I saw his hats on ebay. Very nice. He had a nice assortment but nothing in my size.Melton homburg that was listed as a bowler. This was part of a warehouse clear out of new old stock (dead stock) from a defunct New York hat store.
More listed under the Homburg Nation thread.
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Love that hat and you look great in it.
looks fantastic on you ... that is one gorgeous hat
I would imagine that the stiffness of the felt and the amazing condition are related. It should soften up with wear and handling. A naptha bath won't remove the stiffener, which is most likely shellac. Alcohol will remove shellac, but can also ruin the leather so I'd avoid soaking it in alcohol. Now, soaking your innards in some good alcohol (responsibly of course) and wearing the hat to break it in might work better.
That hat was meant to sit on your head.Looks awesome.
I saw his hats on ebay. Very nice. He had a nice assortment but nothing in my size.
I will. How do you like yours?
I'm not sure how much protection the stiffener offers, I was alluding more to the stiffness new unbroken-in Western hats often have. The great condition of your hat suggests to me it was not handled much or rreated too roughly. The felt should lose some of that stiffness just with use.Thank you, Moehawk...
Your point about the protective qualities of stiffener is well-taken. I plan to wear this fellow a lot and I reckon I’ll keep the stiffener in.
Make mine a sarsaparilla!
John Lofgren Monkey Boots Shinki Horsebuttt - $1,136 The classic monkey boot silhouette in an incredibly rich Shinki russet horse leather. 
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - $395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. 
Schott 568 Vandals Jacket - $1,250 The classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, in a very special limited-edition Schott double rider style. 
You're probably already aware of this, but for several years Akubra made the Open Road (among other styles) for Stetson for the Australian market; I don't know the exact years during which this occurred. After their partnership dissolved Akubra continued to make the hat, renamed it Campdraft, and replaced the Stetson logo with their own. That's why they're virtually identical except for the logos--they're essentially the same hat.
I believe we're of a similar mindset--there are no coincidences, everything happens for a reason. In the grand scheme of things a hat seems insignificant, but you never know.
Good to hear. Thanks for the review.
Fantastic looking hat, Robert. Like the other have said: the colours are really special.
Looks good to me!Raiders hat by John Penman, a 25 year process...
from a leather “Australian style” hat I had as a kid pretending to be Indiana Jones (I didn’t know better, I was 10)... to a generic crushable felt fedora (I was on the right track, but still young, naive, and uninformed)... to an officially licensed fur indy hat (my first exposure to fur felt hats, but later came to learn how the shape was all wrong)... to an Akubra Federation IV (about as close as you can get with production hat, but around this time had become spoiled by vintage felt, and realized that it could be better...)
...and finally this one (I think my search for the perfect Indy hat is over
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That looks like a hat to live in allright. Nice catch, Nathaniel!
