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Yeah.. those unreeded sweats do tend to be comfortable.
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
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TimmyV
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Starting the weekend off right with a Dobbs Hankachif felt fedora in Walnut with a Chocolate Brown TAR with windcord and one of my personal favorites, an unreeded sweatband.
Joe Mc Carthy posted a Hank-A-Chif felt from Biltmore yesterday. I find it interesting that both brands had their own version of this light weight felt. I wonder who came first...the chicken or the egg ? lol.
Joe Mc Carthy posted a Hank-A-Chif felt from Biltmore yesterday. I find it interesting that both brands had their own version of this light weight felt. I wonder who came first...the chicken or the egg ? lol.
RickP
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One of the other Stetson cowboy conversions. No need for anything to languish unworn in the closet... Just make it more wearable and get it out in the sun!
VoodooSan
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Very nice score, Timmy!!
VoodooSan
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Oooooooo, nice one, Don! Very stylish!
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Campdraft in Montreal
RickP
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Just a little observation with cowboy hat conversions..... I usually do a serious alcohol bath to remove most of the stiffener/ shellac. I usually get the hats quite a bit softer, but have noticed that due to the thicker felt on a cowboy hat, they dont seem to show wrinkles and creases as much as a thinner dress felt.. It usually has a nice smooth appearance. Someday Ill have to try pouncing / sanding a cowboy hat down to a dress felt thickness and see how that works. Only real negative of the thicker / heavier felt that I see is that it IS warmer on the head in hot weather.
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That is a beauty, Tim
Crown Royal
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A mid-80 degree summer day, the perfect weather to get the band back together. Today, I am wearing my Knox Custom. Based on the inner labels, this hat was made in the 1960s for Raleigh Haberdasher, a high end, local men's and women's apparel store based in Washington, DC. Raleigh Haberdasher opened in 1911 and closed in 1992. This hat is a great choice regardless of whether you're on a mission from God or just cruising around town in an old Mount Prospect police car.
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This was the inverse. He was the only original member on stage.
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All this talk about Hankachif felt...
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Hankachif cross country. Very cool.
TimmyV
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This morning I'm wearing a Stetson Stratoliner that was in pretty bad shape when I found it. The sweatband was rotted away from the hat about half way around and the liner was completely missing. For $15.00 I took a chance on this old beater. I added a new sweatband and liner from Etsy and couldn't be happier with how it turned out !
TimmyV
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Up until a few days ago I had never heard of Hankachif felt. Pretty neat to see several examples from different hatmakers.
Nice hat sir !!
RickP
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Taking a little grey 5x Beaver Brand hat out for coffee this morning
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Thank you. I found this several years ago and had only seen a couple on the FL at the time. They do seem to be sprouting lately.
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Still a great line up. Amazing what a little sunshine can do. I’m going with the Borsalino Rutenio this week.
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