LARP vid! I’m a bit clueless on what to pack for. I’m no hat wearer but I might make one for papa! I do have a character question. Do you have a different name for each LARP or do you reuse names? I use my Midnight for anytime I’m in character to the point she has her own multiverse.

[@johnconner9296]

Just started the video, but if that hat does not have a flamboyantly large feather in it I will be disappointed

[@luca-ne9rg]

It has a card, even better

[@Bluebelle51]

spoiler alert it doesn't have a feather it should, but it doesn't

[@JCTXFF]

Stick a feather in it and call it macaroni.

[@nicolastousignant9160]

Character name, Margrave Caroni

[@ericamarr3900]

You need a good feather

[@legocathedral3248]

An adventure hat! I need one with a massive peacock feather in it!

[@Ptaaruonn]

Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez approves.

[@DH-xw6jp]

Ostrich feather would be better. They are the super plumey fluffy looking ones.

[@JCTXFF]

Large wind feather of a turkey buzzard, looking for its next victim.

[@thomasrainsford4944]

​@@Ptaaruonn "Greetings."

[@kateburk2168]

Have to agree. Hat like that. Feather, not a common playing card!

[@spoplehughes]

When joining the wire I would recommend using heat shrink rather than tape

[@spoplehughes]

Also thick " weed wacker "cable works well and won't rust

[@shampoovta]

I am already hearing this pirate idea. There is a treasure map sewn in to the hat. You have no idea. 😆

[@nephicus339]

Late to the party; but now I kind of want to make the pieces of the hat form a map; so the map isn't in the hat. It **is** the hat. Because sometimes the best place to hide something is in plain sight.

[@MrDreadhead97]

a few days ago, I had this idea for an adventuring group or group of theives or something like that: they are four gamblers and they use the ace and eight of clubs and spades as their call signs or aliases or something. they are the Dead Man's Hand. but here's the catch: a hand in poker has five cards and so does the DMH. a secret fifth member called the wildcard. and now i want them to wear hats like that with their respective cards in the hat band.

[@lizzy-np2dr]

Bruh... I've been trying to come up with villains for the arc my DnD party is about to start. It's taking place on/across a series of ships that sail as a fleet and function as one giant casino. I think you just gave me my bad guys!

[@MrDreadhead97]

​@@lizzy-np2drlove it! :D Glad I could inspire you. Maybe have other npcs also have a card in their hat, so that they don't stick out so much in the description, but if one of your players knows the dead man's hand, they can sus them out

[@Przykominku]

13:30 - You could use a triple seam here (or french seam for leather) - You saw together pieces top to top with a saddle stich and with a bigger margin. Then you flatten the margin flaps on theinside and glue the strenghtening piece. And from there just a two straight saddle stitches and... boom, Portos' your uncle.

[@DH-xw6jp]

I'm making my first leatherbound book, partly inspired by your channel! Your hat is cool.

[@DH-xw6jp]

I just finished it, it took a few days (about five days total, a few hours each day) and a lot of watching youtube. Some advice for anyone wanting to make one: First and foremost, _triple check all measurements!_ You don't want to cut something short and have to buy more, especially on expensive stuff like the leather. You can either pierce each page individually with an awl for the sewing holes, or (what i did) clamp all the pages together after the are folded and use a flush cut saw and cut all the pages at once, this way insures that all the holes are aligned without the need for a template. When deciding how long your sewing thread needs to be... Use more. The guides i found say for a cord bound book you measure the lenght of your page and multiple by the number of registers (page groups) you have... That won't be enough, you will want to add one or two registers worth of thread and then trim the extra. And if you plan of trimming the edges to square up the pages but don't have a paper guillotine you can clamp the text block with the edge overhanging what ever its clamped in (i used a pair of wood boards and some bar clamps) and use a *sharp* wood chisel or leather skivving knife (that's what i used) and cut the paper a few pages at a time using the edge of the clamping block to keep your blade square and cuts uniform.

[@CalliopePony]

There is a technique for making an oval with just a compass and a ruler that's used in architectural drafting. It's pretty easy to do, and there are plenty of online instructions for it.

[@SkillTree]

That is the first technique I started using but the issue is, tho it makes a perfect oval in relation to the circles drawn, it doesn't make one to the measurements I needed. Like, the length of the oval would be coreect, but the width was almost 2 inches shy. It was a beast to try and figure it out lol. I am sure there IS an easy way, I just couldn't get it in the allotted time😅

[@CalliopePony]

@@SkillTree That makes sense. I believe there is a method for adjusting the width of the oval, but I don't know it.

[@teadrinker3290]

I dub the hat the tap-paulin (tarpaulin is the name of the tarred hat worn by sailors, not just tarps. And tap because drink)

[@gabriellerussell8484]

My brain also latches onto a particular way to do things and refuses to let go. I understand this struggle to the very depths of my soul

[@ForestRainMedia]

I'm surprised you shoot left handed! Hat turned out amazing! Might have to try this project...

[@SkillTree]

I was too! I grew up shooting right-handed. Then I took an actual archery class, and they checked which eye was dominant. Turns out it was my left! So now I shoot lefty. Really did make a difference with my accuracy, too!

[@hippo1701]

​@@SkillTree, as a lefty here, it is good to know that are other lefty out there.

[@nephicus339]

@@SkillTree I wondered about that. I started questioning if I was even doing it right myself.

[@bethkrager6529]

Wire works, but you could have used buckram or horsehare for rigidity.

[@lordllewellynofdarkdelight2613]

"Just too exciting!" Thank you for you positive energy and humor it brightened my day!

[@lonestar275]

When you put the stetson on with the white shirt during the explaining at the beginning, i got John Hammond from Jurassic Park vibes 😂

[@kevinstent5103]

The way you describe your character as a gambler, especially paired with a hat makes me think of Matt Cauthon from wheel of Time and you should definitely build a spear

[@zreiser]

By the description, Matt's essentially using a naginata

[@kevinstent5103]

@@zreiser more or less ya

[@edlawrence1107]

It really does sound like Mat

[@jessicablackburn1253]

Junifier sounds pretty cool

[@jessicablackburn1253]

June-a-fire

[@kameljoe21]

I now kinda want you to add in a set of dice up inside the hat. You never know when somone is going to rob you. They will likely let you keep your hat. So you now have a back up for when you gamble it all away or lose it all.

[@Taurusus]

Depends on how nice the hat is! TBH it's one of the first things a lot of my characters loot, if the DM is careless enough to describe one in enough detail to make it sound enticing...

[@DonsArtnGames]

I see hats in my near future... Thank you for the information and ideas.

[@NaiadVT]

As someone *named* Juniper, the last couple minutes of the video were definitely an odd experience X,D

[@Zeldur]

7:55...... mind... blown. That is AWESOME. That should be a skill all on its own

[@The-Enthusiast47]

Yesssss big fan of the musketeers! Currently making the BBC Pauldron dark blue and gold

[@arc3944]

At 6:50 the oval making part just place two spikes through your paper at one quarter and three quarters the length of your measurement and take a string and put the pencil through the string pull it taut (using the pencil) and move the pencil in a circular motion around the two spikes ( so basically do this with a closed loop of string and boom you can make your oval in one unbroken line). Hope you see this and cheers

[@dreanux]

Hey! About the hat band. It is used to keep the hat's size and not to stretch it when worn for some time. In case of a leather hat, it is just a nice decoration as leather tend to hold shape better. Wince you made it out of chrome tanned, it might stretch a little over time. But I think the sadle stitch will hold it mostly in place and will not allow much stretch. In any case, it is a very nice first hat of yours! I remember when I was making my first hat and spend a week only on the patterns and design. :D

[@nealmaxwell790]

I love how he seems even more drunk with each episode. True man of skill and culture

[@fencingleprechaun]

I'm packing for pennsic, hoping to find a hat like this that matches my garb. Can't find anything but I did find a suitable piece of leather and now with this tutorial all I need is a few tools and some time.

[@CamoLlama6]

As someone who wears brimmed hats all day everyday I love this video. I thought it was hilarious that you spent hours drawing ovals when I just traced a hat I had and have been using that original tracing with a few modifications for years now. I am obviously not a perfectionist on ovals. And a note on great fitting hats, it may fit great as you currently wear it, but any time you change your hair style or add things like an earband under the hat it changes how it fits. I now make mine slightly oversized so I can wear them all year. And my favorite hat is wool!

[@TheXak662]

When I saw all the compass circles I was thinking "can't you just use a string and a pencil? How does that work again?"

[@daviddodson3431]

Love the shirt just as much as the hat. Amazing

[@AzraelThanatos]

You might want to add something to the band to keep it in place...also for a more musketteer or pirate hat of the type, you need some big, fluffy feathers for it

[@jan-Juta]

Hat bands are important structural feature (or were at least), they reinforce the most stressed part of the hat to help it keep it's shape. Importantly the hat-band material should always be more resistant to stretching than the hat material, hence leather or silk on felt/structured fabric/straw hats, braided or heavier leather on leather hats. The band stops the hat material from moving too much to conform to your dome.

[@AlexGardipe]

Holy crap, yes please for the packing. Last year Bicolline was a shitshow for me 😂

[@Allen2142]

I'll eventually make some of these things, but until then I'll just watch you be ridiculous and entertaining

[@DarkestHobbit]

You should call the hat ( lovley trick ) which is a synonym for beautiful deception. The hat was from a former lover that broke your heart. The first time you saw her she was wearing the hat. It was her favorite hat. So in your broken heart ack you stoll the hat to remind yourself of the love you lost to a beautful deception.

[@electrochick2163]

I MADE IT TO THE SESSION!

[@onmokargame1331]

High, genuine advice/suggestion here. Try dotting the overlapping ends of wire with solder to weld before taping together.

[@jongriffith3324]

There's glass everywhere... too excited... 😂 I'm glad you kept that in.

[@janebakewell2179]

and a wonderful side benefit of wearing a hat ... if it rains on the larp, you have built in guttering :)

[@marton_dobo]

I'm currently forging a rapier and I want a musketeer hat to go along with it, so I searched how to make one and this video popped up, uploaded 4 days ago! Perfect timing Skill Tree!

[@tankizard]

20:30 I hereby dub your hat thusly: Juniper's Roar

[@marielleseznec4601]

Yep Wanna see a packing to a larp video please !!!

[@MinorLG]

Propper way to stiffen the hat is steam and starch (well historically mercury and steam)

[@SLorraineE]

Finding cool techniques to do fun things is th2 absolute best

[@jasonhudson7697]

I made a hat years ago from 6oz veg tan. It's hot, heavy, and I wear it during storm season. It's like wearing an umbrella.

[@Trinityedwards]

As a conuisour of fine hats, I must tip mine to you Sir! What a great look! Might I suggest you find some black bees wax to darken her up/weather proof?(I love the stuff, I think you might too 😉)a little bit goes a long way Find it cheap in the hair care section of your local grocery/drug store

[@BavarianBlackBear]

Ive followed other persons pattern for a hat like this, I am so glad to see this to see how to make the pattern myself. Thanks for sharing

[@kiltenone]

I recently came up with a solution for making the templates if you dont have a hat to measure from, wrapping wire around your head and transferring it to the material.

[@FinArborist]

8:25 that phenomenon is called fixation, and if it happens on a dangerous situation it can cause serious injury or death.. Many planes have been brought down by pilots fixating on some small problem and never even notice the real danger their plane was headed to. I've had had many instances of fixation on my job where my co-worker had really hard time breaking it, and vice versa. Nothing dangerous though. (I'm not a pilot, but I do fell trees, where a bad call can be equally devastating.)

[@DH-xw6jp]

Fixation (specifically object fixation) has been the downfall and death of many motorcyclists as well. You will subconsciously steer the bike in the direction you are looking, so if you stare at a pothole or downed tree limb (or a car that came around the bend way too fast) the likelihood of hitting it rises substantially.

[@kimwilliford6303]

❤ I love your videos, Cleaver. You are so entertaining and funny. ❤

[@curvilinearcube8716]

If you want a gin themed name for the hat and he stole if from a sailor then I'd say "Gin Pennant" or "the Tot" would be great names, you could also name it Jenever or Dutch Courage which are both names for Gin

[@vincentrichards219]

I second this one

[@cashkruz319]

I love the story that developed after the addition of the kraken button! Awesome work, again!

[@cashkruz319]

Maybe "The Magical Gin-gleberry" hat

[@wednes3day]

A video on packing for larp sounds like it would be great!

[@robertmiller9142]

Nice project I have a few hats that need the wire added to the brim that are made from leather but I was talking to a person that🎉 makes hate simular to this ( cowboy hats ) and they use something that is about the same thickness as the cheap wire cloths hangers that bend real easy with a very small amount of weight instead of the heavier wire hangers. If that helps any.

[@grimdiscotech98]

Great video. This is a project I have been wanting to take on for a long time. So with this inspiration it's time to make me a proper hat. ❤

[@DonaldMcDaniel-c4l]

👍👍👍👍👍👍I am trying to work up a 'wizards hat' And the process was eluding me a bit.Thanks

[@Greye13]

Lol, this was great. I like your oval and I love the science/math behind it's creation. Nice work!. The hat looks fantastic. Bets wishes. 🌱🤠

[@DagrrMouse]

What about the Empress's Sacrifice for the hat name? It's fitting since that's what broke. (Sorry not a Juniper name, but I like it.)

[@Taurusus]

My man, you have the patience of a seasoned leathercrafter. Punching the holes _as you were stitching?_ Bravo, sir. You're a stronger maker than I. When I made my "Needle case" dice holder, I trusted that since the two circles I was stitching together (the caps and the sides) were the same circumference, and I was using the same two-prong punch, the number of holes would match due to the magic of mathematical constants. Well, I say "trusted", but I managed to somehow brute-force the highschool-tier maths I'd forgotten a decade ago on it myself before realising how redundant that was. I'll remember that string trick forever though, that's a neat one!

[@Taurusus]

Incidentally, the turned-up left side is the signature of an Australian Slouch Hat; right side is more common for parade use (so you can Shoulder Arms and salute as you pass, during parades and drills and such). We probably consider it a Musketeer staple because of the movies, where it's considered ideal if you can see actors' faces.

[@broadscopeadventures4666]

I totally understand your pain with getting hooked on drawing ovals or whatever the task at hand is. I've been there sooooo many times.

[@scrufynerfherdr32]

The Jennie Hat. This hat was given to the pirate from Jennie a tavern wench that had stolen the pirate's heart and was the only momento he had to remember her. He had planned to return to the island tavern after he had become wealthy pirating but upon his return he learned that she had perished in a bloody battle when the port was attacked.

[@thedeaderer8791]

I think "whiskey rose" is a good name for ur hat

[@CplDiesel]

Depending on if the video was flipped, you may want to consider moving the folded side to the other side to not interfere with drawing a bow. Otherwise having it on the left will help with drawing a sword.

[@Taurusus]

Rumour has it, the left-side fold was indeed so you could throw a rifle over your shoulder! I don't think that's _actually_ what it was for, but it sure made that easier.

[@ryankolick4117]

Recommendation for a future project. an arming doublet for if you ever want to use plate armor

[@darthvader4762]

Hi, I really enjoy watching your videos, and It made me try to recreate some of your creations. So I wanted to ask if it would be possible for you to make a video on making a kilt (if possible maybe one with pockets(I know it isn't really traditional with intcrated pockets, but they are practical)), the videos and instructions I could find where not really detailed, and trying to follow them, wasn't working. If it isn't possible, no worries, or if you already have a video similar to it, I would be very thankful if you could guide me to that one. That would be all. Thank you for making those videos they are a joy to watch.

[@soladeos]

Gin-iper totally inspired me to try to make a hat. thanks.

[@ATG3192]

First, F for that bottle. Second, I must have that coat highlighted at the beginning of the video!! Third, that is one sick hat! Definitely go with Juniper!

[@dm666master]

Im watching this while saddle stitching a new belt pouch. Also i need that concho

[@shellnet411]

It's Shelley not Sherry but thank you 😂😂 Netzer is German and Edgerton's hard good try I love your stuff Nice hat

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

In Catalan it would be ginebre, which only looks like some kind of word play.

[@matthewdenty8470]

Grab a second hand hat or dollor store hat to cut up... the physics behind curveture,bend and slope to various shaped tops is rewardingly educational and cheap templates

[@longshot9757]

Your character gives me WoT Mat Cauthon vibes. I'd love to see the full kit.

[@LarimeWD]

Maybe useful, maybe not advice for packing with a hat involved, you can stuff smaller clothing in the hat then set the brim on the flat side of your suitcase and keep the shape of your hat easier.

[@donscottvansandt4139]

Awesome. Very cool...

[@jessicablackburn1253]

You should make a backpack that has a canopy and could turn From a canopy to a SMALL tent slash rest point for a trader

[@asriel4600]

Whooooo another one, it’s been a long week but I finally get to watch a new skill tree video

[@OldHumbleDistillingCompany]

Easy way to draw an oval? Make 2 circles, the diameters of which equal the long diameter of the oval. Make a loop the length of 3 radi of the circles so that when the loop is stretched and the edge of the loop sets on the edge of the circle.Place a pencil in the loop and use it as a spirograph type stencil to trace the outlines of the oval. The longer you make the string the more circular the oval becomes. The shorter the string the more narrow the oval becomes. Mister Wizard taught me that in the late 20th century.

[@scrcrwninja]

You should name your character Jun (the u has the double dot above it) Parcival VonIslay, but friends call him Junipar

[@tjmueller2592]

Been quite interested in making a hat like this with a flop brim. Much like in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

[@dave61242]

Juniper/ Chapeau =Junipeau. Great hat brotha

[@michaelritter659]

I love your videos it would be cool if you made a leather top hat and a second video about making one of those old Victorian leather top hat cases to go with it

[@MarushiaDark316]

Bourbon Moth actually made a router template for an oval table he built. If you need to make ovals of different sizes, you could use that as a guide for making a crafting template to cut ovals.

[@sonjialeyva]

The band where the brim meets the crown it typically there to hide the stitches that connect the two parts. It's also a great place to add decorations. Just ask the Victorians & the Ewardians, the queens of hat decoration.

[@DRGoecke]

I’m surprised you didn’t add pockets or some other alternate functions to it. Seriously though, it looks great.

[@MontgomerySlinker]

Add feathers for color

[@seriouslee4119]

Why _wax_ thread with leather? What would happen if you used regular thread?

[@wonderyounder]

Great video. Awesome shirt!

[@mHysteresis]

8:17 isn’t this an ellipse?

[@poecraven]

Now I feel the desire to make a hat. May I suggest Valkerin for your character name. It just seems like a you name. If you're going with "I got the hat from a piroate" story may I suggest the name Dark 'n Stormy? You could call it Stormy for short. The Dark 'n Stormy is a drink from the 1920s created by sailors that consits of Ginger Beer and Rum in a highball glass. So, I thought it might fit your theme.

[@Beamer1969]

There is also the Foghorn that is ginger beer and gin. both drinks should also have some lime juice in them.

[@theloststoryteller9288]

Love the hat!

[@ASTROmarketolog]

dude, you're the best! I live in Russia and do LARP games. I am inspired by you! Thank you