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  1. Winston Carter

    South Africaner Fedora

    I'm retired too. I sweat and got dirty for 45 years. I don't do anything to sweat about or get dirty anymore.:):)
  2. Winston Carter

    South Africaner Fedora

    Also you need at least 5.5+ open crown to get a higher pinch front like above. If you bash a 5" crown to make a teardrop pinch front you will get a lower crown that looks different like pics below. That's probably the problem you encountered.
  3. Winston Carter

    Movie hats

    Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway Bonnie and Clyde (1967).
  4. Winston Carter

    South Africaner Fedora

    Yep, all he is looking for is Teardrop Pinch Front. I thought he wanted to distress it like video.:):):)
  5. Winston Carter

    South Africaner Fedora

    o_Oo_O:):):)
  7. Winston Carter

    Western, anyone?

    Nice. Do they say what year? Looks like 60's maybe 70's.
  8. Winston Carter

    Musician's hats

    Yes RIP. He was a good picker, he just couldn't handle the southern boys. When I was a teen here in Texas they called us Redneck Hippies. We wore Western hats, cowboy shirts and boots but had long hair. When I went into the navy in the early 70's and got stationed on a ship in San Diego of...
  9. Winston Carter

    South Africaner Fedora

    Sorry for multiple posts but I found som distressed Akubra's to show you.
  10. Winston Carter

    South Africaner Fedora

    Seems like all my pinch fronts end up sharp and tattered looking over a couple of years. I use the crown to handle my hats.
  11. Winston Carter

    South Africaner Fedora

    Distress the Akubra. A spray bottle of water and a lot of shaping and rubbing.
  13. Winston Carter

    Musician's hats

    Gaines was giving Rossington and Collins a run for their money learning from both. Ronnie loved him and took him under his wing.
  14. Winston Carter

    Musician's hats

    Nice !! Looks like a picker's hat to me.
  15. Winston Carter

    Snap brim and rain

    I agree. After a hat gets wet just shape it the way you wear it and let it dry overnight. Works for me.
  16. Winston Carter

    Cowboy Boots

    Just got a resole on a pair of Brown Calfskin Lucchese about a month ago. The uppers are just getting broke in. Cost $70 here in Dallas.
  17. Winston Carter

    Cowboy Boots

    I wear the thick work socks they give nice cushion and make a pair of boots with a little slack fit good.
  19. Winston Carter

    Cowboy Boots

    I would buy a pair.
  20. Winston Carter

    In trouble with the Hat monkey

    It's not my fault I like looking sharp when I go out. It's in my DNA.:):):)
  21. Winston Carter

    In trouble with the Hat monkey

    LOL I think we can all agree we love fashion shopping. This dam internet makes it worse !!:):):)
  22. Winston Carter

    Musician's hats

    I forgot to mention the funniest thing on thE LS doc. Ed King was from L.A. and he said he felt out of place with the southern boys and atmosphere. He never fit in or got use to hangin' with rednecks. LOL
  23. Winston Carter

    Musician's hats

    Just saw his boy (Duane Betts) pickin' and singing the other night on Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam.

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