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  1. Rick Blaine

    Post New Hats Here!

    Prep the band w/ some leather treatment beforehand, use some shoe stretch spray on the leather just prior to insertion of the stretcher & use steam to get the felt 'looser' & better able to accept & retain the stretch. Gooooo. Sloooooow. give it a quarter turn (or whatever) every day, or twice a...
  2. Rick Blaine

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    BREATHTAKING! :eusa_clap
  3. Rick Blaine

    Cheap Shangtung Stetson Open Road 7 1/4

    here
  4. Rick Blaine

    Didn't know where else to post...good for a chuckle

  5. Rick Blaine

    WTT- Stetson 25 rebuilt by Optimo to the specs of their "MITCHUM" from '07 Size 7 3/8

    Detailed here: Optimo Cowboy Conversion Optimo's Mitchum A lovely soft Stetson 25, 195o's I'm guessing. It is a soft & supple dress felt w/o H2o stains or insect activity. Mr. Thompson retained the liner & replaced the sweat w/ a very soft russet colored roan glove leather, added the...
  7. Rick Blaine

    Horsehide Luftwaffe Flight Boots

    :arated:
  8. Rick Blaine

    A Federation Fellowship

    Many moons ago Fed III
  9. Rick Blaine

    Sweat solution

    Agreed. :eusa_doh: Talk about a markup! But would these grow as well as dental floss seems to do in Montana? [huh]
  10. Rick Blaine

    Sweat solution

    True -but almost all of those I've seen are meant to snap over the interior suspension armature of a Hard Hat & would be useless w/ a brimmed hat, eh? That is a quirky little website. They have some Christy's fur felts for less than $90 and a boatload of Scala Panamas for way cheap too...
  11. Rick Blaine

    35% off Sierra Trading 'til midnight Friday------> code: EB032613B.

    Just scored a Stetson Airway for $26 + $8 post. For some reason they have it listed as a Resistol, though the Stetson logo is clearly seen on the hatband. Not there is a cup of warm spit's worth of difference anyway.
  13. Rick Blaine

    Sweat solution

    :eusa_doh:
  14. Rick Blaine

    Sweat solution

    Just in time for spring--------> here
  15. Rick Blaine

    Vintage shop for sale on ebay

    "une nation de boutiquiers" —Napoleon Kidding, just what sprang to mind. If I were in retail, I'd be in jail (or gaol, if you please) within the day! ;)
  16. Rick Blaine

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Mybro hats UK hatter...wool or fur felt, anyone know?[huh]
  17. Rick Blaine

    Straw for someone who sweats heavily

    Having made this quest myself, I finally resigned myself to the fact that a Tilley cannot be beat for summer. And understand I tried EVERYTHING else under the sun. But no joke if wearing a minipad on your head bugs you, some joker has taken 'em, colored 'em brown & is selling the at 10x the...
  19. Rick Blaine

    Novice questions: Christys/Fed IV/Garrison

    Check out http://www.advintagefedora.de as we in the US don't have to pay VAT of 19% it is like getting free shipping. The old Hornets could/would custom Christy's for ya', but they & their successor are gone. The guys at advintage seem quite nice (never done biz w/ 'em, not yet, anyway)...
  20. Rick Blaine

    Genuine panama Stetson O.R. 7 3/8 for $68

    Here
  21. Rick Blaine

    Straw for someone who sweats heavily

    Cheap Disposable Self Adhesive Absorbent and they make me feel so pretty! :p
  22. Rick Blaine

    A couple of cheap 7 1/4 Borsalinos from an eBay rookie.

    here
  23. Rick Blaine

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Sweet Very nice. :thumb:
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