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Around here somewhere are stories about Akubras vs the TSA at airports. Several have had to pull their wire reed before boarding rather than surrender their hat to the TSA.
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Removing the Reed?
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That is a wow...and not in a good way.
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scottyrocks
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I have decided not to remove the reed.
I pulled it out about a inch and felt the the bottom edge of the small piece of leather that was now reedless. It was no softer or more forgiving than before. I cut off the inch or exposed wire and will let it all be.
I pulled it out about a inch and felt the the bottom edge of the small piece of leather that was now reedless. It was no softer or more forgiving than before. I cut off the inch or exposed wire and will let it all be.
CRH
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Ok, so is there any advantage to removing the wire for a hat that needs stretching like all the time? What about just cutting /clipping the wire?
