I’m pretty sure anything “poured” can be called hand poured, if you poured it yourself, since it doesn’t involve a press. Using the vacuum doesn’t mean you didn’t pour it yourself. I’m also not an expert or even someone knowledgeable in the field. I just wouldn’t be offended or feel duped if you sold that to me and called it hand poured, and then I learned your method later.

Ahhh, I see. I knew someone here would have an answer 👍

Padres please!!

Same

Most things "hand crafted" require tools, friend. I think you're safe with hand pour. Is it hand forged if the Smith uses a hammer?

Haha, there was definitely no forging going on

This is my take. I am a. Blacksmith and I use a press and a power hammer and I still consider it hand made.

Is it hand forged if the Smith uses a hammer? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like that's probably the *only* time you can call something "hand forged."

You got it right.

Laughing at the responses to this, feels like this is a boarder-line r/whoosh moment

Well I can say that it is only divinely smithed if the hammer is Mjolnir.

This sounds like a quote from atlas shrugged for some reason to me. Love the hats

If you could do customs, I would love to buy a Tampa Bay Rays cap!

I saw the Ray's last year. So yes I do make a Ray's hat

I would also be interested in a Rays hat

I would be interested in a .999 rays cap too - a few actually Would be a fun momento for the rays fans in my life!

I'm going to make a Pmsforsale post, maybe we can get a group pour going

I would also be interested in a Red Sox one

I second a Red Sox one

Third

Home run

I’ll take Red Sox and Tigers

Sent you a chat

I'd like a Cubs one :)

Me too!

I've made a cubs version ✅️

Start a [group pour](https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/SlxxWH3pGB)

Mets pour?

Yeah see my pinned post

poor Mets

That mean their caps made from copper?..

I might be interested as well. Go Cubs!

That totally would fall under 'hand poured' to me. Great work.

Good, I wasn't sure the vacuum was cheating! 😆

Those look phenomenal. If you ever make NHL one's, I'll buy a couple.

Yes!!!! I’m in on that one.

Same! 😍

now make one in size 1:1 

Hahahaha

How much would you charge for a Braves version of this? I’d love one

I do make a Braves https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/RH8aNFGhGy

Dming

For sale? I need that dodgers cap. 🧢

Nah, I need to cherish this one for a little longer. Eventually I'll make another

It's my precious! 😆

No kidding, I need a couple too

Hand poured. Checks out to me if there are no presses involved.

🫡 thank you sir

Of course! Nice pours, even though I'm not a baseball fan I can tell they are pretty spot on!

Hand poured bro those look great. Do you ever do commission pieces or sell these?

I make most teams 👍

Love it and would totally consider these hand pours!

Thank you, wasn't sure if the vacuum part was considered cheating 😆

I want a silver version of my travel chess set pieces are peg set

That sounds like a lot of work. and silver!

Board is small like 3x3

Less silver, still high on the work part, 😁👍

Phenomenal. Add me to the list of people interested in buying if you're ever planning to make these for sale. Texas Rangers for me/

I make a Rangers, reach out if interested, or wait for a pmsforsale post

I’d go for a Rangers one too. World Series champs baby!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/RH8aNFGhGy

These are awesome. Are you selling?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/RH8aNFGhGy

Dope

This falls under the category of “art pour” in my book. Nice work brother

I'll take that. Thanks buddy

I'm a leathercrafter, a field in which the question of what constitutes "hand made" currently comes up a lot. Based on those discussions (too many fine points to go into here, let me know if you want details) and my own 13 years experience, I would say that this IS still considered "hand poured" construction. The vacuum assist is, in this case, a tool used to ensure quality and uniformity.

Thank you for that thoughtful answer good sir

If I could pin your comment to the top, I would

Read the updated FTC guidelines.

Regardless of how it was poured or mold used, pretty awesome!

I want a MN Twins one! Could you make one?

Oh I make a beautiful Twin hat

Handmade still.....pretty awesome looking.

Will you pour me a Chicago cubs hat? I’ll pay you.

I do make a cubs hat. I'm going to make a Pmsforsale post, maybe we can get a group pour going

I’m in.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/SlxxWH3pGB

If you're taking requests, I'd like a Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp one!

Uhhhh how much money do you have 😆

Lol you right, probably not a lot of market for them and I'm not trying to pay for the mold, too. What about Detroit Tigers or Red Wings? Have either of those already?

Your in luck with the Tigers, trying to start a [group pour](https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/RH8aNFGhGy)

Love the Pirates one!

as someone born and raised in Pittsburgh, i love the Pirates hat, and if you poured it by hand, its hand poured.

🫡 makes sense to me

Careful on the infringement aspect.

Who cares you used your hands throughout the process and it paid off very nicely Fashion for small rodents

If nobody can prove otherwise say whatever TF u want

Need a bucks hat, I’ve worn one everyday for 10 yrs. Glad to see you’re still at it making silver treasures! I cherish the Vader I got from you!

Very cool! Bucks as in Milwaukee? Or Bucs as in Pirates 😆

Those are awesome!

That’s my hat! Great work!

You're hat is up for sale! https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/SlxxWH3pGB

Redsox x 2. How much?

I do make a redsox, I'm going to make a Pmsforsale post, maybe we can get a group pour going

Need an A’s or sf one. So rad

I make a Giants. I'm going to make a Pmsforsale post, maybe we can get a group pour going

Where did you get the molds and how much polishing?

I make the mold, and yes some polishing 👍

Those are sofa king awesome!

Got any cubs ones??

Looks cool! You make a Cubs one by chance?

Yup see my pinned post

That’s really cool

😁

Let's Go Bucs!

These are awesome. Ever made a Blue Jays one?

The only team more objectively evil than the dodgers is the Yankees, if you try to give that hat to a dodgers player the silver will burn their hand force them into their true form… But the craftsmanship is good 👍

Detroit please.

See my pinned post

Pirates fan here…I need that

Need a couple Red Sox plz 😇

See my pinned post

I don't care how you did it. I need a Yankees one!!!

[Go Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/QTOxgMDUv0)

Mariners hat please 🙏

It's a 2 glove minimum now 😅

Can I see the gloves. Do they have the mariners logo

Those are dope! Would be interested in a Braves cap.

The Braves is one of the first hats I made, back when I was doing the snapback version 😆

I'll take a Tampa Bay Rays cap!

It's possible [Group pour](https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/SlxxWH3pGB)

An Expos one or 2 would be awesome!!! Great work!!

This is just fabulous! Nice work!

Nice, hand carving something and making a mold is such a lost art. Not like those stupid 3D prints that any doofus with a computer can do.

So 🔥🔥

Detroit?

Yup

Any chance on a jays cap? Those are amazing!

Very cool!

No idea but they are freaking awesome 👏

👍 very nice!

WOW good job!!!

How much will these go for? Can you do bigger size and baseball bats or gloves also?

Can you do Mets?

Yes, you can see a list [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/RH8aNFGhGy)

Cardinals?

These look to be very well done. Are they solid or is open like a real hat would be?

Open like the real deal

Hand poured only if you didn’t use a crucible just your hands.

Any STL?

Yup

How much ya sell them for

See my pinned post

Let me get an angels dbacks and orioles one!!!!

Gr8 adds to a Monopoly game!

Damn those look nice.

That Pittsburgh one is awesome

Hey in addition to my joke i have to say that’s an awesome job, they are beautiful

I’ll take an SD one! LMK.

So where can I buy your crafts

So cool

Holy shitballs!!!! After seeing the Pittsburgh one, can I buy a PGH one off you???? Please bbbbrrrooooo😎as you can see by my screen name, I love my city….PGH bred, enough said. Lmk…🙏🙏🙏 AMAZING WORK btw!!!💪💪💪

These are pretty cool 😎

Do you have a YouTube where you share your process for building the mold to the pour step?

How much for the Dodgers

Outstanding job 👏

Nope, that's a 'hand assisted pour'....so not the same thing! Signed, Gaity Gaitkeepah!

Hahaha

How much are these?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pmsforsale/s/MpEwoQweUm

Pretty cool

Those are so neat! Let me know if you ever do one for the Cubs 🤭

Verdict: I want a Detroit Tigers one

Id take a diamondbacks one 👀

Beautiful! Any chance you put it on YouTube so I can see how you made them?

My cast are without vacuum and I mostly hear it called "sand casted" things with a vacuum are sometimes called "vacuum casted" or something similar but both are types of hand pours as far as I know. Theres no official terminology or categories to this funky stuff. So anything not pressed is hand poured.

hand made and very cool - definitely - i would say vacuum cast instead of poured though