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...
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 =...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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