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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

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Thanks Stefan!
I just rubbed the oil into the straw of the brim with my fingers. The crown wasn't stiff and dry, so I left it alone. The difference in the pliability was almost immediate. The straw quickly absorbed the small amount I first applied (about 1/4 teaspoon) so I applied about the same amount several hours later, paying attention to getting the woven edge.
The unsettling creaking sensation it gave when bending down the brim is gone, as is the cardboard-like feel and "thonk" as the brim snapped into place. It now seems to have all it's vitality restored.
John, thanks. It's a great tip. Gotta try it sometime. I am very interested in the art of luring hats; it's not something I can find much information about, but seems to have been a vital part of hatmaking.
 
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An old companion, workhorse of a hat, 1900s No.1
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Wonderful, Justin. Great shape and lovely brim curl.
 
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Thanks Stefan!
It is a homburg, one that I made the mistake of trying to iron the curl out of.
I put the curl back in with a flange I bought later. It didn't have as pronounced of a curve and curl as some of my burgs, that's why I thought I could get away with it. Turned out the exposed brim stitching and the line of darker felt formerly hidden from the sun was unappealing to me.
Frankenburg?
 
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Thanks for all of the "be well!" wishes yesterday. Whatever I got... it ain't flu. I still feel crummy, but it could be exponentially crummier.

And we have some snow. It's not the sticking kind. But any of what Jim calls the White Death is better than none at all.

Pilgrim.
Relying on its Cushion Comfort and the snow to make me feel betterer.

Happy Tuesday.
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Don't know about you, but that hat made me feel better right away!
 
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