best living hatmaker 2007
12153 San Pablo Ave
Richmond, Ca 94805
(510) 232-3644
963 Contra Costa Blvd
Pleasant Hill, Ca 94523
(925) 827-1014
Majordebacle@goldengatewesternwear.com
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best living hatmaker 2008
Our "custom hat maker" Bill Knudsen of Knudsen hats was voted "Best Living
Hatmaker FOUR years in a row by the readers of True West magazine for his hand
formed custom hats.
Each custom cowboy hat is hand formed in our Pleasant Hill store. We can make
any John Wayne or Clint Eastwood hat. We replicate all the cowboy hats from
Tombstone. We make cowboy hats you can't find anywhere else including the
authentic Boss of the Plains (the first Stetson cowboy hat ever made), we not
only block them accurately, but we make them on actual Stetson felt.
Unlike many "custom cowboy hat" companies each custom hat is hand formed. This
allows us to put curves into our hats that are impossible to duplicate with presses and
forms. We utilize both old and new custom made hat tools and genuine know-how to
create custom hats that are distinct, and high in quality without a huge price tag.  
  
Visit our stores in the SF East Bay California.
Everything from head to toe for you and your horse.  
5000 boots, 3000 hats, 1000 belts, and 500 buckles.
"It's like a museum."
This Boulet 5153 is
now discontinued.
Get 'em while we
still have 'em
Although our custom hats are made to order, we usually have a very
limited stock of finished hats for our display

As we rotate these styles we will offer them for immediate shipment.
Follow this
link for available styles and details.

If the hat you want isn't listed it's ok. We can still make it. It'll just
take our current makeup time for that category of hat.

Hats are non-refundable, it's CA State Health Code, but call us at
either store and we can work with you on sizing issues
CUSTOM HAT WAIT TIME: 22 WEEKS approx. (most derbys and B.O.Ps are
much quicker)                            
Sizes Available:
6.5, 7.5, 8, 9.5

Call 925-827-1014
To Order
Was: $243.98
Now: $219.58
We regret having to raise
prices, but our cost went up
actually last fall and we have
absorbed the increase.  We
must now pass it on.
The cost of furs has been run
up because China has been
buying up so much of the
supply.  In fact there have been
times when we have had to wait
for months to get our felts.  
We are working on other
sources and hope to get the
problem fixed as soon as
possible.
We reserve the copyrights on all of our photographs.  We do not permit commercial use
by any other entity.  Please inform us if you see any of our hat photographs on any
other website or in any printed literature other than that of Golden Gate Western Wear
and Knudsen Hat Co.
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at Golden Gate Western Wear