Western, anyone?

[glider]

You are right , not the place for this . I have studied this extensively and would differ with you but another time and place .

 

[Nathaniel Finley]

You are right , not the place for this . I have studied this extensively and would differ with you but another time and place .

Agreed.

Here’s a shot of my new-to-me 3X Stetson just to put this back on track. On the wall is a portrait of my father, brother and me done when I was a boy.

Best regards to all,
Nathan

 

[Hurricane Jack]

It just boggles my mind when I read statements like this (from the article you posted):

“Most Americans believe the U. S. “Civil War” was over slavery. They have to an enormous degree been miseducated.”

Maybe, but when it comes to the act of Secession itself slavery was such a foundation of Southern life that my forefathers did not attempt to hide it in any way, shape or form - they simply resigned from the Union and stated “SLAVERY” as the reason. And all my life I’ve heard my fellow Southern sons and daughters looking for any other explanations except slavery.

Following is the link I originally posted of the Secessionist Ordinances of five Confederate states. I don’t need any other resources whatsoever to tell me why they seceded. At all. Historical analysis? Unnecessary. The reasons for seceding are as plainly laid out as the Declararion of Independence.

https://www.civilwar.org/learn/primary-sources/declaration-causes-seceding-states

My father is from Mississippi so I am most familiar with its Ordinance. Second paragragh highlights:

“Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world....There was no choice left us but submission to the mandates of abolition, or a dissolution of the Union.”

Am I schooling anybody here? Probably not and I’m sure folks are gonna want to point out a hundred nuances and exceptions and various angles but to me the question is settled by these documents so far as Secession is concerned. Now why a common Southerner would actually go to war is a different story altogether.

That’s about all I want to say about this subject. The Civil War was too damn painful to spend any more of my day discussing. I’m going back to hats.

Best regards from Alabama.

I believe the President's original intentions were clearly laid out.

From President Lincoln's first inaugural speech, March 4, 1861:

"I have no purpose, directly or in-directly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so,"

War begins on April 12, 1861.

From Lincoln's first message to the US Congress, July 4th, 1861:

"My policy sought only to collect the revenue" (a 40 percent federal sales tax on imports to Southern States under the Morrill Tariff Act of 1861).

It would be two more yrs before the ugly issue of slavery would enter into the war.

 

[T Jones]

Agreed.

Here’s a shot of my new-to-me 3X Stetson just to put this back on track. On the wall is a portrait of my father, brother and me done when I was a boy.

Best regards to all,
Nathan

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That is one fine looking lid. Love the portrait too.

 

[Nathaniel Finley]

That is one fine looking lid. Love the portrait too.

Thanks Jones! It’s a wee bit small, I’m slowly getting it stretched out.

 

[Yahoody]

Back to hats....and breakfast. I had pancakes for breakfast. Flat ones.

 

[Desert dog]

Agreed.

Here’s a shot of my new-to-me 3X Stetson just to put this back on track. On the wall is a portrait of my father, brother and me done when I was a boy.

Best regards to all,
Nathan

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Nice portrait and hat!

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[Nathaniel Finley]

Back to hats....and breakfast. I had pancakes for breakfast. Flat ones.

Wow, fantastic hat! What is it?

 

[Nathaniel Finley]

Nice portrait and hat!

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Thank you sir! I’m trying to keep it as pristine white as possible without actually closeting the thing ...I learned a few lessons from my last vintage white 3X, which now has this unholy sweat stain on the front of it!

 

[hatophile]

Agreed.

Here’s a shot of my new-to-me 3X Stetson just to put this back on track. On the wall is a portrait of my father, brother and me done when I was a boy.

Best regards to all,
Nathan

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Very nice.

 

[Nathaniel Finley]

Very nice.

Thank you hatophile! He’s my one and only wide-brim at the moment.

 

[Yahoody]

Wow, fantastic hat! What is it?

Thank you Sir! 5"x 5", silver belly, 100% beaver I built a couple of months ago.

 

[Nathaniel Finley]

Thank you Sir! 5"x 5", silver belly, 100% beaver I built a couple of months ago.

Wow, SWEET! How long did it take to make it?

 

[Yahoody]

Wow, SWEET! How long did it take to make it?

It is pretty quick when I am in the mood. Of the dozen plus that I have made now, typically a day. If I have to ponder the shape some may be two. Hand sewing in the sweat takes more time than it should.

Much of my journey here.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/making-a-western-hat-by-hand.92987/

 

[Nathaniel Finley]

It is pretty quick when I am in the mood. Of the dozen plus that I have made now, typically a day. If I have to ponder the shape some may be two. Hand sewing in the sweat takes more time than it should.

Much of my journey here.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/making-a-western-hat-by-hand.92987/

Ahhhh, cool, this thread is you. I obviously haven’t spent any time with it yet, I certainly look forward to it now!

 

[Bamaboots]

Stetson today

 

[Desert dog]

Stetson today
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That is such a fine hat! Everything about it is perfect.

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[Bamaboots]

That is such a fine hat! Everything about it is perfect.

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Thank you, sir.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Back to hats....and breakfast. I had pancakes for breakfast. Flat ones.

Hey Yahoody: That’s pancake flat. So flat you could land an airplane on it. Looks like you got the xxlo figured out. Sweet. B

 

[Yahoody]

That’s pancake flat. So flat you could land an airplane on it. Looks like you got the xxlo figured out. Sweet

Home made 2" x 12" x 2 brim flange