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  1. Steinbockhase

    Post New Hats Here!

    Looks nice; unfortunately "7" is rather small. A question concerining terminology. I have often read people refering to the rake of a hat ... "not a great fan of rake on my hats" I assume it has something to do with inclination or gradient of the crown / crease, but what do you mean exactly?
  2. Steinbockhase

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    This is a hilarious German eBay auction for a so called "old synthetic hat block for milliners - round 56 cm". Ofcourse it is complete nonsense ... I know exactly what it really is :-) Who else can recognize the true purpose of this "poor man's hat block" ...
  3. Steinbockhase

    Side By Side/ Hat Comparisons

    Impressive :-)
  4. Steinbockhase

    Side By Side/ Hat Comparisons

    They look almost identical on the outside :-)
  5. Steinbockhase

    Post New Hats Here!

    Impressive :-)
  6. Steinbockhase

    Loungers' Pets

    My Podengo mix "Jimmy" celebrated his 16th birthday last weekend. Almost deaf, short-winded and a hard time walking; but we are making the best of the time he has left. He was once completely black, besides the chest. I'm getting just as grey as him; out of solidarity :-) .
  7. Steinbockhase

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Here are sample pics of three of my short(er) brim Borsalinos. More photos and details will follow.
  8. Steinbockhase

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    I love Trilby, Pork Pie and other short or snap brim hats; just like most of the men's fashion from the the 60s (i.e. men's suits).
  9. Steinbockhase

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    I think "relodn" have sold most of their hats in average sizes 57-59cm; what you see on eBay now is mostly 54-56cm and some 60-61cm. I bought 3 or 4 hats from them which were actually smaller than on the tag; maybe the felt shrunk over the years, because of bad (humid) storage? I had some...
  10. Steinbockhase

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Nice. Is the plane pin also a clone?
  11. Steinbockhase

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Hi Daniele, did you buy these hats from Italian eBay user "atelierdescharliecanari" ? They look like hats he has been offering; very many of his hats are small sizes. Just like the Italian eBay user "relodn"; his hats are more recent, but mostly small sizes.
  12. Steinbockhase

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Today's straw is a Stetson "Jenkins Montecristi" Panama. It has a nice fine weave. Only wish it had a leather sweatband like the "Forty Eight", instead of the fabric (atleast it is not flowery like the "Thornton").
  13. Steinbockhase

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    Looks good. If you like, go for it :-)
  14. Steinbockhase

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    The color is nice. Too bad, they don't show photos of the lining and sweatband. They claim it's an Australian wool with beaver fur finish; amount of beaver ? I would just like to point out, that for 79$ you might be able to find a better quality vintage hat. Maybe hard to find in that...
  15. Steinbockhase

    Hat Jack

    This hat jack looks interesting. I searched www, but google can't find it. How about sharing the link to the website. Update: I found it using "4 way hat stretcher"
  16. Steinbockhase

    Stingy brims???

    Why not have a Pork Pie or Gambler with an oval crown? When I hand-shape my hat crowns they always turn out more oval than round, because my head is oval! I actually think they look better on me that way.
  17. Steinbockhase

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Beautiful :-)
  18. Steinbockhase

    Hat Jack

    If you stretch a circle with the pressure on two opposite sides, it becomes an oval; that is simple physics. You could try putting the hat jack in sideways and give the hat another careful stretch to counteract the ovalness/ovality :)
  19. Steinbockhase

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    Today's straw, is a Stetson "Thornton" Panama. This is a more rugged kind of straw with a tight weave and leather for ribbon and bounded edge. Unfortunately it does not look as tough inside; the flowery fabric gives it more of a feminine touch. I guess fabric is better for sweat-management...

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