In anticipation of my first sweat replacement I gave my two light westerns a camp fuel bath for an hour apiece yesterday and I'm happy with the results. Should have gotten before pix. The felt is less dingy and not as stiff. I did ruin the already stained ribbon on the off brand silver belly...
Took this used but not vintage Borsalino for its first walk yesterday. None of my other hats are this lightly constructed, but the flimsy build is really comfortable. Also, is the taper a typical thing across the brand or do some models have straighter crowns? I'm just curious because it's my...
Thanks! Okay, I read through the whole thread linked above and get the gist of the awl approach. I'd love to find a tutorial on YouTube but didn't find one with any search terms I came up with.
Guess I need to put together a shopping list too since not all awls have swappable needles or the...
Have folks here replaced a sweat on their own? I saw one online for $20 and I'm thinking of trying it on an old antique store western with a cheap sweat that I cracked a while back.
The nickname actually originated from a Harlan Ellison short story where the dude is using boze as an abbreviation of bozo! Glad I'm at an old enough forum to get a zinger like this. =)
I've read over the size reducer threads and I think I'm gonna try those bead mats someone recommended.. cut a strip for each side. Anybody have a better option I should pursue instead?
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