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    belfastboy replied to the thread Wolfbrae Custom Hatters.
    When I began my hat making journey I practiced on beater western hats that I would deconstruct and then put them back together. I still...
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    belfastboy reacted to rogueclimber's post in the thread Stetson Open Road 7 1/2 with Like Like.
    I'll throw you a bone. You asked a VERY generic question. ORs are everywhere. I think the forum is expecting you to put a little...
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    belfastboy reacted to jlee562's post in the thread Ask a question, get an answer with Like Like.
    That line is not going away unless you do a full reblock of the hat.
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    belfastboy reacted to RickP's post in the thread Ask a question, get an answer with Like Like.
    Kind of a Fred Bear Update.... I just got an email back from Henry the Hatter with some info...Freds hats were basically an Alessandria...
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    belfastboy replied to the thread The Lords hat.
    I love the last two posts of yours. Both this and the Flechet are wonderful hats. The brown Barbisio Homburg I got from you is one...
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    belfastboy reacted to jlee562's post in the thread Ask a question, get an answer with Like Like.
    IIRC, this Borso is 5 1/4"
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    belfastboy replied to the thread Ask a question, get an answer.
    The lowest I have ever made was 5" for a pork pie with a finished crown of just under 4". I would think that too low for a fedora and...
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    Just finished "Landman" tonight. Decent show, some of the writing is a bit clunky. It would a mediocre show but Bill Bob Thornton is...
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    belfastboy replied to the thread Making a Hat Band.
    Theoretically, all your hats are the same size so the hat band should fit all of them without the need to be adjustable. I hate the...
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    belfastboy replied to the thread Making a Hat Band.
    I never attach any leather hat band I make. I cut it to fit the hat so there is some tension putting it on....but not too much. When...
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    belfastboy replied to the thread Making a Hat Band.
    I buy off Etsy from a guy that makes them out of real buffalo nickels. They are pricey at about $20 each but they are legit nickels...

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