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  1. John Galt

    parbuntal straw hats

    From the straw types thread: --------------8< Paribuntal (China) > Bakou straw in a wider, looser weave often used in millinery and dress hats. Baku is a body straw hat made of Philippine fiber which is exported to China, and woven by Chinese experts. It is an extremely lightweight, porous...
  2. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    The good thing is that the pics were of good quality, and will help me in my task. I also just received the euro model I found on French eBay, which helps me better understand the cutter assembly. "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  3. John Galt

    So whats so horrible about the new Stetsons anyway?

    +1 "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  4. John Galt

    Hand painted Stetson Stratoliner leather jacket size 44

    Beautiful! "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  5. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    Just lost this one - it went for $210+ Any of you folks get it? "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  7. John Galt

    parbuntal straw hats

    Bump. Received the Bailey U-rollit today. It is a beauty, and light as expected, but quite stiff with "sizing." It will be my favorite straw western (better than my Resistol Genuine Panama OR clone) when I get the brim right. I unfortunately can't shape it without steam because I am afraid...
  8. John Galt

    Post New Hats Here!

    Here is the link and a couple of cropped auction photos. This one looks like a woman's hat to me. http://bit.ly/HaKn46 "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  9. John Galt

    Post New Hats Here!

    I will advise upon receipt ;-). Yours is a much more intriguing find though. I saw a Resistol "continental" hat for sale in eBay recently that had some features in common. It was styled as a much older hat and had a pretty convincing liner design, but also had a plastic plastic protector. Did...
  10. John Galt

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    Most people think of "Sincerely" as cold also, but it actually means "without wax," and was once a closing for correspondence with close friends and family - which would have been unsealed in antiquity - rather than business acquaintances -which would have been sealed with a signet ring and wax...
  11. John Galt

    Field Chow Can

    Very nice find. Probably, you could replace the straps & screw a canvas/kevlar style outdoor seat cushion to it to make it a little easier pull to the lake ;-) "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  13. John Galt

    Post New Hats Here!

    Me too guys! I focus primarily on lightweights, but do not recognize this hat. The cloth covered leather sweat (if that is what it actually is) reminds me of a Knox Vagabond I found a while back, and my Dobbs Doublelife (being a pinhead does have some rewards). See below. I am hoping...
  14. John Galt

    Mushroom Season

    CRM, have you ever tried Shaggy Manes? I used to pick them all the time when I was a logger in far Northern California & Southern Oregon. As for the morels, they are great dried, and taste a little smoky. My mother-in-law brings me some each year, and I crumble them into soups, stews & the...
  15. John Galt

    WANTED: 1950's Western/Cowboy Hat

    I'm out. Good luck.
  16. John Galt

    WANTED: 1950's Western/Cowboy Hat

    Duplicate deleted... "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  17. John Galt

    WANTED: 1950's Western/Cowboy Hat

    Great hat, but it is nearly identical to the Open Road you rejected at $50 ;-) - just a wider brim. "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  19. John Galt

    WANTED: 1950's Western/Cowboy Hat

    This is what I think you are really looking for based on all of the above. A true 1960's low crown cowboy hat, right brim (but no binding). This should stretch easily to 7 1/8 at your local western store (or buy a stretcher & do it yourself). This is a great deal on this hat at this...
  20. John Galt

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Terry, what size is he? "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  21. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    I have to second Ole here. They are actually quite thin, and this is what Langenberg and others (see Ermatinger's book) have done to achieve that goal. It is a doffer or duffer, if I remember correctly (help me hatters, I don't have it handy). "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  22. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    I should have thought of that, but it didn't even cross my mind. I had no contemporary blocks before obtaining these, and just assumed it was for a functional reason. "Faint hat never won fair lady."
  23. John Galt

    Photos of hatters tools

    I will defer to you Ole, no better ideas from me. I said "a good filler" generically because I could not think of one that I like. As for glue, I use Titebond III for my projects, but have not used it on a block (except an ancient one that shattered in shipping and that I have not used since...

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