Wow. The resurrecting of this thread sure brings back some memories of past Loungers that used to post all the time here on FL. I wonder what happened to all of them. Not meaning to dismiss ILB Frank's post, which is interesting, but seeing all these past Loungers again is good to see.
Friday Fake Whippet day! This is a more recent vintage Melton that I converted a couple years
back. I gave a little upturn to the bow work. If you can't find or afford a vintage Whippet, you gotta try and make your own version of one.
I'm with you on Resistols. They're my favorites too, along with most others that are made by Byer / Rolnick. It's hard to beat those hats for quality. They're among the best made. Think of Bradford too, another fine hat by Byer / Rolnick. Same as a Resistol. Can't go wrong with Byer / Rolnick...
Glen Ford, "Framed" (1947). With Janice Page, Barry Sullivan, and Edgar Buchanan. Not the top of the best of the film noirs but it's still up there and entertaining.
I sew all of my brim bindings by hand. Like Robert said, it takes a good level of patience and it's slow and back breaking work. Magnifying hobby glasses really help, and you have more control over where you put your stitches. With that said, I do have a nice sewing machine and if I was better...
Thank you Blare. I certainly hope so too, and I can use all the prayers I can get. In the meantime I have an appointment with pain management on the 27th. Needless to say I was none too happy having to wait that long . Especially since this pain is so unbearable. The price of getting older, I...
Thank you buddy. This pain is unbearable and never ending, no matter the amount of meds and steroid shots I take. At this point I'm desperate for relief, (just so I can get back to building and restoring hats for folks)! ;) And prayers are welcome!
Hey there Randall! I'm not doing too much of anything right now. My back is still messed up and no amount of medication or steroid shots seem to be helping. I'm leaning now towards surgery to try and finally get some relief. Other than that everything else is doing well on my end. Glad to hear...
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