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[belfastboy]

Haha! I live close by and work in Mariposa. I’d love to have a full functioning hatter in the area if you make a go of it.

Just think of the postage you would save!

 

[Central Valley hatter]

Haha! I live close by and work in Mariposa. I’d love to have a full functioning hatter in the area if you make a go of it.

It’s been fun so far I have only done derby’s for myself and a couple of friends who’s head size are big like mine. So we could wear them for are ECV doins .

 

[deadlyhandsome]

It’s been fun so far I have only done derby’s for myself and a couple of friends who’s head size are big like mine. So we could wear them for are ECV doins .

Cool. I don’t drink so the Clampers never happened for me. Currently I send all my hat work out of state.

 

[Central Valley hatter]

I hope to make a go it . Just been looking for more info and knowledge taking the time to learn.

 

[Matt_SFL]

What’s the brim size of this fedora ? looking to buy similar

 

[belfastboy]

1 3/4"

 

[dkstott]

About the same size as the last few hats that you've asked about.

What’s the brim size of this fedora ? looking to buy similar View attachment 291289 View attachment 291288

 

[deadlyhandsome]

What’s the brim size of this fedora ? looking to buy similar View attachment 291289 View attachment 291288

Haven’t we recently seen this same photo? It looks like the hat doesn’t fit the wearer...looks to be too large a size for him. Go look at the Show Us Your Stingy Brim thread as there is lots of information there if you’ll put in a bit of effort. Good luck.

 

[FlyFishing]

I know they are a newer style than what this page is for, but does anyone know the difference between the Resistol 707, 880, 990, and 737? I have a 707 and 880 in hand in near mint condition and the only difference I can pick up is color and liner and one is 5x the other 3x. Everything else seems identical to my untrained eye. The 737 I have is new in box with the original $22 price tag still on it, and the major difference is the crease of the crown. I've not had a 990 in hand but from pictures it looks the same as the others.

Thank you!

 

[Frunobulax]

I was told there would be no math.

 

[Snowman]

I was told there would be no math.

I’m out if we have to do math.

 

[Zombie_61]

I was told there would be no math.

I thought they said "meth". Did I hear it incorrectly?

 

[Frunobulax]

I thought they said "meth". Did I hear it incorrectly?

'ere!

 

[Zombie_61]

'ere!

Ah. Damned tinnitus.

 

[FlyFishing]

I know they are a newer style than what this page is for, but does anyone know the difference between the Resistol 707, 880, 990, and 737? I have a 707 and 880 in hand in near mint condition and the only difference I can pick up is color and liner and one is 5x the other 3x. Everything else seems identical to my untrained eye. The 737 I have is new in box with the original $22 price tag still on it, and the major difference is the crease of the crown. I've not had a 990 in hand but from pictures it looks the same as the others.

Thank you!

Forgot to add the 737 is also 5x and they are all kitten finish (it seems all their fedoras were in the 60s and 70s).

 

[jdouglasj]

My question is, what determines whether a hat is stiff or soft?

I have purchased hats from a couple of custom shops. In one shop, all the fedoras are crushable. They have the look and feel like so many fedoras in old films, which never look stiff. But in shops that specialize in cowboy hats, the fedoras this second shop sells are much more rigid, and in that sense more like a cowboy hat.

Both shops are working with the same 100% beaver.

 

[jlee562]

My question is, what determines whether a hat is stiff or soft?

I have purchased hats from a couple of custom shops. In one shop, all the fedoras are crushable. They have the look and feel like so many fedoras in old films, which never look stiff. But in shops that specialize in cowboy hats, the fedoras this second shop sells are much more rigid, and in that sense more like a cowboy hat.

Both shops are working with the same 100% beaver.

Shellac.

 

[belfastboy]

My question is, what determines whether a hat is stiff or soft?

I have purchased hats from a couple of custom shops. In one shop, all the fedoras are crushable. They have the look and feel like so many fedoras in old films, which never look stiff. But in shops that specialize in cowboy hats, the fedoras this second shop sells are much more rigid, and in that sense more like a cowboy hat.

Both shops are working with the same 100% beaver.

There are two different weight classes of beaver felt....dress weight which fedoras are made from and then the heavier western weight for the western market. I may be off by a bit but dress weight is usually around 140 grams while western weight anywhere from 180 to 220 grams. As well western hats are made to be more robust, hard wearing and durable in the odd chance they are actually used out on the range where the get the crap beat out of them. Then as others suggest is the question of shellac. Stiffness/hand of the felt is something that each individual hatter brings to the art & craft of his hat making. And to complicate the issue there is the stiffness of the felt itself as it comes from the factory. It can vary from batch to batch.

 

[Matt_SFL]

Can someone give me a list of websites to buy fedoras from cuz I’m tired of always using the same ones...just was wondering what others are using that I might not know about thanks

 

[HuangCheng]

I have picked up some catalog to learn about fedora history,
But never see any dress hat like whippet on it ,
Where I can see whippet in a catalog?