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  1. gtdean48

    Shelby's Fine Fedoras...

    I posted the work in progress photo earlier this week but wanted to follow up with the details... This is a custom made hat by Jack Walls, jwalls. It is from his select stock of aged felt blanks that he procured from a hatter that went out of business. The felt was 6 to 8 years old in 2008...
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    Repairing a hole not a rip...

    I've done my feeble search attempts to no results... sorry if this has been covered & appreciate links to existing threads... I have a goatskin civilian A-2 that has a hole in the sleeve. This is not a rip so that I have edges to work with but a hole with missing leather. It looks like the...
  3. gtdean48

    They call me the Wanderer...

    This style deserves it's own thread, IMHO... When I ordered my first custom from Art, I specified a hat like the Penney's Marathon from Sea Biscuit but I wanted a ribbon like a Stetson Playboy. Jimmy the Lid, with his bountiful library of Stetson models, educated me that there was a Stetson...
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    Where good felt hats start out...

    :offtopic: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100505/sc_afp/canadascienceenvironmentanimalbeaver
  5. gtdean48

    Stetson 100 with case 7 3/8

    I got this out of the Bay. It is a 3 inch brim with a cattleman crease. It is a regular oval 7 3/8. I had 2 7 3/8 Long Ovals try it on & said it was too tight front to back. Inside the sweatband is 7 3/8 marking. The original lister on ebay said it fit him & he was a 7 5/8 but he was...
  7. gtdean48

    1950s Stetson 3X Open Road 7 5/8 LO

    This hat is in great vintage condition. No store name, just the Stetson Company 5th Ave New York on the sweatband. Here are some shots of it when I first got it. Has a more teardrop crease in it now. 3 Inch brim... I have a Stetson 25 that I mostly wear, so this one is not getting...
  8. gtdean48

    WTB: Stratoliner Hat Box

    Looking for one in serviceable shape, doesn't have to have the guts. I can make some from the one I have. TIA
  9. gtdean48

    Crease & leave vs Crease & wear???

    Not sure this has been discussed but haven't seen it since I've been frequenting this establishment. I have a couple of hats that I got open crown that are easy to dry crease. Right now, I store them in their boxes open crown then crease them to wear & put them back in open crown. Is this...
  10. gtdean48

    Hat box repair...

    Has anybody fixed a vintage hat box that is in good order but the tape that holds the top of the lid to the sides is torn? What type of tape is this or what has been used to replace it? TIA
  11. gtdean48

    Hey Rusty!!!!

    RBH has exceeded their stored private messages quota and can not accept further messages until they clear some space.
  13. gtdean48

    Lord of the Hatters, Jay Lord that is...

    I recently landed this out of the Bay & posted in new hats thread. Figured I start a hatter specific thread since I didn't find one in my searching. Bartenders address if my limited searching skills are remiss. This is real close to the Granite color of felts coming out of Winchester...
  14. gtdean48

    Brim shaping?

    I am sure this has been covered but I didn't find anything recent but wanted to see the thoughts out there. I prefer the transition point from the front of the brim being turned down to the back being turned up somewhere at the middle of the ribbon bow or slightly behind it (right above my...
  15. gtdean48

    Pilgrim's Pride

    I didn't find a dedicated thread so I started this one. Here is my Golden Pilgrim in Argyle, 2 3/4 inch brim (edit: correctly measure from crown edge instead of sweatband edge) with 5 1/2 inch crown, 7 5/8 Long Oval.
  16. gtdean48

    SOLD**Modified Akubra Squatter 61 or 7 5/8**SOLD

    Akubra Squatter in Deep Fawn size 61 (7 5/8) with a cut down dimensional brim 2 5/8" front & back with 2 1/2" on the sides, sort of Indy style. It has a teardrop crease, not the telescope shown here... http://www.everythingaustralian.com.au/shopexd.asp?id=20 I'm looking for what I have in...
  17. gtdean48

    Current fashion tip...

    Just last week, I was reading an online mag about current fashion trends because 1 was about a leather jacket. It said to try on sizes until you find one you cannot zip up all the way comfortably & get the next larger size. I understand that this is not for wearing any layers beneath but I am...
  19. gtdean48

    Royal Stetson Open Road 7 5/8

    This hat was practically unworn when I got it & I have gently used it a few times. I wore it for the dinner in Monteagle with the hat factory loungers. aka Secret Hat Society. It is a vintage Canadian made Royal Stetson Open Road in GREAT condition. 7 5/8 with 2 5/8" brim width. Jimmy the...
  20. gtdean48

    2 Jackets on TV - Cafe Racers???

    I've seen 2 jackets on TV that I really like. One is on a show I watch, Rescue Me. Denis Leary wears it, looks like a goatskin cafe racer. The other is on a show my wife watches, Private Practice. Tim Daly wears what looks like a lambskin or goat skin cafe racer. I'm looking for a nice cafe...
  21. gtdean48

    SOLD - 1999 4X Stetson Open Road 7 1/2 Long Oval - SOLD

    SOLD **** This is a hat that I thought was vintage (it was described as vintage) but when I got it, the date stamped on the sweatband said 1999. I took it from a cattleman crease to a teardrop & have worn it only a few times. I was going to make it my foul weather hat but have since converted...
  22. gtdean48

    Gallery - Stetson Casual

    Taupe, 2 3/4 inch brim, Royal Stetson
  23. gtdean48

    Gallery - Stetson Pinnacle

    Black, 2 5/8 inch brim, dark taupe ribbon & edge binding

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