odie
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There are so many great turnings to choose from, that I was having a hard time selecting only one, but when I saw this lady's hat, I immediately thought it was a correct "period piece" for "the great train robbery"!...... If a love affair between hats were possible, then those two would be a match made in heaven!
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.....and, it made me think of this old John Wayne movie:
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Robins Egg Raffia
A collaboration with my wife Alison. Turned from London Plane, branded, milk paint, flat lacquer spray. The ribbon is Anigre and the flower is Arbutus Burl shavings. The hat after branding weighed 6.7 ounces and there were several flare ups...
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The Great Train Robbery
The film "The Great Train Robbery" was the first in that era to depict the Hero's wearing white cowboy hats and the villains wearing black hats. When I branded the band I wanted to darken the branding so I dyed it with leather dye but it bled...
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.....and, it made me think of this old John Wayne movie: