I do hope all is well with him!
It's interesting that I joined here after Colby Jack quit posting regularly, but in my pre-signup lurking sessions, I read many of his posts and almost felt as if I "knew" him.
Randy
She looks at home in it! [though not overly thrilled at dad snapping a photo :p ] I believe I remember seeing previous photos of her you've posted.
Randy
I already get them from time to time. Usually when wearing the most un Indiana Jones like hats.
Great life shots as usual, Lefty!
I need to do better with my photos, I just get lazy and snap something randomly awful, then feel bad about my efforts after the fact.
Just a thought... I'd bet thefedorastore.com would offer the option of an open crown. They seem to be all about factory custom, so it might be worth asking them if it's possible.
It is a larger and gratifying world when you start shaping hats to suit your taste. I find it hard to think of buying factory creased hats since becoming used to doing the shaping myself. Matter of fact, I only own one factory creased hat and it's a straw.
What sort of books do you collect...
You made a wise decision! I LOVE my Federations, well ALL of my Akubras are fantastic hats.
Just so you know, carbon grey has a lot of blue in it... like this.
[yes, I've posted this before]
Okay... I owe everyone an on head photo of the CD... I waited too long yesterday [it was a crazy day]...
My favorite casual yet tough fedora is the Akubra Federation. I've owned three of them and have worn them in all manner of weather [except snow... I live in Florida], they simply look better the more you subject them to.
Here I am in my Deluxe version on a Gulf Coast beach this past spring...
You're quite welcome! The silverbelly CD I owned was softer than either of my Federations, but not THIS soft. Though, I did notice that my last Federation was much softer and floppier out of the box than any of the other Akubras I've handled.
I can't believe how nice it feels. This hat has...
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