Pinewood Derby Men's Necktie

Gavin Chafin · Post by **Gavin Chafin** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 12:28 pm

Anyone have any ideas where I could purchase a Pinewood Derby Men's necktie? I'd love to wear something like that to work on the day of the races. I can't seem to find anything anywhere.

Stan Pope · Post by **Stan Pope** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:14 pm

Gavin Chafin wrote:Anyone have any ideas where I could purchase a Pinewood Derby Men's necktie? I'd love to wear something like that to work on the day of the races. I can't seem to find anything anywhere.

Ask at your local art supply shop about anyone talented in textile painting, specifically neckties! Then take your ideas to the artist and negotiate! Maybe you can find an artist who is single mother of a Cub Scout!

Darin McGrew · Post by **Darin McGrew** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:35 pm

Gavin Chafin wrote:Anyone have any ideas where I could purchase a Pinewood Derby Men's necktie?

If you can find a lightweight fabric with an appropriate design, then it shouldn't be too difficult to turn it into a necktie. As sewing projects go, neckties are pretty easy. And they don't take much fabric.

Going with Stan's "hand-painted tie" idea, if you could find a tie with appropriate sized stripes, then an artist could use those stripes as lanes for a derby track and paint little derby cars on it.

Gavin Chafin · Post by **Gavin Chafin** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:43 pm

Good ideas. After I asked, I started to think that sometimes booths at the local shopping malls will take your personal pictures and put them on stuff like coffee cups and ties. I'll have to see what I can do.

Stan Pope · Post by **Stan Pope** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:48 pm

Gavin Chafin wrote:Good ideas. After I asked, I started to think that sometimes booths at the local shopping malls will take your personal pictures and put them on stuff like coffee cups and ties. I'll have to see what I can do.

Reminds me of a kind of ink-jet print media... printed (reversed) image can be ironed onto a fabric. That should cut your time down. You would need a smooth fabric tie ... an inkjet printer ... some practice ...

Incidentally, if you use this heat transfer technique, remember to put a stiff tie form (strong cardboard, etc) inside the tie. Otherwise the folds on the back side will show through.

Darin McGrew · Post by **Darin McGrew** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:49 pm

Gavin Chafin wrote:Good ideas. After I asked, I started to think that sometimes booths at the local shopping malls will take your personal pictures and put them on stuff like coffee cups and ties. I'll have to see what I can do.

The online "custom logo" shop that I'm familiar with (CafePress.com) doesn't offer neckties. There might be others that do, though.

I checked custom necktie companies on Google, and they have a minimum order of 50.

Gavin Chafin · Post by **Gavin Chafin** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 2:29 pm

Hey, maybe this could be an item that Max-V could try to sell. Hint Hint!

Stan Pope · Post by **Stan Pope** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 2:37 pm

Gavin Chafin wrote:Hey, maybe this could be an item that Max-V could try to sell. Hint Hint!

Hey! You could be his supplier!

Gavin Chafin · Post by **Gavin Chafin** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:14 pm

Hmmm...If someone were industrious, they could even go out and design and buy 50 or 100 and see how they sell on E-bay. Personally, I've bought dozens of different ties on E-bay. With as many pineheads as there are out there, I'd bet there'd be a decent market. Dads would wear the tie to work around the time of the Pinewood Derby.

Darin McGrew · Post by **Darin McGrew** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 4:08 pm

I didn't find a "pinewood derby" tie, but I did find a number of possibilities at the WildTies site:
the entire "Cars & Trucks" category
Finish Line
At The Race Track
Racing Flags
Handyman Tools
Cool Tool Sam by Dr. Seuss
Handyman Taz by Loony Toons

Darin McGrew · Post by **Darin McGrew** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 4:32 pm

And a couple more from the ABC Neckties site:
the entire "Transportation" category
Checkered Race Flag
Andretti Race Car

Post by **gpraceman** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:15 pm

This is off the subject, but related to wearable stuff for the race. I came across this site awhile ago that has pinewood derby neckerchiefs that can be given to the cubs or used as prizes. They have ones that indicate 1st 2nd or 3rd place or a plain one for anyone to wear.

Chief Neckerchief

Splinter Sprinter · Post by **Splinter Sprinter** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:37 pm

I have a Nicole Miller PWD tie my wife got for me a few years ago it's pretty cool, I don’t know if they are still available.

Ties.com has an Indy style type cars with checkered flags, it looks like a PWD tie.

Also Racer X they have a Speed Racer & Trixie tie.

Good Luck

Gavin Chafin · Post by **Gavin Chafin** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 9:06 pm

Thanks for all the links, Darrin. Some great ties there. You got me looking. Here's a cool one:

http://www.rushties.com/Detailed/1197.html

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