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Sourcing Hat Bodies Wool, Straw, Blends?
Jumping in with both feet... In an attempt to glean some more tips from some of the best minds in the business (ahhh... flattery:) ), I'm going to pose a few more questions as I prepare to try building my own hat for the first time. I've sourced raw bodies from a highly reputable US felter...- airforceindy
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- Forum: Hats
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Sourcing Hat Bodies Wool, Straw, Blends?
Spatter, you are a gentleman and a scholar! Usually (in my family, anyways) that would be followed by "and your IQ can only be exceeded by your shoe size!" But, I don't know you well enough for that...:D Thanks for sharing your research, I will be sure to give Greg a call. Barrowjh, please...- airforceindy
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Sourcing Hat Bodies Wool, Straw, Blends?
Sources for unblocked felt I've tracked down a few online sources courtesy of Google, but none of them appear (at first glance) to carry that great of a product. Is there a place that makes higher quality hoods or capelines available to 'Joe Schmoe'? I'd like to get as close to Akubra as...- airforceindy
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Learning to Love the Open Road!
Not sure what size noggin you're carrying around, Custom, but these ORs pop up quite a bit on Ebay. You have to REALLY want it though, especially if you fall into the unfortunate 7.5-7.75 (Sputnik Class) size range, because they go up FAST!!!! I have a fairly old Stetson that my local hatter...- airforceindy
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The Definitive Cavanagh Edge Primer *
I think I now see why the "to-do" about the Cav-Edge. Great explanation, Brad, thanks!- airforceindy
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"Roo Felt" Fedoras?
During my time in Australia we started eating kangaroo meat as though it were a delicacy. It was always available at the grocery or butcher, it was cheap, and a novelty to us Yankees. We didn't learn until much later that (as mentioned by Dr. Greg) they're typically only consumed by pets and...- airforceindy
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ANOTHER person makes his own hat
Brilliant posting!!! I've been wanting to do something like this for a while now, but $160 for a custom-sized block from Lamode simply did NOT sound very enticing! I'll be giving this a try, to be sure... Regards, Andy- airforceindy
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Hats are coming back big now!
Yeah, it IS a western... but a decent a hat all the same. It's a shame it got paired with a Dodge!:D Sorry, I'm rather attached to my Silverado...:p -Andy- airforceindy
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My new Federation Deluxe arrived!...uh, yay?
The Federation (and the Deluxe version) were specifically designed to be Indy hats: tall crown, dimensional-brimmed. I'm not trying to insult your intelligence here, citron, believe me! :o If you read WAY back on COW threads about the fedora, you'll find that the vast majority of the time the...- airforceindy
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The Diamond Authority
Beautiful bash job, Kiltie! I wish my AB had turned out that pretty! Regards, Andy- airforceindy
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Indy hat post em up
I can only say that my Fed Dlx matches my AB almost perfectly in color. And, theoretically, the AB is as close to screen accurate as you can get these days. Regards, Andy- airforceindy
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Adventurebilt
I ordered mine 15 September. At that time, Steve hadn't been flooded with orders (it was JUST before the ordering boom that was brought on by the official Indy IV announcement), and was emailing and posting regularly. When he isn't swamped he's a wonderfully prompt communicator, and I can...- airforceindy
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Adventurebilt
Ditto!!! Since early fall, it's become almost impossible to get hold of Steve. I had a question for him on the AB I have right now (I have another on order), and had to try 4 times. Finally, I put "FOURTH ATTEMP" in the Subject box, and got a reply the following night. He gets a ridiculous...- airforceindy
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Improvements to my AB
RBH and NonEntity, thank you so much for the high praises! I'm quite flattered, especially as a newbie in the fine art of hat bashing. As for my somewhat controversial 'hot water dunking' method, perhaps I'll try something different next time (according to JT Marcus' advice), and try not to...- airforceindy
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Improvements to my AB
Just goes to show you, I'm still learning! [huh] :D At least it didn't turn into a disaster. Any other hat, I would not have tried that without asking an exhaustive string of questions. But, with the AB's reputation for takin' a lickin' and keepin' on tickin', I thought "What've I got to...- airforceindy
- Post #17
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Improvements to my AB
Well, as much stuff as the good folks over at COW put their ABs through, you can bet your sweet butt I won't be giving mine a break! It's touted as being up for anything, and I aim to get the most out of it. I'll baby my VS, whenever i get around to getting one! Heck, for $275, it SHOULD hold...- airforceindy
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Improvements to my AB
Spellflower, I really can't speak to the quality of other beaver felts, as I simply don't have any experience with anything but the Adventurebilt. I DO know that this hat was made and sent with no stiffener in it, so that may have been a factor with it wanting to bounce back to it's original...- airforceindy
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Nice chapeau, Jerekson! Any pics of the top? Regards, Andy- airforceindy
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