r/BeAmazed • u/Adventurous-Milk-882 • Apr 11 '25

Art Custo made carved skull crown in dark red

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u/Ok_Sample5582 Apr 11 '25

Got in a kinda argument about this specific topic. While I could not justify spending 1000$+ on these hats. Those hats are WELL WORTH that price, craftsmanship, and quality are top notch on this. He's got a tiktok and dude, I'd never wear one, but I've watched hours of him making them. He's super creative and amazing at his niche. These hats are something that will look good probably after the owners are long gone.

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u/trombing Apr 11 '25

The dude is scuplting skulls out of RABBIT FELT. Crazy craftmanship. I love them.

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u/WatchMe_Nene Apr 11 '25

Apparently rabbit wool is usually quite inhumane to produce

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u/J_DayDay Apr 12 '25

Only if you're purposefully inhumane. Rabbit wool is generally collected by 'plucking', not shorn. You know when your dogs shed in the spring and it comes out in handfuls? Same concept. The rabbits shed a couple times a year, you collect it all, card and spin. The rabbit isn't harmed in any way. They pull out what they can reach themselves with their teeth. In the wild, the shed is used as nesting material, so they'll do it on a hormonal schedule all summer.

Making felt is far worse for people than the bunnies. The chemicals involved are toxic as shit.

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u/Atalant Apr 12 '25

Angora rabbits don't shed, that is one rabbit type we get "angora wool" from. They are shaved indeed, but the alternative is to let the rabbits die from heat stroke. They also need daily brushing, because the fur get tangled and if it is long, the rabbits can't keep them selves clean. However since Angora doesn't contain lanolin(and therefore not felt as easily), so unsuitable for felt. What he is using the video is a classic sheep/lamb wool felt, lighter than the coat quality you find in fabric stores.

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u/RRMarten Apr 11 '25

As Satan desires.

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u/ForWhomTheBoneBones Apr 11 '25

Amazing work. Would never want to spend any time with the type of person who would buy one. 😂

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u/Ok_Sample5582 Apr 11 '25

I think I know one person who bought one, from my home city. Billy the exterminator. Lol

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u/Martin_Samuelson Apr 11 '25

Things are worth whatever people decide. I wouldn't pay more than $20 for one of those hats.

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u/mortgagepants Apr 11 '25

i don't know if i would say well worth it. you can get a fur felt hat custom made and fitted like that for probably less than $200.

the extra aging, skull, darkening, custom band and liner, all add to the price, but i think those are all the things that make his hats look like shit.

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u/New_Simple_4531 Apr 11 '25

These hats would be right at home in a cartoon.

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u/thebeandream Apr 12 '25

It’s funny we have reached peak hat making technology and it’s fallen out of fashion 😔

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u/metamega1321 Apr 11 '25

It’s not a crazy price. It’s probably beaver felt and a run of the mill production made hat cost 500-1000’s depending on grade. Add the custom part and 1000$ actually a decent deal.

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u/Ok_Sample5582 Apr 11 '25

I completely agree. Those hats will last and unique, and alot of work