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  1. John Galt

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    It's a tool for cutting sweatbands from a strip of leather. http://www.jwhats.com/manufacturing.html You would still need to attach the reed tape. There is a YouTube video somewhere of JW's late wife doing this. "Faint hat never won fair lady"
  2. John Galt

    Turquoise/Native American jewelry

    Thanks. It is rather large, and I think it is very well done.
  3. John Galt

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    For the right price ($$) JW will sell you a sweatband cutter and you can make your own sweats to your own specifications, using the leather of your choice. I'll bet he'd make you a dozen or more thin ones though, if you asked and bought the right leather.
  4. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    Finishing yours is top priority right now. I also received the ribbon you'd asked about for the other project. Sadly, I read in an article that Ted & Marie burned many old blocks & flanges as firewood when they downsized from a larger operation. They regretted it later per a quote from Ted in...
  5. John Galt

    Western, anyone?

    Looks very turn of the century to my eye with the down sloped front & side dents.
  7. John Galt

    Western, anyone?

    Dogman, consider turning it on the block and putting a grommet where the glue was, and in the opposite side. Ermatinger describes this. I did it once, with a pretty good results, on a ruined Ritch Rand OR clone.
  8. John Galt

    Western, anyone?

    Nay, that doesn't work. The crown of a larger hat won't properly fit in the opening of a smaller flange.
  9. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    Thanks Oliver, and everyone else. It was TopHatters in San Leandro, California, and I'm still a little amazed it all worked out. Ted and Marie Lee started in 1947 only 9 days after they were married and operated continuously until 2012 when she died, 65 years later. It's a great love story...
  10. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    No two tones. It really was the Mother Lode. This is only part of what I got. Bought that two-tone grosgrain for your hat, but when it arrived, the white stripe down the middle of the natural color grosgrain was reflective paint. Not suitable for a good hat. Maybe it could go on your pant...
  11. John Galt

    Turquoise/Native American jewelry

    Thanks Alan, I kind of happened on these. I don't know much, but I knew I liked them. I guess now I am a collector, and I had better get the book, and a jeweler's glass.
  13. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    National Hatters Supply Co. Name-O-Grammer
  14. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    Found in the bottom of a cabinet (really) full of vintage ribbon, when I got it home and finally opened it today. I had just strapped it closed and loaded it because it was "all frosting." Now I feel like I found a golden egg at the bottom of a bucket of silver eggs. More from the same...
  15. John Galt

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    I'm a big fan of JW's sweats, but they are not the ultra thin style you are looking for.
  16. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    Hand tools purchased yesterday from a hat shop that closed in 2012 after running continuously for 65 years. These slip sticks, other hand tools (and much more) are now (finally) mine. I just wish I could have met the owners. It was a lot of work, but a day I will remember for the rest of my life.
  17. John Galt

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    +1. I am not sure about the sweatband either. I seem to recall that Art Fawcett was chasing some down thin kangaroo leather sweats a lá Champ Featherweight, for use on his ArtLite hats. I don't recall reading about the end result, but he may well have sourced them.
  19. John Galt

    Western, anyone?

    Yes, a hat can be flanged on a block one size up. It just makes for more work after flanging.
  20. John Galt

    Turquoise/Native American jewelry

    Tim ???, same as above. $75 These are all on real quality leather laces. All real sterling & stones.
  21. John Galt

    Turquoise/Native American jewelry

    Same mark on back as the last. $98
  22. John Galt

    Turquoise/Native American jewelry

    Turquoise. Looks like"Bonanza" marked on the back. Can't make out the other mark. $98
  23. John Galt

    Turquoise/Native American jewelry

    2. Can't make out the artist: Looks like "Tim Cueto"? This was marked as turquoise, but looks like Black Onyx. $80.00

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