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J B said:Dark brown or tawny fawn? Looks good! My own Fed IV shrank a bit too, off the top, and the front pinch has a tendency to be very "loose," and isn't nearly as stiff as it held when I first creased it. It's far from a piece of garbage, though.
I like this hat, and I want to use it for years to come, to see just how far worn out a hat can become. This will eventually assume the role as an Indy-style outdoors/beater hat. I've used it countless times for the purposes a "beater" might be used (hiking, yardwork, etc), as it is, though. But I've also gone to church wearing it, and family parties.
scottyrocks said:My Fed IV was beyond mutchering to get it somewhat back into the shape it resembled when I got it. It seemed to be the crown had shrunk a touch, and the pinch had been moved up and down to the point that the humps were bumpy. Bumpy humps.
So I soaked the hat a coupla days ago and stretched it over my block, removing the liner first, and pulling the sweat down off the block.
The differences are subtle but I'm very happy with the new bash, and it was easy to do because I wasnt fighting with what the hat wanted to do pre-reblock.
Here it is:
David - congrats on the Fed IV, you won't be disappointed There are a number tutorials on doing an Indy bash I even did a mini one here
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=812778&postcount=344
There's also this one that's been around for ages,
http://adventure-realm.com/raidersbash.html
The secret is the side dents, long and triangular...
djgo-cat-go a C-crown will pull it down the most, but a diamond will take it down somewhat too, all depends on how low you can go before it hits your head and you have to start doming it. Best advice is it try it out and see what you get - a bit of steam and you can re-bash those Fed IVs all day long
Why does top link lead to wrong place?
The mark is both 2D and 3D .
If one were to flatten out the faint crease left in the hat, one would still percieve a "line" of fur lighter than the fur around it. If one were to leave it alone, a faint edge will form on that line, showing the beginnings of the hat's original pinch.
I have tried brushing it...
I have already come to terms with the fact that this hat is sunk, as far as style. It's still pretty friggin' indestructible, so it will function perfectly as a work hat, but it will never be my go-to around town hat, especially since I took this photo of my in my Squatter, about to hit the town for a good time...
I don't know how you guys do it. You all look like the hats were custom made for your heads. The crown on my Fed. has always been too high for me. I can't seem to get it down to 4-4.25" and have it look right, no matter what I do.
Dan, if you look at posts 654 and 656 youll see that Fed IVs can be creased with different top creases, making the height more workable.
A center dent will make the crown look narrower than a C or a diamond which spreads the sides of the crown out sideways, making the hat even more massive.
So a lower crown, with a center dent could make this hat feasible for you.
Theres an member avatar here that shows him in a low-crowned Fed IV. When I find it, I'll reference it here.