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Western, anyone?
That's a beautiful Clear Beaver Alan. I like the way a Centerfire crease looks from the side but not from the front or back. -
Western, anyone?
Jordan and Allee were definitely those type of men. -
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Western, anyone?
Renault, I always remember the Texas Rangers wearing a Fort Worth crease when I was a kid in the 1960's. Here is a perfect example. A picture of Captain A. Y. Allee. This has nothing to do with hats but his father, grandfather and son were Texas Rangers. Also his brother was a Special... -
The Conversion Corral
Cindy, I always try to blow all the dust away before I do anything else while it is still very dry and loose. I don't think you should even brush it without blowing away the loose dust. Brushing it will drive some of the dust deeper into the felt and hitting it with any moisture will certainly... -
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I have used both distilled water and tap water on older vintage hats and Akubras. I couldn't tell any difference between the two but that could have a lot to do with our local water and the color of the felt. I think the most important thing is, like John already mentioned, is to uniformly wet... -
Western, anyone?
Great looking creases on all those hats John! Around here, a hat with a kick in the front and a kick in the back (like in the picture above) is called a Fort Worth crease. Below is a brief explanation. http://www.westernhats.com/ft-worth-hat-crease.html -
Panama Hat Thread
Shushan's in New Orleans has a nice selection of hatbands. http://www.shushans.com/hatbands.html -
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This is the method I have used on vintage hats (made prior to 1960) and some new production Akubras. It has always worked great for me on those hats. I just wanted to make sure these newer production Resistols could handle the same treatment. Thanks everybody for your input! -
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Yours turned out very nice Tom. Did you just use steam or spray it with distilled water? I'm thinking my 3x Beaver Western and a Stagecoach are probably the same felt body with just different marketing because the dimensions are so similar. I could be wrong though and one may be made from a... -
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Thanks Cindy. I guess technically mine is not a Stagecoach because it doesn't have that marking on the liner but it has similar dimensions. -
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I have never owned a Resistol Stagecoach before so I bought the one in the auction below to check one out. Don't worry Joao, I don't plan on trimming the brim! I do plan on changing the crease though. I was thinking it has enough of a crown to put a nice Gus crease in it. I haven't received the... -
FS: Size 7 5/8 LO Blue/Grey Vintage Stetson 3x open road
Thanks for the info, casechopper. Unfortunately it is too big for me. Good luck with your sale.- Landman
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Sweet Sweats
Beautiful sweatbands Alan. Seems like all the old Nutria's have very elegant sweatbands. -
Western, anyone?
Nice looking hat Joe. I have been wearing Open Roads so much that my westerns with 4" and even 3 1/2" brims feel huge on me. -
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FS: Size 7 5/8 LO Blue/Grey Vintage Stetson 3x open road
casechopper, beautiful hat! How would you describe the fit on that one? Does it feel like a true 7 5/8?- Landman
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Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!
Bob, since the hat is in bad shape now it might be an interesting experiment to send it to one of our members who is a customer hatter and see what happens when it is re-blocked. -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Somebody got a good deal on that one. Looks like an interesting old hat. -
The Conversion Corral
Both are great looking hats John and Bond. Very nice work! -
Akubra Campdraft
With a fairly new hat you probably don't need it but if you have some Pecard's already it couldn't hurt. I always apply it to my vintage hats when I first receive them and before I stretch them. I even apply it to my new hats every so often just because I like the way it softens up the...
