This link may help you out:
http://www.hatsdirect.com/federation/index.html
The Fed IV is made from Akubra's imperial quality felt and the Fed Deluxe IV is made from heritage quality felt. Also the Deluxe has a better band. I have a deluxe and I have an Akubra Stylemaster (imperial quality)...
I'm interested in that barnyard thing too. I've smoked a good many cigars, some quite good and some not so good, but I don't think I ever noticed a hint of barnyard?
RBH,you're getting me all excited! I just shipped a Panama Bob off to Art, the magician, to reblock for me and rework for me. I was already excited about having an Art hat, but now it's even worse.
Thank you, Stoney. I like this Panama too. It's a nice looking hat.
RB, I e-mailed Ron at Hats Direct today and asked him if he could style a moonstone Fed to a C dent. He said he would have to experiment a bit because he had only done the IJ style before, but he thought he could do it. He...
I ended up buying a Fed Deluxe IV instead of the Banjo Paterson. The Fed is the same color as the Banjo I was looking at, and I love the hat. there it is in my avatar.
I received this hat in the mail today. It's a Diamente from Panama Bob. I believe I like it better than the Monticristi he sent me a few weeks ago. Also, this is my first eBay score, hat or otherwise.
Wow, RB! I like that hat! Is that a Fed or a Fed Deluxe? I have a moonstone gray Stylemaster with a black ribbon that I like very well, but that Fed is really nice, man! I also have a Fed Deluxe IV in heritage fawn, but I may have to get a moonstone Fed too. Very nice!
Niels,
I thought about trying a teardrop, but I was hesitant to tempt fate with my first open crown hat. I also thought I might ask the incredible Mr. Fawcett to make me a C crown hat before too much longer. July is bonus month at work, and I've always viewed bonus money as funny money. So...
You might take a look here:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=29646&page=25
I posted some pictures of the heritage fawn Fed Deluxe IV that I received on Monday. The color is pretty much accurate by my monitor. I took the pictures of the hat without my mug in them in daylight...
It looks like not all of this thread has made it back yet, but I posted some pictures of my Fed Deluxe IV here in the new hats thread for anyone who's interested in seeing it:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=29646&page=25
Bob
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