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One thing I do is flip out the sweat if it is supple enough, stretch the felt with a domed stretcher, not hatjack type, flip the sweat back in & stretch it. Reduces the impression some. You're working with blocks which I haven't yet.... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Fawcett Friday....Ole Reliable = VS ArtLite vented Natural TAR without a liner... -
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What type of stretcher are you using? Basically, removing the sweatband is the only way to not press it into the felt & cause the imprint. -
Akubra questions
Not all. The Sydney doesn't as far as I can tell nor the Banjo Peterson... -
Akubra questions
Oh yea - David Morgan is the importer for Akubra to the US. If you see them in other US stores, they are supplied by DM -
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Stetson Austral Question
You may be able to get a shaper that could work for you = http://www.hatshapers.com/ -
Stetson Austral Question
I'd talk to Major Moore at Buckaroo Hatters about how to iron out a flat crown -
Akubra questions
I've bought from DM, EA & Hats Direct, all good sources. They each have colors of some models the other one doesn't like David Morgan has some special models too. Hats Direct is only source for Heritage Campdrafts & both models of Federation IV. (Oops - forgot about my Bushman!) -
Reshaping A Preformed, Wool Felt Fedora
Use cold water to soften wool felt hat for reshaping & let it dry slowly = dark, cool place. Lots of wool hats are treated with waterproofing like Scotchguard to repel water by the factory. While steam deactivates shellac & loosens fur felt fibers, the hot water is bad for wool. You'd never... -
All Weather Western Hat
Microscopically, beaver fur fibers have more barbs than hare or rabbit & will "felt" tighter over time. A hat body continues to felt until it reaches a state of "dead felt". Getting wet & drying effects this felting. Modern hat bodies are moved from felting to finishing way faster than vintage... -
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Putting another bash in a hat
Depends on how tightly you make the creases. The felt weakens in the folds of tight creases & will need to be re-blocked to go back to open crown. See the damage to Johnny Depp's hat... -
All Weather Western Hat
Basically the Bushman = 3/8" wider, not quite your desired 4/8" wider.... -
All Weather Western Hat
Stetson's Dune is fairly close to this & the Akubra Bushman. David Morgan is now offering the Bushman in Moonstone. That would've been my choice for a world-traveling lid. http://www.sterlingleather.com/stetsonhats-7060-sf0416dune.html?gclid=CIWn9fn6yLgCFY3m7AodQ34AkQ... -
All Weather Western Hat
Most definitely... I have this Fawn Campdraft with no liner that I wear year-round here in GA. Pop the liner in for cooler temps. -
WTB Stetson Open Road 7 5/8 Grey
Yes, Campdrafts come open crown & you can put an alpine crease in them. They are the Open Roads of Australia that Akubra private-labeled for Stetson. They are heads above what you can get out of HatCo these days for about the same money. Like Sam said, Moonstone is a lighter grey when...- gtdean48
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WTB Stetson Open Road 7 5/8 Grey
Just a suggestion... Akubra Heritage Campdraft in Moonstone from Hats Direct....great-grand father would be impressed...- gtdean48
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WTB Stetson Open Road 7 5/8 Grey
Finding a vintage Stetson OR in a shade of grey will be a challenge. I have a Knox 20 OR style hat that is more grey than any of my vintage Stetson OR's. The Stetson silverbelly does run to the tan side. If you are interested in the Knox 20, here is a photo...What are you looking to spend?- gtdean48
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
WAR Wednesday...VS Custom ArtLite vented Granite Playboy... -
Stetson most expensive hat
I can see 43 workers being involved if you start with the fur selection to make the felt body. For the year of time, back in the day felt bodies were allowed to age for long periods of time before being worked up into a finished hat. Given stories from current day custom hatters, I am sure... -
All Weather Western Hat
The hat that is the closest to the original Stetson Open Road = Akubra Campdraft
