The new "Elle" Dutch Hood

[SakerJack]

Introducing the "Elle 2" and the "Elle 4" hoods.
The "Elle" is for the falconer that wants maximum head room for the hawk or falcon.
The " Elle 2" is a two colored stitched Field Hood. The center is lightly tooled and comes with Web-lon braces.

[SakerJack]

The "Elle 4" is a four colored stitched hood offering a completely tooled center panel and Web-lon braces..
Many styles of top knots are available

[SakerJack]

"Elle 4" Front

[SakerJack]

One more pic

[Palmer]

:cool: Very nice mate

[CanadaManada]

Cracking hood!
BTW, I haven't tried that Khan hood on my FHH, yet.
Once she finishes the moult, she's gonna wear it, whether she likes it, or not!
:roll:

[AhmedQ8]

Good looking hood, never got one of yours, what the price of The " Elle 2” two colored stitched Field Hood for large 3/4 gyr/saker female

[SakerJack]

CanadaManada, Glad the hood arrived,,
Ahmed the Elle2 is 55.00 US or 28.04 in UK Pounds
The Elle 4 is 65.00 US or 33.13 shipping is extra, 8.00US

[AhmedQ8]

Do you accept visa or plz PM your bank detail

[Quiver]

One more pic

nice hood ken, so many pictures would have liked to see one with it on a bird :roll:

all the best chris.:yawinkle:

[FalconMistress]

nice hood, good colour scheme:supz: rock on n keep em coming

[Wilfred]

i do not like this hood at all..sorry

[SakerJack]

Wilfred I didn't think you would like it and frankly I could care less. I like them and many other people like this new style and color scheme. So sorry Wifred I am going to keep making them and selling them with or without you liking them.
Your opinion is worth nothing to ME!!

[Stealth]

Ken, very nice hood.

Good to see more of your first class work:yawinkle:

[Paco]

Very beautiful hood ,Saker.I enjoy with yours works.

[SparsTheOne]

wow that is bloody lovely m8.:supz:


jase.

[AhmedQ8]

Introducing the "Elle 2" and the "Elle 4" hoods.
The "Elle" is for the falconer that wants maximum head room for the hawk or falcon.
The " Elle 2" is a two colored stitched Field Hood. The center is lightly tooled and comes with Web-lon braces.

plz i would like to order to of this beautiful hoods PM sended the same color

[Rocky]

Very nice hoods mate keep up the good work and carry on making them :supz:
Mel

[SakerJack]

Thank you all for your comments, I am very fond of this hood and the tooling/color schemes that comes along with the Elle2 and 4.

[Fawkes]

Can we see one on a bird?

[HawkNorth]

I started one myself today,yours are excellent i like your colours cheers

[SakerJack]

Look forward to pics of your hood HawkNorth.
Chris, Fawkes, I will see what I can do for a picture of an Elle on a bird..

[Matthew Patching]

I have seen alot of kens work ( I look on here and his website) I like alot of what I see, but I dont like this one, not because its not a nice hood, but it looks a bit posh for me to loose in the feild!8-) :yawinkle:

[FlameHairedFalconer]

I have just cleaned this thread up. Whilst everyone is entitled to their opinion, please adopt a constructive approach, keep the personal stuff to PM

[Dan Paradis]

Ken

As soon as I receive mine I'll send you pics...my bird is made. Really nice hoods !

Dan

[SakerJack]

FlameHF, thank you but I rather enjoy listening to Wilfreds worthless Babble!!
Two of the Greatest Hoodmakers EVER (John Moran and Ron Rollins) have endorsed my hoods. in fact Ron uses my Khan hoods on his bird abatement sakers daily..So Wilfred's thoughts and opinions really do mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to me. John and Ron and the literally hundreds of satisfied birds and customers is all I need to know that I make a good hood.
Perhaps said individual doesn't really know as much as he thinks!!
Dan that Elle4 that is pictured is YOUR HOOD it is on the way to you Expresspost this AM..

[Wilfred]

So where are my postings and why on earth did i receive this message below! I know it is all about politics and protection of mr Hook whatever hoods he will make no-one is allowed to comment on it. But i do and will continue since i simply do not like them.

I insult people???? bulshit! If i do...most people here do...this is just about saying something very true about quality of some hoods but to some guy that is protected by some people...friendship politics and the like nothing more nothing less....

If you all have guts and think you are OK..just keep this message stayed here! But i know you are all politically very incorrect there...so it will be removed probably this one.

Go on and keep protecting mr hood...but like i said i do not like the hood that is not insulting just giving opinion. when he places the hood here for opinons..why only accepting the positive ones?? very childish and immature!!!!!


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[Hawkmaster]

Right people we need to play nicely here and bare in mind NOBODY is beyond anything on this site, well except may ** but that is another story:lol:

Respect each other and say what you have to say in a respectful manner! That way nobody gets told off or threads being removed.

For what is is worth I thought the one pictured is one of my favourites you have done!

[SakerJack]

Thanks Hawk master I do like the hood as well, it is becoming one of my favourites..As for Wilfred, I will NO longer even comment on his posts bashing my hoods.
Frankly he is not worth the energy it takes to punch out a reply,,

[Dan Paradis]

Ken

My wife Wendy said: Oh WOW! it's a really nice looking hood ! We look forward to send you pics of it with my daugther's Lanner wearing it ! Keep on doing your good work !

Cheers my friend,

Dan

[ParaButeo78]

Hi Ken, another excellent hood.
I have been looking at your website and I like the look of your Pred8tor hoods, too.
Keep up the nice work!

[Kev_Speakman]

Just looked at your site mate and im V impressed. Love the new dutch hoods!
Intend on buying from you in the future!

[SakerJack]

Thank you PB78, Kev your comments are much appreciated..I am working on some different tooling and some real neat dying techinques for the Elle and a few other new hoods that are on the drawing board..
Again thanks,

[Paco]

Hello Saker , what about the hoodmaking book or video ?

[SakerJack]

Paco I have about 60% of the DVD/complete. I was to go to visit Dennis Maynes in late March but we had a death in the family and had to postpone my visit. I am planning on visiting Dennis in May to complete his part in the vid.
I am then attending the NAFA Meet in Colo this November. On the way there I am going to visit friend and master hoodmaker Scott Webster, he will be doing the segment on sewing(hidden stitch) dutch hoods and his very unique dying techniques..
My segments on tooling dying etc have just wrapped up with the making of the latest Dutch hood the "Elle".
I have some other tricks up my sleeve and another segment that maybe added later about John Moran but that is still up in the air..

[Dan Paradis]

Perfect fit and Great Artwork ! Thanks very much Ken...

Dan

[Quiver]

Perfect fit and Great Artwork ! Thanks very much Ken...

Dan

nice colours ken, but its not the sort of fit i would go for, i like a better gape clearance, what block did you use for this hood ken?

all the best chris.:yawinkle:

[SakerJack]

Hey Dan, glad the hood arrived,, it looks good but I should make you a hood1/2 size smaller,, What do you think?
Chris, to each their own as per fit especially with the beak opening?? As I have always said I MAKE ALL my hoods to cover the soft tissue gape of the mouth. I will make no other type.
I have spoken at length to John Moran and many other great masters about this and most are in agreement that it is the best and safest way to secure a proper fit..
NOTHING WRONG with a more exposed beak opening, nothing at all but I and many others just prefer it this way.

[Dan Paradis]

Hey Dan, glad the hood arrived,, it looks good but I should make you a hood1/2 size smaller,, What do you think?
Chris, to each their own as per fit especially with the beak opening?? As I have always said I MAKE ALL my hoods to cover the soft tissue gape of the mouth. I will make no other type.
I have spoken at length to John Moran and many other great masters about this and most are in agreement that it is the best and safest way to secure a proper fit..
NOTHING WRONG with a more exposed beak opening, nothing at all but I and many others just prefer it this way.

I will keep that hood because that Lanner/Lugger on the pic is a rather small female to compare to my other Lanners. That hood will fit better to my others birds. That female on the pic will be gone to the States shortly and I keep my hood anyway.

Sorry Ken I should of send pics of my other Lanner wearing it but she is on a task of "propagation" at the moment so...

[SakerJack]

OK Dan sounds good. That is the first hood I have made for a lanner. I will PM you and get a weight of her compared to some of your other lanners.
Thanks for your input and help.

[Dan Paradis]

OK Dan sounds good. That is the first hood I have made for a lanner. I will PM you and get a weight of her compared to some of your other lanners.
Thanks for your input and help.

My other female will fly at around 620 gr. This one is 550gr. flying weight... the difference is there...

[SakerJack]

Dan that is a big difference thanks again for the info.

[Badra]

nice hood guys...
btw, how to make a good hood like that???

[SakerJack]

Badra,
Thank you, I would get a few patterns and some leather and just start to make them. I am sure all hoodmakers started out the same way.. Practice, practice.
Go to the April hood submissions to see many who are starting out and watch their improvements.. Its amazing!!

[Badra]

could you teach me that???

[SakerJack]

BADra,
I have done some posts on making glued Dutch hoods go to the hood section I think you can find still there.
Making the Weyburn
I am going to have an instructional DVD and booklet out in the fall maybe sooner if I can get down to Las Vegas this June.
Northwoods has a video available making hoods by Ron Rollins try that as well it is very good.

[SakerJack]

Special order "Elle 4" with hand painted ThunderBirds on both sides.

[Quiver]

Special order "Elle 4" with hand painted ThunderBirds on both sides.

nice hood ken, what are them things above the turks head knot are they beads or something.

chris.

[SakerJack]

Thanks Chris, they are not beads, the hood is made totally of leather.

[Quiver]

Thanks Chris, they are not beads, the hood is made totally of leather.

not beads they look like it, are they leather beads then.

chris.

[SakerJack]

Chris they are handmade Leather washers,, or as Dennis Maynes coined them... "Donuts".

[ParaButeo78]

Special order "Elle 4" with hand painted ThunderBirds on both sides.

Very nice, I like native American stuff like that. Will keep it in mind!

[SakerJack]

Thanks PB78 I too am a big fan of Southwest Indian art, in fact our house is full of it, Buffalo skulls, Indian war bonnet Native American art and drums,, very Cool I think..

[ParaButeo78]

Yeah, same here. I have some Native American stuff around. I like the look of the Northwest Indians, the Chinook people among others. (Hence the name of my bird!)
I would like to have a hood one day with a design like this on it, the hood would have to be in somewhat matching colours offcourse. Only the design would have to be a bird of prey, not a whale. Seems more appropiriate for a hood. :yawinkle:
But I like the style and the colours.
I will have to save up for a custom hood a bit first though!

[SakerJack]

PB78,
I have done a few hoods in the Haida Indian colors with their much revered raven as a symbol , they use brilliant colors that go so well on a hood..
They also have a great deal of respect for the Bald eagle..

[ParaButeo78]

PB78,
I have done a few hoods in the Haida Indian colors with their much revered raven as a symbol , they use brilliant colors that go so well on a hood..
They also have a great deal of respect for the Bald eagle..

I like Haida Indian stuff, with the bright colours (like you say).
I have drawn a picture myself and coloured it. It's in the style of the Haida, with black white and red colours.
I would like to see a hood with that picture on it some day. I'm thinking a black Dutch hood with lighter, maybe white, eyepanels with the picture on them.
I'll see if I can get it scanned and I'll show you.

[letrado]

wow great combo colors and perfect in falcon!!:supz:

[SakerJack]

Thank you Letrado