David Conwill
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theinterchange said:Any suggestions on how to get rid of 'em?
If it's worth it, send it to a hatter and have it re-blocked.
-Dave
theinterchange said:Any suggestions on how to get rid of 'em?
David Conwill said:If it's worth it, send it to a hatter and have it re-blocked.
-Dave
theinterchange said:You know, I added "anything short of sending it for a reblock", but I deleted it from the post.
Randy
theinterchange said:A while back, I won a very nice 1960-something Resistol Krushable off eBay. The seller sent it to me in a box that was too small for the hat and flattened the darn thing. When I received it, I honestly didn't feel like fooling with it, so I popped the crown out and put it in a box.
The last few days, I've been trying to do something to get the deeply set folds and creases out. I have steamed it, gave it a good stiff brushing, fiddled with it by hand... nothing seems to get them out.
Any suggestions on how to get rid of 'em?
Randy
Yeps said:This may or may not work, but I think it should. Take out the liner (if there is one, and flip up the sweatband, then fill the open crown with water and let it sit for a while.
David Conwill said:Well, if it's not worth a re-block. Maybe fill up the tub and dunk it, then let it dry very slowly in the shape of your choice?
-Dave
Pusiek said:Hi everyone (or at least everyone reading this thread),
It's a pleasure to join The Fedora Lounge.
As I want to buy Akubra Fed IV (carbon gray), I am wondering, if anyone of you could compare the sizes of Fed IV and Christy's Adventurer? I know that sometime the same size (in my case 60 cm) could be slightly different depending on a hatter and I don't want to order it from Australia just to find out, that it's a wrong size (I suppose that there is no Akubra retailer in the UK, or to be more precise Akubra retailer selling Fed IV hats). I had Adventurer size 60 cm and I know, that it was a perfect fit; sadly I didn't like the Adventurer itself.
I would much appreciate any help in that matter.
Piotrek
And go slowly. It took me several days to stretch my Resistol up one size. You just wet it down, tighten up the stretcher, and wait. Rinse and repeat until the job's done. Patience is a virtue.Aureliano said:. . . .Use caution.
Mr Vim said:Edit: I have also purchased a hat jack... now watch by some strange turn of events the hat fits perfectly. Ah well, who cares.