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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
The vest is Frontier Classics brand, purchased from Wild West Mercantile online (they're in Arizona). It's all cotton, machine washable and dryable. Came out of the suitcase without any wrinkles. Light and comfortable even on a sunny day in the southwestern US. :)- H Weinstein
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Thanks, Orangegrad. It really was the perfect AZ-trip hat. Oddly enough, I didn't see many AZ natives wearing "native" western hats.- H Weinstein
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Thanks, dh66. It's probably my favorite of my 9 hats. Between the hat and the vest, other visitors to the Old Tucson Studios movie/TV studio-Old West theme restoration thought I worked there :o)- H Weinstein
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Plastic Hat Shapers really work!
LOL! Who looks at every avatar? And I should have been more specific about my own Hatshaper application. One "size" (or style) doesn't fit all, literally or figuratively. I'm sure some western hats have a taper, though I prefer the straighter-sided look myself. That's one of the fun things...- H Weinstein
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Since we have a pleasantly cool morning here in Maryland today, I wore this Akubra Bobby for a walk with our Corgi puppy Shelby. (The hat is re-bashed my own way, with a home-made hatband. The photo was taken on our spring trip to Arizona, at Old Tucson Studio.)- H Weinstein
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Plastic Hat Shapers really work!
Oh, I'm not disputing anything you've said! I probably should have qualified my comments by saying that all but one of my hats are western, and for those I prefer starting with a straight-sided open crown before trying different blockings, or re-blockings. So for my purposes, the straight-sided...- H Weinstein
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Plastic Hat Shapers really work!
Yes, what Jlee562 said. I also took a leap of faith, to some extent. I'd given up on finding an affordable wood block the correct size. The Hatshapers website mentions wrapping the shaper with duct tape as a way to make it a little larger, if need be. I came up with the simple idea of covering...- H Weinstein
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Help with Akubra styles.
I did it by removing the liner from the hat first, then using a small, pointed scissor. I held the plastic away from the satin behind it, and cut very carefully, and close to the edge of the plastic and the seam where the satin liner top is stitched to the side. If you do this -- repeat...- H Weinstein
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Help with Akubra styles.
If your head touches the crown, that's probably a good reason to leave the liner in (or an alternate satin liner). As Edward points out in his post, you probably want to avoid sweat stains reaching the hat itself. If there's a hat shop anywhere hear you, you may be able to purchase a couple...- H Weinstein
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Anybody know how light-color fur-felt hats are made?
Where did you find that?!? Who even knew there WAS a Society of Dyers and Colourists -- and with their own Journal, no less! But, yes, this does mention use of a bleaching agent.- H Weinstein
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Help with Akubra styles.
Hi, Dave. Isn't this a great place for hat info? By "plastic" liner, do you mean the plastic oval at the TOP of the liner? If so, that's common, presumably as extra protection for the top of the hat from skin and hair oils. I've carefully trimmed away that clear plastic piece from the satin...- H Weinstein
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Anybody know how light-color fur-felt hats are made?
I've been told that making light pastel-colored fur-felt hats is a more complex process than with dark colors. Does anybody know why that is? Are truly light-color hats (white, silver belly, ivory, for example) still dyed, as with darker colors? Or is there a bleaching process first, to get the...- H Weinstein
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Hats on TV
Though I'd never wear one, nobody ever looked classier in a hat than Patrick McNee wearing the classic British bowler as the dapper John Steed in THE AVENGERS. I love that the photo feature says he wore his own hat.- H Weinstein
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Plastic Hat Shapers really work!
Been meaning to post this for some time. I gave up searching for a wooden open-crown hat block (too rare, too expensive!)...and then stumbled across these ABS plastic Hat Shapers online. For about $40 (with shipping) I decided it was worth the risk, so I ordered their 5-3/4" high straight-sided...- H Weinstein
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What is Your Favorite Hat Brand, and Why?
As a relative rookie, this forum taught me a great deal about hats. So, 3 years later, I own 7 Akubras and one recent-vintage "Stetson." I love my Akubras -- they're affordable, easy to work with and re-block, seemingly tough and durable. I'm sure some of the higher-priced hats are better, in...- H Weinstein
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Akubra questions
Hey, Backpacker! I've ordered a half-dozen hats from Everything Australian, including 3 Silver Spurs (the open crown without the lining, grommet-free -- very nice hat, and you can do anything you want to shape it...with either a little steam or just spraying it with water, very easy to work on)...- H Weinstein
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Western, anyone?
Nothing like a new hat! That one looks great :) Looks like you're already enjoying it.- H Weinstein
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Winchester Hat Corporation -- Making the Felt
This tour of the Winchester Hats factory is such a fascinating thread! I dug it up and reviewed it before ordering a western hat from Stratton, which is the retailing affiliate of Winchester (I forget who owns whom). Just thought this was worth bumping back up the "active thread" listings so...- H Weinstein
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Akubra Snowy River: Could someone measure hat's OPEN-crown height for me?
In case it matters to anybody, the folks at David Morgan told me the height of an open-crown Snowy River maxes out at about 5.5 inches. So I guess it's fair to call it between 5-1/4" and 5.5"...which convinced me there's not enough crown to work with. Thanks for the help, opinions and info :)- H Weinstein
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Akubra Snowy River: Could someone measure hat's OPEN-crown height for me?
Brian, that's very helpful. Disappointing, but helpful. Probably enough to make me forget about the Snowy River and look elsewhere for a white hat. Thanks!- H Weinstein
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