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Merged Hatter Thread
MK, I started making and selling hats because I was tired of paying 4 to 5 bills for a rabbit fedora. I sourced the better stuff, pure beaver, and make and sell them, with discounts being offered to TFL and COW sites. My price for a pure beaver hat is generally half of what other hatters charge...- Fedora
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Merged Hatter Thread
I have a pm from MK asking me not to show the link to my hat site here. He has other means of doing so. I assume he wants no hatter getting freebies. I have asked to be removed from the member list. For two reasons. First, the number of hats I have sold here can be counted on 1 hand, and that is...- Fedora
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Anti Hat bias
At first glance this statement seemed tongue in cheek, but after giving it some thought, I agree fully. Outlawing hat wearing is not only possible, it is probable considering other "for your own good" laws that are increasing. Fedora -
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Thank you, Art!
Art, everyone who is familiar with you was well aware of this. Afterall, you have basically endured the attacks for a couple of years, if not more. Even a gentleman has his limits. If pictures are worth a thousand words, nothing more needs to be said about your expertise in creating beautiful... -
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Thank you, Art!
550 dollars for that hat? Art, yours LOOKS like it is worth 550 bucks to me. What a great hat you made in replacement! Doesn't even look like the same felt! :eusa_clap The moral of the story is shop around before you commit to any hatter. It will save you lots of money, and you may end up... -
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The Herbert Johnson Poet
I don't disagree with that, but I wish they would return to the higher quality hats. They are but a ghost of what they once were. At one time in their life, they made hats for retail and sold them all over the world. I have a couple from stores that carried them in the USA, complete with the... -
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The Herbert Johnson Poet
I bought one last year, and really liked the feel of the felt. The current felt is a departure from the offerings in the 90's and early 00's. And, the current felt is a true dress felt compared to some of the other ones I have seen, and owned. Keep it treated with a good water repellant and you... -
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Thank you, Art!
Thank you kind sir. I appreciate that immensely. Art and I just do the best that we can, and think honesty is the best policy in our dealings with folks. Fedora -
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The "Goddard" by Art Fawcett
Wow Art, it just sounds easy I guess. :eusa_doh: I experimented a few years ago with something similiar and had no trouble doing just a section of a brim. I treated the edge of the brim the same way I would if using a pencil curl shackle. That is, you have to wet the felt before you iron, and... -
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And the Oscar goes to...
Great!!! I love seeing new hat shops. Makes one think hats are coming back, and that is a good thing. Fedora -
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The "Goddard" by Art Fawcett
If you have the auto biography of Alan Watts, I seem to recall some young pics of Burroughs in it, along with some Beat era poets and authors. Fedora -
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The "Goddard" by Art Fawcett
Hey Art, just get you some rings made(call or email if you need details) and you can do these by hand like the small vintage shops used to do them. As most know, hats started out as a handmade creation, and when mass production entered into the equation the necessary equipment was invented to... -
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The Herbert Johnson Poet
Here's the blue crest, used at one time at 13 Old Burlington. -
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The Herbert Johnson Poet
That makes perfectly good sense!!! That never occured to us Americans, as we would have called it a western hat, with a larger brim. Point of reference is everything here. What is confusing too in dating HJs based upon location noted in the hat is Swales said that many times, they would use... -
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The Herbert Johnson Poet
I have several old HJs, alll with the blue crest as shown above.(3rd pic) These hats are right up there in quality with many vintage hats. Two of the above crests can be found in the Indy fedoras, and the pentagon one is actually pictured in the last film. You can see the blue crest and the... -
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The Herbert Johnson Poet
Here's some HJs. I think the hat at 7 o'clock is what was used for the first Indy film. Then, they used the one at 4 o'clock for the next two films. Totally different blockshapes. Fedora -
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Akubra CEO
I just had some correspondance with Ron at Hatsdirect in Katoomba and here is what he told me in my query regarding felt. So, the rumor that I posted earlier can be filed under rumors. Just wanted to set the record straight. When Ron mentioned "Akubra felters" he is referring to the guys... -
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Felt hat basics
What is confusing for American hat is there is no rhyme of reason involved. Look at 3 hat charts and you are apt to get 3 different head circumferences for a 7 1/4 sized hat. I have seen a 7 1/4 listed as a 22 5/8, 22 3/4 and even 23!!! And that is why I use head measurements when making a hat... -
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How About A Fez Instead?
The Fez was the logical conclusion of the stingy brimmed hat. ;)
