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Plastic Hat Shapers really work!
He is right TJ - with the sweat in you want your actual head size. Same thing as one size down from your block size, because of the increase for the sweat. -
Photos of hatters tools
I'll update with pdf's when I can - these iphone photos are rather small. -
Photos of hatters tools
All right, this has been an ongoing project of mine, and I have not started a real analysis, but here's a spreadsheet of 7 vintage hat rulers & their hat/head size charts. Resistol is partial because there was no further information on the ruler. Stevens, JB Mast, RP Kenyon, and... -
Photos of hatters tools
Here's a close up of Hatter4's hat ruler, which is a J.B. Mast. I've adjusted the contrast & sharpness a bit for detail of the sizing. Thanks for the photo, Oliver. I'm building a spreadsheet of the various hat/head size charts from the hat rulers I've seen, and will post it in the near future. -
Photos of hatters tools
Here's an interesting video I found searching for the AM straw hat conforming machine: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gu9H3sOcifk -
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Photos of hatters tools
I have a vague recollection of having seen an ad, but had forgotten. It looks intriguing, and I would also love to find one. I'm sure they are quite rare... -
Photos of hatters tools
I would not give the patent application very good odds... -
Photos of hatters tools
Here's the new stretcher, it is electric, and is in pretty good shape, but I can't identify a brand. The sizing is an interesting issue in light of the taper. The scale is not accurate at the bottom, but I think it is at about 3/4 the way down... -
The Conversion Corral
Thank you! I have always done them by hand. This time I used a small pair of scissors opened about 1/4 inch to mark the spots & pre punch tiny holes evenly spaced, then I used my new stitch awl. The stitch awl was also very handy in tacking down the hatband & liner. I leave one end inside... -
The Conversion Corral
Thanks guys! Not yet Terry, I have a lot to learn before that ;-) -
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The Conversion Corral
Finally getting caught up. I finished Landman's sweatband replacement tonight. I should finish Splintercellz' C&K rebuild this weekend. Just took it off the block - it upsized only a bit, and I was able to keep the same profile, brim width & crown height as the original hat. -
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Post New Hats Here!
+1, and remember that the derby resurgence in the 1950's included _soft topped_ bowlers. -
Churchill Beaver 100 Vicuna
Nice one! I did not see the auction - I'll have to tweak my saved searches. This one looks pretty soft - the one I sold Garret was pretty stiff. Great color too... -
The Conversion Corral
Joao, I wouldn't charge for the work, if that helps... -
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Photos of hatters tools
Well, everything after the colin is Mark DeCou's statement from the Etsy ad. I don't have a didactic memory, but I saw the ad and knew I'd seen a vintage example of a "pull closed" shackle. I'm glad you had one to post. -
Western, anyone?
It just needs to be very fine grit for the finishing. I bought a box of 1/4 sheets ranging from 600 to 1000 grit (maybe even higher). If you are taking off a lot of material you can use a much courser grit (I used 100 to get a raw body down to size for a build) but as with wood, you've got to... -
Photos of hatters tools
Thanks Hatter4. I knew I'd seen this before. The ad said he was seeking a patent because the design is unique: On antique hinged shackles, the hinge motion was designed to "open" the shackle so that it could be removed off of the finished brim edge. In my research, I came up with the idea of... -
Photos of hatters tools
Marc DeCou has a new design for a shackle, or is it? It seems like I've seen this before on vintage shackles. Anyone seen a shackle that swings closed with a handle like this? http://etsy.me/1pPH3wJ -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
But it is still a great felt hat at a great price.
