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Six-Gun Justice Podcast

September 10, 2021, by Gillian Rowley

Join co-host Paul Bishop and legendary custom cowboy hat maker Gene Baldwin for a lesson on the sartorial cowboy…The hat maketh the man..

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Thanks again, from Australia

April 19, 2020, by Gillian Rowley

Gene, It is so uncommon to see ethics such as yours that it is shocking. You truly provide a service rather than a product. Thank you. Everything about this process confirmed my thoughts that it is silly to buy hats from the big retailers. Your service and dedication to your craft reaffirms my faith in […]

Nate Hilts of the band, The Dead South, wears a Baldwin Hat

November 24, 2019, by Gillian Rowley

The hat worn by Nate Hilts of The Dead South was made by none other than hatter Gene Baldwin. And a contest to win one just like it.

A couple of Baldwin’s hats attend Longmire days

November 21, 2016, by Gillian Rowley

Proud to see that a couple of my hats attended Longmire Days in Wyoming with the Actor Robert Taylor who plays Sheriff Longmire. Thanks, guys!

Baldwin featured in Bend Fashion Quarterly

April 13, 2016, by Gillian Rowley

Gene’s hats and skills were featured in Bend Oregon’s Bend Fashion Quarterly spring 2016 issue. Click on the image to enlarge it and read the write-up:

Renovation of old Cowboy Hats

June 2, 2015, by Gene Baldwin

Bobs hat before renovation

Bob’s old hat was something to behold  with dirt and grime from many years on the trail.  The crown was pinched with a wavy brim, a dirty wind string and miles of wear. And how can I describe the inside?  Let’s just say it looks like a hat that has been worn for 7 years […]

Stuff That Works — Baldwin Custom Hat & Boot Co. featured in Frontier Partisans

May 12, 2015, by Gene Baldwin Leave a Comment

Stuff That Works — Baldwin Custom Hat & Boot Co. (article by Jim Cornelius, Frontier Partisans) Sometimes you get lucky. I’m a hat guy — have been since I was a little kid — and I live in a small town in Oregon that is also home to an award-winning custom hat maker. Lucky. I […]

Oregon Art Beat Exhibition Celebrates 15 Years Of Creativity

March 17, 2014, by Gillian Rowley

Oregon Art Beat Exhibition

As a featured artist on Oregon Art Beat, Gene Baldwin is participating in this exhibit: In honor of Oregon Art Beat’s 15th season, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is excited to present the Oregon Art Beat Exhibition: Celebrating 15 Years of Creativity. Opening April 19 to the public, the exhibition will feature hundreds of Oregon Art Beat […]

“If you made hats for everyone, we would all wear hats.”

March 14, 2014, by Gillian Rowley 1 Comment

This just in from David Miller from Sweet Home, Oregon:   “I am not known for staying still for photographs, but here are the hats you made for me. They are worn a lot because they FIT! I will remind you; I hate hats, all hats but my Baldwin Hats. If you made hats for […]

Baldwin Named Champion Maker of Hats, Art of the Cowboy Makers, 2013

December 21, 2013, by Gillian Rowley

This time, Gene Baldwin teamed up with cowboy artist Dyrk Godby to deliver two hats that are the ultimate in unique. The result was the Champion Hat Maker award. One depicts all eight rodeo events burned into the brim’s top side. The other combines burning and paint for a stunning collection of colors of the […]

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Worth Noting

  • Six-Gun Justice Podcast
  • Thanks again, from Australia
  • Nate Hilts of the band, The Dead South, wears a Baldwin Hat
  • A couple of Baldwin’s hats attend Longmire days
  • Baldwin featured in Bend Fashion Quarterly
  • Renovation of old Cowboy Hats
  • Stuff That Works — Baldwin Custom Hat & Boot Co. featured in Frontier Partisans
  • Oregon Art Beat Exhibition Celebrates 15 Years Of Creativity

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