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  1. RickP

    OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Not exactly a hat, but for some of the other Stetson Stratoliner fans here who might appreciate it, I stumbled across this on flea bay and just couldnt resist... A Philadelphia Stetson Stratoliner advertising matchbook! Too Cool! Thinking maybe I could fold it under the ribbon on mine and wear...
  2. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    My kind of hat! Nice work
  3. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    On mine the brim up has a neater appearance to me ... down is sometimes a bit floppy and wavy
  4. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I always have trouble deciding whether its a brim up or brim down day... there are days that I really like this little thing snapped UP
  5. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Ive worn three different silverbellys or light greys this week... lets go just a bit darker with the Sage Hemp Stratoliner today
  6. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Dont Forget Chi Chi Rodriguez and his Saber Dance!
  7. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I especially like the fact that it was a half acre, $23 stetson 4x cowboy hat in the beginning.... much more wearable now
  8. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Going to be a hot one today...lets go a light color. Taking one of the Stetson cowboy conversions out to coffee
  9. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I played for years in a 2" straw brim... never had any trouble with the brim getting in the way.... Go for it next time!
  10. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Nice... I changed one of my OR from cattlemans crease to something real similar... like it a lot better. Have done that on a couple Cowboy to Fedora conversions and they look WAYYYY better
  11. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Im really thinking I may look for a nice Milan or Hemp in a sand or light tan color. I LOVE the look of that weave. I usually roll with a 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 brim, but Ive got a couple of 2-1/4" brims that Im real fond of
  12. RickP

    What Hat Are You Working On Today?

    Just for info... 3 of the 4 Temples are way softer than my Stratoliner ( the carbon is basically new and still has a bit of body to it). My two Akubra StyleMasters have just a hair firmer hand to the felt, and the brim binding allows a little lower brim maintenance but I thinbk they are almost...
  13. RickP

    What Hat Are You Working On Today?

    Pulled a little brim maintenance on the Soverign Temples today (Sage, Carbon, Mink and Black)... Theyre pretty soft felt, and some of the brims were getting kind of saggy and womperjawed from the wall rack. Little bit of steaming, flanging, ironing and brushing and they snap a little...
  14. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Going to be a hot muggy week or so coming up. Time to start rotating the lighter hats into the mix. A little Stevens got the nod this morning
  15. RickP

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Dont know if there are any such places up there, but here there are a few used restaurant supply companies. My 8 gal pot is about 18" deep and a round 16" + bottom. Plenty big enough for most brims to lay flat. I found a round stainless grill place that is a bit over 1/4" thick and fits flat...
  16. RickP

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Ive been thinking about a big 8 gal stainless cooking pot Ive got out in the garage. Too big to use on my stovetop, ( prob have to heat on the side burner of my propane grill outside) but it might be perfect for dying efforts
  17. RickP

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Thanks! I ve learned over time that you almost have to know exactly what dye was used on a fabric because of the risk of stripping out most of the dye ( Ive turned faded black silk shirt to a powder blue with bright white threads lol). Im of the opinion that some standard liquid dyes will...
  18. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    love that ribbon!
  19. RickP

    Ask a question, get an answer

    After reading about stetson and resistol powdered dyes running off and on for years, I finally had a bit of an experience recently. A used hat was filthy and had a couple large oily stains, so it got partially disassembeled, and a gas bath to clean. (probably should have FULLY dissassembeled...
  20. RickP

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Time to give the nice hats a rest...Showing one of the rescued "Mutts" a little love this morning. Not really sure exactly this poor little used and abused thing started out as,because there were no tags or labels left. The sweatband is marked Stetson Soverign, and it has a wide edge binding...

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