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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
WAR Wednesday...VS Custom ArtLite Granite Playboy... -
Akubra Campdraft
1 key thought = you can only get the Moonstone CD in Heritage, so that should help the decision process. Minor thought = if I could only have 1 CD, it'd be the Moonstone. I got plenty of other SB lids & few grey ones that come close to the Moonstone. The Heritage SB is a nice shade & even... -
Orvis Caldo Panama $44.40 all sizes as of 8/19 one more week
Works fine for me...looks a lot like my brother's Scala vented straw...- gtdean48
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NEWBIE: I need help finding a fedora
The silverbelly is a lighter color & will reflect heat a tad better than the fawn. The fawn isn't that dark & not sure I'd be able to detect that tad bit, even in the humid GA heat of August. Miami is more tropical, so I'd go for the silverbelly with the liner out. Just saw a Lounger put vent... -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
TAR Tuesday! Beaver Brand Kangaroo Classic.... After some research, I think this is from the Classic line by Beaver Brand but actually a River Runner model. From John Helmer website -
The Conversion Corral
Yes, eyelets are about air flow. You need both sides to accomplish that. -
Western, anyone?
Thanks Frank. I bought 3 vintage Open Roads from this lady who got them in an estate sale from this one old timer. All 3 had this type crease & tho I changed those hats, I found myself doing others with it. I like long side dents & this is a little less "factory pressed" than a cattleman/alpine... -
Akubra Campdraft
+1... the 2 that get the least noggin time are mid-brown & glen grey. I'd put the order in for the Taupe Fawn & get the BGCD right away for wearing this Fall while you wait... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Rainy days & Mondays....Akubra Heritage Campdraft Deluxe in Silverbelly.... -
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How to travel with hats
Thanks. Oh no. Parker at Falcon Park did the brim work, 2 5/8 all around. -
How to travel with hats
Fed4 cutdown & bound edge = Akubra Wanderer... Cutdown Resistol = DIY Hitchhiker... -
How to travel with hats
The biggest challenge at screening is the "curtain" as the bins go into the scanner. That thing knocks hats off/out of bins & then lets the belt have its way with them. Best to not have the hat on top of a coat or shoes... -
They call me the Wanderer...
Thanks Roger. Love the Dove & the hand is only comparable to a 50's Stetson 100 that I got from Jimmy the Lid...that & a baby's behind.... -
Steam shaping a snap brim ?
Felt hats have been & can be re-blocked & re-flanged. That was part of regular hat wear back in the day. What you can do on your own is up to you & your creativity & capabilities which is hard for others to answer. I have used a steam iron, handkerchief & the edge of an ironing board to rework... -
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Steam shaping a snap brim ?
Remember you are messing with a bound edge snap brim so working the ribbon material along with the felt brim is involved. Depending on how snuggly the binding was applied will be a factor on your brim shaping. I've seen a good many bound edged westerns but they aren't flanged like a snap brim... -
Vintage Silhouettes Custom Hats - Official Affiliate Thread
Decided, or more likely it did, for a 5 sided diamond... -
They call me the Wanderer...
The Grand Wanderer Finally creased the Legacy felt custom Wanderer from Vintage Silhouettes. A gem like this deserves a multi-faceted diamond crease = 5 sided diamond crease. Now if the weather would allow me to wear it...my dog, Taz, is not that impressed tho... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
GREAT snag JB! That should be a nice piece of felt... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Thanks Rusty but I have a few more silverbelly in fedora style & you know how easily these CD's can be creased....it'll get more noggin time this way.
