Let's Make a Coonskin Cap

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 11. 12. 2022
  • If you want to make a coonskin cap that drapes down your back you will need 2 raccoon pelts. If you're wanting to do the classic Davy Crockett style you can usually get by with 1...it really depends on how big your coon is and how big your head is!

Komentáře • 76

  • @kennethcarter2737
    @kennethcarter2737 Před 8 měsíci +13

    I remember many years ago in the Austin , Texas newspaper, there was an article with a picture of a guy wearing a hat made from a cat skin. Lots of people were unhappy about that.

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před 8 měsíci +4

      😂 wow

    • @TheRoseCurse
      @TheRoseCurse Před 4 měsíci +2

      As a texan if you hear anything from Austin do not let that blemish the rest of texas's image because to me they are not Texans lol they are weird

  • @ILoveMuzzleloading
    @ILoveMuzzleloading Před rokem +8

    Oh yeah, 1 1/2 racoon pelts, I've got those in the pantry next to the flour! LOL Loving this video man. Thank you for making it

  • @jakkbatt4711
    @jakkbatt4711 Před měsícem +3

    Great video and awesome looking hat man 👊
    I'm making my 1st hat soon, got a great deal oh 8 beautiful cinnamon raccoon furs🍻

  • @rshe11boy2
    @rshe11boy2 Před rokem +6

    bro this was actually pretty lit and it for real for real inspired me to just do it.

  • @jaredjenkins1310
    @jaredjenkins1310 Před rokem +3

    I love this. I would love to see more of this type of content from you in the future

  • @benshank1086
    @benshank1086 Před rokem +4

    Looks great! I had one in elementary school without the face. Not sure whatever happened to it...probably still at my parents somewhere lol 🦝

  • @DwightPruitt-uj1ty
    @DwightPruitt-uj1ty Před rokem

    By far the easiest method I've seen. Thanks!

  • @simplelivingmontana
    @simplelivingmontana Před rokem +3

    The book is coming. going to try my hand at a skunk once I get it trapped ha.

  • @binna_xo
    @binna_xo Před rokem +1

    Love your channel!! ❤

  • @ReverendLamb
    @ReverendLamb Před rokem +2

    Definitely gonna make on of these when i get the chance

  • @mullisoutdoors
    @mullisoutdoors Před rokem +2

    That thing looks Awesome!! I have a fake fur one now, but I want to trap a couple of raccoons this season and make one. Thanks for the video brother!!

  • @povertyhilladventures7088

    Excellent video

  • @YpsyGypsy
    @YpsyGypsy Před 7 měsíci +1

    Nice shirt troll here fellow Michigander 👋🏿 liked and subbed and gonna follow this tutorial 👍🏿

  • @jasonrose1258
    @jasonrose1258 Před rokem +1

    Yep watch your'n !!

  • @JacinthFlowerFly
    @JacinthFlowerFly Před 6 měsíci +1

    I just set 2 traps (my first time) n i feel like a kid waitin on christmas. Thanks for idea✌🏾

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Awesome. Good luck!!

    • @JacinthFlowerFly
      @JacinthFlowerFly Před 6 měsíci

      @@HawkenHorse Thank you! Got my first this morning! Skinned out face n tail with hide. Gon hickory smoke n stew meat. Thanks again🙋🏾‍♀️

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@JacinthFlowerFly great job!

  • @aawills1
    @aawills1 Před rokem +1

    Great Video! Hope you get more subs

  • @MCDReviews
    @MCDReviews Před 9 měsíci +2

    me when i craft the racoon hat:

  • @tom1966mac
    @tom1966mac Před 8 měsíci +1

    And you watch yorn!

  • @morganmorris97
    @morganmorris97 Před rokem +2

    Hey man. Recently discovered your channel, watched a few videos, and listened to the band on Spotify. Did you make all that music yourself? I love it. It’s hard to find that kind of “mountain man folk” music.

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před rokem

      Thanks so much! Yep, all my songs!

    • @morganmorris97
      @morganmorris97 Před rokem +1

      @@HawkenHorse You don’t happen to have a merch store do you? Not to be a crazy fan and all, but I really do like the overall theme of the music. It’s relaxing and folkish. Music you could hike or fish to, while still being deep in its subject matter. A man who’s content to die on a mountainside with a bible and a rifle, and no one knows what became of him, but he knows he lived a full life. That’s the “spirit of the west” in my mind.

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před rokem

      @@morganmorris97 thanks so much! That’s definitely the theme I’m going for! Yes I have merch at hawkenhorse.com

    • @morganmorris97
      @morganmorris97 Před rokem +1

      @@HawkenHorse Definitely gotta get me a Coonalope shirt lol. I think you’d like “Man Vs History”’s channel. He does a lot of the same content you do, has his own shop as well, and does a lot of historical accuracy videos.

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před rokem

      @@morganmorris97 I’ll check that one out!!

  • @devondickey9222
    @devondickey9222 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Definitely turned out awesome with the face showing. Excellent job.

  • @olm8648
    @olm8648 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I will make one of a rabbit because in central Mexico there are no raccoons,Should the circular cap have the same circumference of the straight part that measures the head?

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před 8 měsíci

      I made the top bigger only because of the raccoon face. But if you’re doing a rabbit I’d probably just cut it without the face at the same circumference. 👍

  • @soy_meraki
    @soy_meraki Před 11 měsíci +1

    Se ven mas tradicional canadiense pero como soy de México no puedo cazando un conejo pero me gusta como lo hace un gorro de mapache saludos desde México también Canadá 🇨🇦🇲🇽

  • @ChasingOverland
    @ChasingOverland Před 8 měsíci +1

    Where can I get that book!

  • @parkerallen2765
    @parkerallen2765 Před měsícem +1

    How long has the hat lasted

  • @lukesheltrown2241
    @lukesheltrown2241 Před 7 měsíci +1

    You don't suppose oil on your needle would help

  • @NotPearse
    @NotPearse Před 7 měsíci +1

    What stitch did you use for this

  • @Milkmancarti
    @Milkmancarti Před 5 měsíci

    You are fucking awesome dude thanks a lot for this. What is that book called where you had found that pattern? I spent almost an hour looking online until I came across this video

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před 5 měsíci +1

      The book has been reprinted under a different name. Look up “Traditional Skills of the Mountain Men” by David Montgomery. Glad to help!

  • @johnrococo982
    @johnrococo982 Před rokem

    Hey are you from the UP?

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před rokem +1

      I’m not from the UP but I’ve spent a lot of time up there!

  • @jerseyhomestead6812
    @jerseyhomestead6812 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Do you treat the leather (inside of hat) with oil?

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před 4 měsíci

      I haven’t yet but I likely will. It’s good to treat it annually.

    • @jerseyhomestead6812
      @jerseyhomestead6812 Před 4 měsíci

      @@HawkenHorse what type of oil do you recommend?

    • @jakkbatt4711
      @jakkbatt4711 Před 2 měsíci

      Heard leather homey is gr8 for it
      ​@@jerseyhomestead6812

  • @cliffmanz
    @cliffmanz Před 7 měsíci

    What is the name and author of that book?

    • @HawkenHorse
      @HawkenHorse  Před 7 měsíci

      Mountainman Crafts and Skills
      by David R. Montgomery

  • @jeanfebres7122
    @jeanfebres7122 Před 7 měsíci

    Where i can buy that book

  • @preparedsurvivalist2245
    @preparedsurvivalist2245 Před 8 měsíci +1

    You don't use scissors to cut furs Bud.