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Post New Hats Here!
Like that crease Robert. My Boss of the Plains Akubra... -
Best hat or hats to take to Disney
I went to DW last May, 2014, & took a vented ArtLite without the liner. Worked like a charm... -
Stretch-O-Block Advice Needed
Old, local hatter told me that once the sweatband goes in, the heat to the leather should be avoided at all cost, steam or heated stretcher. I've always avoided heating a sweatband directly, always do that area from the felt side. YMMV.... -
Another hat ? Really???
Mine has just 3 but my hat multiplier is considerably higher than yours! I don't shoe or trim hooves but do those other chores plus a few more. You have my considerable compliments, Sir! I stay in trouble so being in it for another hat is a minor offense in my book... -
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Akubra Campdraft
I'm a true 24", 61 cm, 7 5/8 & have a 62 Akubra that now fits as good as the 61's I have. -
Ask a question, get an answer
the crown height of the Royal strat is also lower than the Premiere & Excellent. -
The Conversion Corral
Any "skilled hatter" can take a vintage fedora, reduce it to just a felt body & re-block, re-size, re-flange it. The challenge is where the sweat is stitched in becomes a weak point when pulling the felt body over the block, sort of like perforated paper = easy to tear. Now the question is why... -
Akubra Campdraft
Nope, that is the creased crown height. Campdrafts are well over 5 3/4" open crown. At least all 5 of mine are.... -
Hat preference?
Fedoras, outbacks & westerns...mid & thin ribbons...no brims under 2 1/2" -
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Ask a question, get an answer
Akubra is my brand of choice for a good using hat around the ranch, camping, hiking, hunting, etc. for cooler months. I take the liner out for warmer seasons. I do have an ArtLite custom in undyed natural beaver with vent holes that gets used during the hot summer months. -
Open Road questions ??
Have owned vintage OR's with brim widths from 2" to 3"... -
Post New Hats Here!
2 replies that reposted every originally posted photo? C'mon folks, be kind & cut it down some. Scrolling is a pain to some.... -
Sources for leather hat bands?
http://stores.ebay.com/Moon-Dance-Merchants/Cowboy-Cowgirl-Hat-Bands-/_i.html?_fsub=1822137010&_sid=187077030&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 -
Post New Hats Here!
Then you don't understand how they are working with the flange.... I put my new Strats in the old boxes to get the benefits of that horrible design.... -
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Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!
SO glad that Zac Brown is wearing decent lids over that watch cap now.... -
Lightweight vs Dressweight Felt
I've got one at 2 7/8" but it needs binding or welting to give it some structure. I've worn it in the rain to no ill effects. It is my main "using" ArtLite = undyed natural beaver with vented crown... -
Buckaroo Hatters ''I Saw The Light'' movie news.
No, totally different with the points of the horseshoe pointing to the rear of the crown with no real pinch up front. My bad, got it backwards, still no real pinch though... -
2015 Stetson Excellent Quality GREEN THIN RIBBON (Preview & Review)
It's used now, right? Can't expect me to pay new price!!!! Thanks Jeff....be on lookout for it.... -
