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[thunderw21]

An old Borsalino, size 7 1/8. Interesting brim edge treatment and looks like there was once some kind of a badge glued to the 'bow'.

Anyone want to venture a guess as to the age?

 

[Chepstow]

thunderw21, very nice find, looks really good! My Congrats!

 

[mikeg]

Here is my new Fed IV Deluxe. I like the color, although it is a little darker than I thought it would be. I really could use some feedback on the bash job. First time I have tried it! I want a tear drop look with a center dome kind of like this one:

but I can not seem to get the center dome to come up. Anyway, here is what I have so far.

unbashed

front view

side view

on my head

Any feedback would be great!

Mike

 

[jbucklin]

Mike,

Spray the top of the crown and then push it all the down to your ears. Your noggin will give it the dome shape.

 

[Aureliano]

Or follow this instructions from the master JTL.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?38228-Teardrop-Workshop&

 

[job]

Looks good so far. Get a dome started then set the hat on a lamp without the shade on it so the hat sets on the light bulb.

 

[ecorrigan]

mikeg, those are some beautiful lids! I'm jealous. I'd love to have the one you're wearing in the picture!!!!

 

[jbucklin]

Oh yeah, be sure to use distilled (or at least filtered) water. When you push the hat down on your head you can work the upper/outside edges of the crown with your fingers. Do this while looking in a mirror.

 

[DJH]

Penman, with strange Easter Bunny dude

 

[RBH]

Great hat David, but man.... I thought that was a long eared armadillo!

 

[tealseal]

Three new hats...

...sort of. I only got the chance to post them now, even though I've had them for about a month. So:

Cervo. Weird sort of color, sometimes grey, sometimes green.

Then a black Magill Robert Hall, fresh back from ribbon replacement.

And, finally, my first ever cap. It's a Dobbs.

Cheers!

 

[DJH]

Great hat David, but man.... I thought that was a long eared armadillo!

Hmm, you might be right. It seems there isn't much work for armadillos around here, so moonlighting as the Easter Bunny is not out of the question.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

Hmm, you might be right. It seems there isn't much work for armadillos around here, so moonlighting as the Easter Bunny is not out of the question.

I certainly hope you are not going to cut holes in that new hat so the Bunny can put his ears through it....

 

[Aureliano]

Welcome to the Lounge tealseal. Could you post an inside shot of the Cervo?

 

[DJH]

I certainly hope you are not going to cut holes in that new hat so the Bunny can put his ears through it....

Maybe I could borrow Ale's hole making tool and make some really large size vent holes?

 

[Aureliano]

Maybe I could borrow Ale's hole making tool and make some really large size vent holes?

:eeek: lol

 

[tealseal]

Cervo

Welcome to the Lounge tealseal. Could you post an inside shot of the Cervo?

Thanks for the welcome, Aureliano. Here are cell-phone shots of the inside of the Cervo. The wrinkles on the sweat are a result of the hat not being completely worn in yet, combined with me haphazardly removing the aftermarket lining.

As it came:

Close-up of the label:

With the liner I had put in to avoid brylcreem contamination of the felt:

 

[Aureliano]

Thanks, very nice and interesting sweatband.

 

[Chepstow]

David and tealseal, very nice Hats! my congrats too the New one and Welcome to the Lounge tealseal!

 

[rlk]

Derby Cap

Adjustable buckle strap concealed behind brim snap on front.