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D Bar J Hats: an impromptu tour
Wow! Yeah, thanks for "taking us along" on your tour. People who love what they do also love talking about it to anyone with a genuine interest, and it's really fun listening to them share their knowledge and experience. Sounds like a perfect confluence of events that you were there when he had...- H Weinstein
- Post #19
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Western, anyone?
I used JTL's tutorial to do a double-teardrop, too -- on this Stetson. It's challenging, but fun to do!- H Weinstein
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Western, anyone?
Outback Outlet/Outback Trading has a bunch of hats which are wool felt, but they have a few which are described as "fur felt" without being more specific. I think the $15 hat is one of the fur felt ones. Just wondered if the hat might have a label with more specific info. I've seen some...- H Weinstein
- Post #1,756
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Western, anyone?
Any idea what they're made of? Bunny fur felt? The Outback Outlet website doesn't specify.- H Weinstein
- Post #1,754
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Western, anyone?
Nice band! Really does dress up the hat in a whole different way. And I like the double-teardrop, too.- H Weinstein
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Western, anyone?
Nice band! Really does dress up the hat in a whole different way. And I like the double-teardrop, too.- H Weinstein
- Post #1,747
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NPR: What Killed Men's Hats?
And LBJ often wore his Stetson, post-JFK.- H Weinstein
- Post #16
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Akubra "Boss of the Plains" creasing suggestions.
I got a BOTP last summer. Don't let the stiff brim dissuade you from reshaping it. I simply used a steam iron (with a heavy t-shirt as the buffer between iron and hat) to iron the brim dead-flat. Then I used tea-kettle steam to soften it up and add a slight curl on the sides and a slight dip in...- H Weinstein
- Post #10
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Do any of the hat-makers here sell satin liners?
The only problem with hatsupply.com is their minimum order of $28 (+ shipping). That means having to buy 7 or 8 liners if you only need a couple. I actually asked this question a while ago, and one of the hat-makers here at FL replied with a post saying he would sell liners, but then he...- H Weinstein
- Post #6
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Do any of the hat-makers here sell satin liners?
Good morning! I'm in need of a few (3 or 4) spare/replacement satin liners. I wondered if any of the hat-makers/restorers here in the Lounge sell them separately..? An online search turned up little or nothing. Same unsuccessful result from contacting various hat-makers via their websites...- H Weinstein
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I am impatient...show your Leisure Times!
Here's a Silver Spur I did for my wife. Other than the brim being too wide, the overall shape and proportions seem pretty close to the simple style of the Redford hat.- H Weinstein
- Post #34
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I am impatient...show your Leisure Times!
I'm figuring that 4.12" crown height spec describes the LT in its standard shape. Working with a half-dozen other hats and reshaping the crowns, I generally find that popping one back out to an open crown gains you at least an extra inch (or more) of height to work with. Is that enough to do...- H Weinstein
- Post #33
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I am impatient...show your Leisure Times!
Thanks, ShadedDude. That's useful to know. RE: an earlier comment above, just how tapered IS the LT? And do you think there's enough hat for a 4" or so telescope crown re-bash a la the Redford hat? Thanks again :)- H Weinstein
- Post #31
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I am impatient...show your Leisure Times!
Hmmph. Good points to consider.- H Weinstein
- Post #29
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I am impatient...show your Leisure Times!
Will an Akubra Leisure Time brim hold a western curl? For any Akubra Leisure Time owners out there: I'm thinking of ordering a black one, in order to turn it into something like Robert Redford wore in BUTCH CASSIDY, with just a slight upturn on the brim. Do y'all think the LT brim is stiff...- H Weinstein
- Post #26
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Hannibal Heyes Hatband ("Alias Smith & Jones")
I figured you'd enjoy seeing the finished product. I even wore it last weekend for my first horseback ride in 25+ years (with a nice woven leather stampede string to keep it on my head). Yes, please do post pics of your Adam Cartwright-inspired hat. :)- H Weinstein
- Post #10
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Dogs and Hats
I love those old ads from the MAD MEN days where one pictures tells a story! (I can just see Don Draper making a presentation to the client...) I almost always wear a hat when walking my two Corgis.- H Weinstein
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Hannibal Heyes Hatband ("Alias Smith & Jones")
ATT: Sam Craig...Heyes hatband follow-up Hey, Sam. After our exchange about the ALIAS SMITH & JONES hatbands a couple of weeks ago, just thought I'd show you how the kit I ordered from the nice lady in Kentucky turned out. It took me about 90 minutes to put the thing together, not hard to do. I...- H Weinstein
- Post #8
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Akubra Snowy River Very Stiff - what to do ??
I have 5 Akubra westerns and a 4X Stetson, and I had the same issue: too stiff to wear comfortably when they arrived. So I followed the advice offered here and gently pummeled and crunched 'em while watching TV. I learned that good fur felt hats like Akubras can take quite a bit of abuse without...- H Weinstein
- Post #6
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Hannibal Heyes Hatband ("Alias Smith & Jones")
Hi, Sam -- Even with remedial computer skills (that's me!), posting pics isn't hard to do. You don't even need to sign up for a specific photo-hosting site or account. Just go to www.tinypic.com. Once there, you'll see a box inviting you to upload images and videos. Assuming your pics are...- H Weinstein
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