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[Fed in a Fedora]

New Caribou Stetsonian arrived. Quite pleased so far. Thinner than my Heritage Akubra but similar soft feel to the touch. All stitching looks even and all items look well put together.
From the box:

The above color is made a bit tan from the incandescent light from my lamp.

Initial dry shape with a flash and better lighting:

I was surprised by the quality of the hatband. Very nice. View inside:

The few while flecks are flashback from specks of dust.

Get them while you can.

Fed

 

[Bob Roberts]

New Caribou Stetsonian arrived. Quite pleased so far. Thinner than my Heritage Akubra but similar soft feel to the touch. All stitching looks even and all items look well put together.
From the box: View attachment 64517
The above color is made a bit tan from the incandescent light from my lamp.

Initial dry shape with a flash and better lighting:

I was surprised by the quality of the hatband. Very nice. View inside:

The few while flecks are flashback from specks of dust.

Get them while you can.

Fed

My favorite current production hat. Love the Stesonian block, brim width, crown height and beefy brim binding. Nice bash Fed. Enjoy wearing it.

 

[Miklo]

New Caribou Stetsonian arrived. Quite pleased so far. Thinner than my Heritage Akubra but similar soft feel to the touch. All stitching looks even and all items look well put together.
From the box: View attachment 64517
The above color is made a bit tan from the incandescent light from my lamp.

Initial dry shape with a flash and better lighting:

I was surprised by the quality of the hatband. Very nice. View inside:

The few while flecks are flashback from specks of dust.

Get them while you can.

Fed

This Hat will be put on my, "MUST GET" list . Very nice.

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[Frunobulax]

Super. I'd like to add a caribou Stetsonian to my stable before they're all gone.


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[M Hatman]

Ok......something differant for me.....an Austrian Hunt hat. Beautiful brown heather felt!! Wider brim than usual too!! P&G Habig, of Vienna Austria. Made for Brooks Brothers of New York. Original price behind the sweat of $20. Awesome felt!! Pictures do not do it justice.....browns, reds, cool coloring! Almost makes me break out yodeling........we will see what happens when I wear it around awhile............
Cheers,
M

Ps: I also piced up a really minty post Stetson Mallory Ten medium grey homburg. Apear to be early 50's....sadly It does not fit me but it will hit the sale aisle soon!

 

[Scooterz]

Old hat. I finished rebuilding it yesterday. Was it a Stratoliner? I dunno, but it has those lines. I purchased this on eBay as a beater felt to play with - over a year ago. No sweatband, no markings, no interior paper tags - just a piece of old felt shaped like a hat. It sat, waiting for me to finally pick up a 7 1/4 52 block, which happened a few weeks ago. So I gave it a naphtha bath (many months ago), reblocked it (I think the body was a 7 1/8), re-flanged it, put in a sweatband generously supplied by Tim (CaneRodMaker, AlleyKat Hats) several months ago, and put on a new ribbon I acquired on eBay many months ago. I had been wanting to do this project for a long time. Despite the mothing on the brim, it's a fantastic piece of felt, and sat atop one of my hat boxes for several months with a beautiful dry bash I'd put into it (third pic). I haven't taken it out for a test drive yet, but I got the fit right and I like the color combo. The hat itself is a very, very dark blue/green, with a matching brim binding. The original ribbon also matched, but it fell apart when I took it off prior to cleaning. It currently remains unlined, and I think I'll keep it that way. It's very thin, lightweight, and as stated before, easy to crease and shape.

Before:

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Note the mothing on the brim...
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After:

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Nice looking hat! So it was a 7 1/8 and now its a 7 1/4 after blocking? Did the sewing holes from where the sweat used to be sewn on (I assume) move up onto the crown? I can't see any. Are you adding a sweatband? Do you think one of those hat shapers would work for blocking a piece of felt like this?

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

This Hat will be put on my, "MUST GET" list . Very nice.

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Well, it was just discontinued from the Stetson line, which is why I went ahead and made the order now.

Fed

 

[Bob Roberts]

Well, it was just discontinued from the Stetson line, which is why I went ahead and made the order now.

Fed

Hey Fed. Just curious as to where u bought it?

 

[Frunobulax]

Nice looking hat! So it was a 7 1/8 and now its a 7 1/4 after blocking? Did the sewing holes from where the sweat used to be sewn on (I assume) move up onto the crown? I can't see any. Are you adding a sweatband? Do you think one of those hat shapers would work for blocking a piece of felt like this?

Perhaps a hair, but not noticeably. Reblocking one size up doesn't have much effect. I still have ~2 3/4" of brim, which is what I started with. Yes, new sweatband as it didn't have anything when I got it. The sweatband stitching is hidden by the ribbon.

Personally, I haven't dealt with the Hat Shapers, although they get good reviews here on the Lounge. But frankly, I waited a year to find the right block to do this on; I wasn't going to do it on one of those.


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[Frunobulax]

Ok......something differant for me.....an Austrian Hunt hat. Beautiful brown heather felt!! Wider brim than usual too!! P&G Habig, of Vienna Austria. Made for Brooks Brothers of New York. Original price behind the sweat of $20. Awesome felt!! Pictures do not do it justice.....browns, reds, cool coloring! Almost makes me break out yodeling........we will see what happens when I wear it around awhile............
Cheers,
M

Ps: I also piced up a really minty post Stetson Mallory Ten medium grey homburg. Apear to be early 50's....sadly It does not fit me but it will hit the sale aisle soon!

Size/pics on the Mallory? I need a grey Hommie...




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[M Hatman]

Size/pics on the Mallory? I need a grey Hommie...




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The Mallory Ten Hommie is a 7 1/4.....will be posting info soon.....really nice hat with great felt.....looks to be never worn.......really minty........I hate to get rid of it but it is not even close to my 7 1/2 to 7 5/8 size. Here are a couple of quick pictures...
M

 

[Frunobulax]

The Mallory Ten Hommie is a 7 1/4.....will be posting info soon.....really nice hat with great felt.....looks to be never worn.......really minty........I hate to get rid of it but it is not even close to my 7 1/2 to 7 5/8 size. Here are a couple of quick pictures...
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THX. My size. I'll keep a lookout. Will you list it here or on the Bay?


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[M Hatman]

THX. My size. I'll keep a lookout. Will you list it here or on the Bay?


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I will list it here......will contact you for first crack.....
M

 

[Bob Roberts]

Perhaps a hair, but not noticeably. Reblocking one size up doesn't have much effect. I still have ~2 3/4" of brim, which is what I started with. Yes, new sweatband as it didn't have anything when I got it. The sweatband stitching is hidden by the ribbon.

Personally, I haven't dealt with the Hat Shapers, although they get good reviews here on the Lounge. But frankly, I waited a year to find the right block to do this on; I wasn't going to do it on one of those.


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The hell you doin up at 4:30am? On a Saturday...?

 

[Bob Roberts]

I know! The Fruns is up trying to cut deals with you on a killer Hommie in my size and color!
Ps. He has more then enuff hats.

 

[M Hatman]

I know. The Fruns is up trying to cut deals with you on a killer Hommie in my size and color!
Ps. He has more then enuff hats.

LOL!!!!! That is about right, I think.
M

 

[BobHufford]

My wife gets another hat from the flea market. Cripple Creek Hats "Eldorado".

 

[Zombie_61]

My wife gets another hat from the flea market. Cripple Creek Hats "Eldorado"...

Nice hat, great hat band!

♪ "Up on Cripple Creek she sends me..." ♪

 

[BobHufford]

Nice hat, great hat band!

♪ "Up on Cripple Creek she sends me..." ♪

Thanks Zomb! "A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one"

 

[Chamuco]

The hell you doin up at 4:30am? On a Saturday...?

Hey Bob, be nice, normally at that time on a Saturday I am still drinking at the bar.

Have to leave after 5,30, after 5,30 there are,more police controls on the road [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]

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