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  1. gtdean48

    The Great Outdoors...{hat wise}

    My old bush-hogging Open Road that took a trip under the mower due to a low limb...
  2. gtdean48

    The Great Outdoors...{hat wise}

    Paddling thru the Swamp in a hat I gave to Rusty...
  3. gtdean48

    Akubra Campdraft

    Sort of a modified Alpine crease on a Sage Royal DeLuxe Open Road...
  4. gtdean48

    Alley Kat Hat Co

    My CRM/pre-Alley Kat hat..gets lots of use...
  5. gtdean48

    Alley Kat Hat Co

    WOW! Thanks Kurt....That is one sexy lid...too bad my brother's head is smaller than mine...
  6. gtdean48

    Alley Kat Hat Co

    My brother turns 60 next month & he retired from UPS after 39 years this past Fall, so I decided to add to his hat collection with his first custom. He is a thin ribbon fan & so I talked with Tim about one like he had posted earlier that spoke to me. Tim's painstakingly detailed hand-stitching...
  7. gtdean48

    Akubra Snowy River?

    Any Aussie Loungers out there have a clue about this leather belt pouch/bag???
  8. gtdean48

    Captain Woodrow F Call

    Really like your bosals. Need to get my mare on one once she is fully broke. My Resistol Stagecoach Gus...
  9. gtdean48

    Ask a question, get an answer

    I've used good ole Scotchgard on wool crushers to okay results for camping & kayaking. I have never treated any fur felt hats with anything. Best thing for them is the plastic hat rain cover =...
  10. gtdean48

    Ask a question, get an answer

    I recall Art had some in some pastel looking colors. Bob may have had some of those too...
  11. gtdean48

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Wouldn't be so certain as Winchester only produces a fraction of their blanks for custom hatters who would have to take on the aging period, not Winchester. Their main focus is Stratton Hats & they're not going to take up the space or the funding for aging bodies. I've seen a pure silver belly...
  12. gtdean48

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Wasn't trying to answer all the questions, just the fact that dead felt has that clay like hand to it you are seeking. We can't time travel to see what it felt like off the shelf. Also remember that Stetson used to "age" blanks for a year before putting them into finishing process to make hats...
  13. gtdean48

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Vintage hats feel that way because the felt is "dead" = it has finished felting. New hats are still "felting" = fibers are still getting tighter & tighter. If you could find a vintage blank that was "dead felt", then you could get a new hat that feels like what you seek. A while back, somebody...
  14. gtdean48

    Akubra Snowy River?

    Not really a Snowy River hat question but figured I'd get some eyes from our Oz Loungers....just watched the movie again & noticed a leather pouch/bag on Jim Craig's belt. I've searched the web but can't find any bag that looked like his. Called a possibles bag or ammo pouch for similar looking...
  15. gtdean48

    The Open Road Guild

    Yes, easily reshaped & mine look to be 5 1/2 to 5 3/4 inches.
  16. gtdean48

    BUCKAROO BONANZA! - The Hats that Major Mike Moore Makes

    Nice lid Brother! Really like that bow, just don't let that nail get "rusty"...
  17. gtdean48

    Need boot ideas

    I'm looking at Chippewa 6" Service boot. Already have a pair of RW Iron Rangers & Beckmans. The Beckmans are dressy enough for work & rugged enough for foul weather, wear them with Chinos, buttondown & sport coat. I also bought a pair of Wilcox Shiloh boots. Their Fairfax is more dressy but...
  18. gtdean48

    The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

    Got some from Zenni Optical, wearing mine today = https://www.zennioptical.com/b/browline-glasses/_/N-23797111
  19. gtdean48

    The Stetson One-Hundred "100"

    Line forms behind me if you ever do bend some more!!!!
  20. gtdean48

    Modern Stetson Open Road

    +1

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