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  1. gtdean48

    Falcon Park Hattery

    Interesting. Probably brings out the accent color in the ribbon treatment & vice versa....
  2. gtdean48

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    WAR Wednesday....Resistol Wanderer...
  3. gtdean48

    Black Sheep Hat Works

    Good looking Wanderer (Playboy ribbon with a bound edge) there Mike! Sweet!
  4. gtdean48

    BUCKAROO BONANZA! - The Hats that Major Mike Moore Makes

    +1... Like that lower crown Alexander...
  5. gtdean48

    Justified FX Hat

    Haven't watched tonight's episode yet but like that character!!!!
  6. gtdean48

    Ask a question, get an answer

    I got one, had it a couple of summers. It has eyelets but not that cooling. I have lite felts that are cooler.
  7. gtdean48

    replacement hatband for my black Borsalino

    Contact Mike Moore at Buckaroo Hatters. He comes to the Lounge frequently, always been a great help at hatband fixing....
  8. gtdean48

    What colour fedora?

    I've seen & held Jimmy the Lid's Field & Stream that North Valley made for him = top notch work IMHO.
  9. gtdean48

    This Made Me Feel Guilty About Wearing Fur Felt Hats

    More reason for "Ignore Thread" feature....
  10. gtdean48

    FS: VS Dark Moss size 7 5/8

    BAM! Less than 30 minutes...nice going Big John!
  11. gtdean48

    What colour fedora?

    This guy has a different perspective = Hat Doctor hats consist of 100% pure beaver belly hair which is why they are not rated in “X”, meaning they are not a blended fur felt. Each hat body consists of 47 beaver belly pelts. Thought all of the hair was sorted out so only the fur was left...
  12. gtdean48

    What colour fedora?

    To enforce Jared's point, from Western Horseman article about Butch Dorer = "You can get enough fur from a beaver to make 10 or 12 hats but for our silver beaver hat, we’ll use just a narrow strip of belly fur from maybe eight or nine pelts.” Not sure I buy the 10 to 12 hats from 1 beaver...
  13. gtdean48

    What colour fedora?

    Some serious coin... http://www.butchdorerhats.com/SilverBeaver1.html
  14. gtdean48

    Black Sheep Hat Works

    Right, but you were talking about Bob's source of felt bodies in exception to Winchester, which is a felter, not a milliner or hatter....
  15. gtdean48

    Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

    Art has Natural which is undyed beaver fur felt. This is not the pure beaver belly fur felt bodies that Winchester Hat Factory has produced. Those were special runs by Winchester for a hatter that supplied the beaver pelts if I am not mistaken. Here is what Art offers for felts & colors =...
  16. gtdean48

    For Trade: A 7 1/2 Pearl Optimo. with box.

    Poster is suspended = no access to the Lounge. You'll need to email him directly = danphunter1@aol.com
  17. gtdean48

    Falcon Park Hattery

    Have a Pinnacle & modern Stratoliner in Caribou & a VS Playboy in Granite. Granite has more earth tones to it, IMHO
  18. gtdean48

    Falcon Park Hattery

    Is the top stitch the same color? Can't make it out from the photos...
  19. gtdean48

    The New Alexander .... 1st the Detroit (warning picture heavy)

    Thanks guys for the "jerky" definitions. It is much more supple than my Aero FQHH. Hopefully, it'll get some motorcycle time this weekend...
  20. gtdean48

    Alexander Leathers

    44R off the rack... I am an off the rack 44 Regular & the 44R Dirt Rider fits just fine. I'll try to get some measurements up shortly...photos too...

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