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[TimmyV]

Mailman delivered another Champ Featherweight today.. My old one is more of an darker olive/ brown felt and olive ribbon... this ones is a lighter actual brown and brown ribbons. ( I was worried that they would turn out to be the same color....I didnt really need duplicates with my limited wall space lol) Now I have two to choose from. Should make a more complementary match some of the shirts.

Was well packaged and in really nice shape but needs just a bit of tickling on the stretcher and some work on a couple wavy brim spots. Im a big fan of the Featherweights

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Nice hats...BOTH of 'em !!

 

[RickP]

Nice hats...BOTH of 'em !!

Reacon I should get a grey one too? lol

 

[Monte]

50X beaver Custum Hufvud. Fits snug but good. It does have a heck of a substantial sweat inside so that probably accounts for the snugness...even though it's a 59.5. It is very soft, reminiscent of vintage felts I've handled. Overall really pleased. Any cons would be not a fulfilling snap to the brim. Hatbox was just a shipping one-off. Very nice hat! Great customer service I should add.

 

[Monte]

Pics.

 

[RickP]

Custom from Kimmo Halme. I wanted some fun details that might not be to everyone's taste, but I love it.
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Different!

 

[RickP]

Mailman delivered another Champ Featherweight today.. My old one is more of an darker olive/ brown felt and olive ribbon... this ones is a lighter actual brown and brown ribbons. ( I was worried that they would turn out to be the same color....I didnt really need duplicates with my limited wall space lol) Now I have two to choose from. Should make a more complementary match some of the shirts.

Was well packaged and in really nice shape but needs just a bit of tickling on the stretcher and some work on a couple wavy brim spots. Im a big fan of the Featherweights

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Little bit of steaming, and this little thing is telling me it wants a center dent instead of a c crown, and it wants to snap down in front and in back.... do that and the brims is perfect. snap up in back and brim is all wonky,,, Swept don brim it is! Ive learned to watch what the hat tells me and be prepared to NOT fight it lol. About 1/2 my hats are center dent anyway... no big deal

 

[rogueclimber]

I Struck The Gold with this "Strike The Gold Again" hat from King's Umbrella Hat Co

Allan was amazing to work with and the hat is stunning and fits like a dream

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[RickP]

The new Featherweight brim behaves decently when its snapped down in front AND back. Centerdent behaves a lot better than trying to do a teardrop. I think im just going to brush some dust off and leave it alone.

 

[Monte]

That looks really natural on you. Way to go with the flow. "The earth has music for those who listen." - Shakespeare.[/QUOTE]

 

[Monte]

This is the “Thundercolt revision” of The Dakota from Agnoulita Hat Company.

To start with; Agnoulita Hats runs a great company and was a pleasure to deal with them. They have an amazing website that shows the hats from multiple angles and gives all the dimensions (I wish other companies did that!). They are upfront about their pricing and delivery schedule and ordering online was easy, plus my hat arrived 2 weeks ahead of time.

The Dakota is what I would call a Western Fedora. It is made from rabbit felt that is more on par with a Fedora weight, than a Western weight, so it’s lighter and more comfortable to wear throughout the day. The felt and hat band colors shown on the website were exactly what I received. I was also kept up-to-date on the location of the hat during the shipping and clearing customs process. The quality of this hat is well above the price I paid and I am quite pleased with my new Agnoulita Hat!

As soon as I received it, I knew I had to start about restyling it to match my character. It came with a Cattleman’s crease and turned up brim, neither fit my style. I added some profile to the sides and dropped down the front of the brim. Then I went to town on that crease, turning it into more of an Arena style crease. Now it looks like MY hat :>)

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Great shaping, and entire outfit looks sharp.

 

[Monte]

Just received my Stetson No. 1 Quality. I took the brush and some steam to it and got it into shape. It came with a cattleman crease and the brim was a little wonky.
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I put in a center crease with some pinches and straightened out the brim a little. I like it much better this way.
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Wow. That looks like a different hat. Amazing what some elbow grease, a brush, and some steam can accomplish!