I know a number of people who swear by Penman (though I don't own one myself...more of a derby fan, I've found). By all accounts me makes a fine hat, and he'll build you anything you want. I'm not sure about his pricing. http://www.penmanhats.com/There's a thread about them here (http://thefedorachronicles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=113&t=7071).