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Straight 1930's hat blocks
I read a bit on the Dillinger thread, but could not respond to this, due to it being locked down. I just need to clarify my side. For everyone's information, the block I used for the Indy 4 fedora was a very old block, with "fedora" imprinted on the bottom of the block. I did not make it... -
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Anyone ever get the hat sizer offered here?
I have not seen mine, and thought I would ask. Anyone? Fedora Bartender edit: This one. -
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Merged Hatter Thread
I have a pm from MK asking me not to show the link to my hat site here. He has other means of doing so. I assume he wants no hatter getting freebies. I have asked to be removed from the member list. For two reasons. First, the number of hats I have sold here can be counted on 1 hand, and that is...- Fedora
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Not your run of the mill black fedora
I thought this was certainly different with the contrasting ribbon, two toned ribbon. Black pure beaver, with serpent and black ribbon. All it is one of my Indy fedoras with different and wider ribbon. Now, was this sort of fedora common back when fedoras were "in style"... -
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Here's the modern taper monster of hats
I have been waiting on one of my pure beaver hats to need a reblock so I could show and tell what one can expect from this modern felt. Well, it arrived this week. I had already removed the ribbon in preparation for the strip down and cleaning prior to reblocking the hat and replacing the dirty... -
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Vintage versus modern field test
Ok folks, I posted this challenge in another thread that will be locked down. As many know, Matt and I battle over this vintage versus modern felt, etc. He maintains the new stuff will crack, droop and shrink. So, I think it is time we put this to the test. What we need is a guy who works... -
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Making an old hat look new.........
Since some of you guys are becoming "do it yourselfers" I have a tip for restoring old faded hats somewhat to a newer appearance. The tip is to mix 3 parts water to 1 part Armorall. Get yourself a traditional hatters sponge(sheepskin with fur attached) saturate it is this mixture and then... -
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An open letter to this forum....
I am aware that this forum leans towards vintage felt, and this is understandable. First and foremost, overall the vintage felt is better felt than most of what we see in the modern line. Of course, we must realize that many of us have not seen anything modern except what is coming out of Hatco... -
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KDL's charcoal gray fedora
I thought I would post these for KDL since I took pics of the hat prior to mailing it out. Pure beaver fedora, vintage iron ribbon, charcoal gray in color. I would love to see pics of it on her head. Perhaps she will post some one day. Fedora -
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Cowboy hat, turned fedora
A member here sent me a pure beaver western hat he stole off of ebay. The body was huge as it was a 7 3/4, but came with a really tall crown. I stripped the hat down, removed some stiffener, reblocked it on a 51 block, cut the brim down, etc. It looks nothing like what I received, and I wish I... -
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Vintage Borsalino.........Bogey
Here is a vintage Borsalino that the customer wanted turned into a Bogeyesque fedora. This hat was in fairly bad shape, well worn, and stained. After two baths of cleaning solvent, a reblock using the Bogey fedora block, and some pouncing, the hat looked good enough to finish out. Still not... -
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Another vintage hat bloodletting......
I have a reputation for buying vintage hats and taking off the brim ribbon, and basically using the vintage felt to create another hat. Now, I will admit that in the past, I should have left those beautiful bound brims alone!! And, since I now love bound brims, I will no longer do... -
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Heavy weight felt
I had a guy send me a couple of vintage bodies last year, and wanted me to turn them into hats. I just finished up the blue body, and I wish you could feel how heavy this hat is. I have never seen felt that was this heavy, in all of my years of hat wearing. This hat would literally make for a... -
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China to blame for soaring felt prices...
Headline news on the prices of felt. I just received a letter today from my feltmaker and here is an excerpt: "The world skin and fur market has become unstable-due in large by high demand for skins by the Chinese for garment use. This high demand for skins drives up the cost of hatters fur... -
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Anyone own a Real McCoys flight jacket?
I picked this one up on ebay last year for 600 bucks, and it was brand new looking when I got it. Still is not broken in very well. It is horsehide. I went overboard on the patches, and in retrospect, I would have just used the Flying Tigers patches, although I like the all leather path on the...- Fedora
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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75 gram Portugal body....
I just made a hat using a dark brown 75 gram body from Portugal, zero stiffener. I am sure many have seen the Optimo lightweight body and this is the same, but in pure beaver instead of a blend. Now, this felt is too soft for a good Indy fedora, in my opinion, but is a good substitute for... -
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Portugal felt
I made a nice gray hat using a 120 gram beaver body from Portugal. I guess this is the nicest modern felt I have seen. I specified the body with no stiffener at all and it is very vintage feeling. The 75 gram body, (and I have one of those received as a sample) reminds me of the thin vintage... -
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Copying vintage hats.....
I got this pic from a fellow who wanted a non Indy fedora. vintage borsa And here is what I made him. Beaver hat Fedora -
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So Fedora, does that mean........
ITG, I decided to start a thread just to answer your question, as I had erred and sorta hijacked the Optimo thread. Once I get set up with this felt company I will offer the 75 gram bodies in the Bogey line, and also will offer the lightweight felt in addition to my current 120 gram bodies... -
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Did I get a bargain?
Bargain I could not believe what I got it for!! Andykev, I am surprised you did not jump on this one. You have the other part of the duo, but needed this one to complete? I wanted this one, the actual tool to do the conforming, to only use to create extra long ovals, since I sell so few in...
