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How are the Miller boys hats these days????
Biltmore Canadian production ceased in early 2012, they were taken over by one of the US hat conglomerates based in Texas. In addition to Magill the only other remaining hat manufacturer in Canada to my knowledge is Smithbilt. -
First Post - Need Hat Color Advice
How about a Canadian-made Biltmore in "Cognac" ~ http://www.hollandhats.com/catalog/i718.html I have one, very nice hat with a distinctive color. -
First Post - Need Hat Color Advice
My Biltmore Presidential in "Cognac" will give any "Whiskey" hat a run for its money -
Help with Akubra styles.
Is "Glenrock" just a name for a hat style? http://www.shoebuy.com/bailey-western-glenrock/230806/494791?cm_mmc=ls-default-_-none-_-none-_-none The Bailey version looks like what's commonly referred to as the "Cattleman" style, a very common Western hat. -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Under the eBay overseas shipping program it's also noteworthy that sales taxes plus import duties are payable up-front as part of the transaction cost, regardless of the size of the purchase price. In my Canadian experience, our customs people when handling items sent directly via the US Postal... -
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Except for the stickies, the board page on my computer shows no posts for Sept. 17th & 18th as well as for today the 19th. Did I screw up a setting or are others so affected too? -
Hat Sizes Vary From Brand to Brand?
Hat sizes vary not only between different manufacturers, but even amongst hats of different lines produced by the same manufacturer. Also leather sweat bands tend to shrink over time; & for all you know a hat may have been stretched by a previous owner one or more sizes up. Bear in mind that... -
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Probably the best known "slouch" hat on this forum is the Akubra version: http://www.davidmorgan.com/product_info.php?products_id=80 -
Cleaning spots, stains and soiling from felt hats
It's the naphtha in the lighter fluid that you want. Also known as "white gas" on this side of the pond, naphtha is also the main ingredient in camping stove fuels such as those marketed under the trade name "Coleman". -
Fedoras afield
The Akubra Federation hats are proprietary: http://hatsdirect.com/federation/index.html Note that there are regular & deluxe versions & that there are some differences in color availability between the two lines. Personally I prefer the deluxe. In any event, the folks at Hats Direct down... -
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Cleaning spots, stains and soiling from felt hats
Lighter fluid is probably a better wax solvent than alcohol. One trick that I've picked up is to dab the area while suspending the hat upside down, this minimizes the spreading of the spot; be sure to quickly follow the dabbing with application of something absorbent then repeat as necessary... -
Selentino Questions
That could very well be sanding dust, fur felt hats are actually sanded smooth similar to your kitchen cabinets. Try using your vacuum cleaner to remove any such dust ~ vacuums work great too for general dust, lint, pet hair removal from hats. Just be careful in the vicinity of the hat band &... -
Victorinox Pocket Watch strap (band?)
If you still have the original strap & hardware, consider having someone skilled in leatherwork make a duplicate for you. Quite possibly an existing watch strap could be converted for the purpose fairly easily. Posting a photo of the watch & the original strap assembly might help jog someone's...- viclip
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I'll pursue any solution which prevents me from poking myself with a sewing needle &/or gluing my own fingers together. Over the weekend I'll see how my Biltmore western goes with the original liner simply reinserted. Today my new but linerless Beaver Brand homburg arrived from Missouri, once... -
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I think that I'll try this first. Why complicate things unnecessarily? -
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I've got a hot glue gun which I've never used, maybe the time has come to try it out. It makes sense that the hot glue wouldn't penetrate the felt (heaven forbid!). As I recall, there are 3 different strength levels of glue sticks included with the kit. I presume that I should be using the... -
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I've got a couple of liner replacement projects on the go. I need to re-insert the liner from a Biltmore western that I was was able to peel out while wet & washed up in order to remove dye staining; plus I've got a liner coming from the goodly ManOfKent to retrofit into an unfinished Beaver... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Terrific offer Richard, very much appreciated! I see that your message box was filled up while you were off-board, so I'll try sending another PM in a few days. And welcome back! -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
I appreciate the various potential solutions offered. I'll lurk around on eBay for a while, maybe a scrap Beaver Brand hat will surface or else a loose liner may materialize; it's amazing what shows up there -
