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  1. Yahoody

    Homage watches?

    I'm an admitted watch geek. We lived for 30 years in an area where new Rolexes were common. I worked and traveled in an industry were vintage Rolexes were more common than new. And I liked spotting nice watches in use. So first it was always a game for me to spot the fakes. Then it was, is...
  2. Yahoody

    Homage watches?

    I like the older style and simple watches. That is a neat watch. Just don't need them made up as "vintage". A friend just bought this one. A beautiful watch! But a much better watch I'd suspect than the Seiko based homages I started the thread with.
  3. Yahoody

    Homage watches?

    Please, lets see your Smith's? As I mentioned previous I seldom wear a watch these days. But now over a week with the Homage. My wife borrowed it half way through that time. I've been wearing my 1980s Sub. Sub still keeps almost prefect time. Her new watch is a few seconds down for the...
  4. Yahoody

    Homage watches?

    Nice watch Mike! We stacked hay most of the day yesterday. My wife in her "new" MilSub homage and me in some subpar, plastic, gizmo, quartz watch. Really looking forward to getting delivery of my own Homage that won't get pilfered by my local miscreant :) Fun shopping around for one either...
  5. Yahoody

    (KNIVES) Let's see some sharp pointy objects

    I thought I had posted this prior but guess not. My tactical Q-Tip. A most impressive folder out of many I have used and carried. A true one hand folder opening with a "flicker" and closing with the push button "dead bolt" lock. And a quick as any auto knife I own while being stronger than...
  7. Yahoody

    Homage watches?

    If you shop right $2K will still get you a Rolex. By any definition they are still superb time pieces. But @ $2K any number of superb watches are easily available. >I have been working on watches myself. It is truly not that hard. Nice skill to have! I have seen some well-trained watch...
  8. Yahoody

    Homage watches?

    >When making homages of older watches i think they should look as new. I get that. Having several older Rolexes with yellowed lume and having had Rolex rebuild them to new. At first, I thought that was pretty cool. Now decades later and the value of the rebuilds less than half of what they...
  9. Yahoody

    Homage watches?

    If anyone had told me I would be impressed by a "fake" watch at any time in the past I would have laughted at them...and maybe been a little insulted :) The "homage" watches aren't intended to decieve you into believing it is a Rolex. These are just a recreation of a good watch for pennies on...
  10. Yahoody

    THE SUNBODY ASSOCIATION

    I used to buy the Akubra 2nds and returns cheap @ David Morgan when I lived closer. They were shocked I'd buy some hats just to rip the sweat out and put it in another hat. Never for a Sunbody however. Cheaper to just buy a new Sunbody :) These days I have a box of nice new leather sweats...
  11. Yahoody

    THE SUNBODY ASSOCIATION

    I have not. But I have put them in a hat stretcher many times when soaked. Easy to get a couple of sizes bigger and not hurt the hat using a decent hat stretcher.
  13. Yahoody

    Let's see your mechanical watches

    Been awhile since I have worn a 5513. I had forgotten just how easy they are to wear. Outstanding value IMO. https://www.rwatchco.com/product-page/milsub-seiko-mod
  14. Yahoody

    H’oly Grail Westerns and Fedoras

    >If the 7X CBs mold like clay, this 5X CB is thinner, finer, and molds like butter. Interesting comparison. I built a number of hats from Winchester's 100 beaver. Not all the 100% felts are the same by any means. And I am probably wrong as it has been a year or two since I did the last one...
  15. Yahoody

    Western, anyone?

    >In the earlier photo, the men wore their hats pushed up high on their foreheads or even higher and above their hairline They did that for the photos. Getting a photo taken was a BIG deal back in the day. Everyone wanted to be seen, not look like some yokel with their face hidden. No one...
  16. Yahoody

    H’oly Grail Westerns and Fedoras

    >Then I went to beaver Stetson resistol and kept trying to get to the higher end stuff. Never got over 200x. The cowboy wearers have no knowledge or understanding of what a good hat is. :rolleyes: Oh, My :D Interesting conversation. I think Brett sums up most of it. He and I disagree on...
  17. Yahoody

    Boss of the Plains?

    1882 on the XIT in Texas. Something for everyone in this photo. But few, Stetson, short brimmed, Boss of the Plains. Makes me rethink that idea all together,
  19. Yahoody

    Western, anyone?

    Stetson's Boss of the Plains (and a 3 or 3.5" brim) always gets a lot of credit for actual pre 1890's vintage cowboy hats. Not often you see so many big brimmed hats in an old photo. Many of the hats in the photo look like they could 4" and up to me.
  20. Yahoody

    Western, anyone?

    XIT, Texas, 1882.
  21. Yahoody

    THE SUNBODY ASSOCIATION

    At 100F+ it is nice to first have a clean water trough ;)
  22. Yahoody

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    When it is 100+F? First clean out the water trough :)
  23. Yahoody

    Show us your Guns!

    SAMMI spec for 45 ACP +P is set at 23,000 psi. 45SMC is 32K psi. You'll need rifle primers and a fully supported chamber for those. Good read here: https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/the-450-smc-a-potent-practical-defensive-cartridge/ Good luck with your project.

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