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  1. belfastboy

    Wolfbrae Custom Hatters

    I find it interesting how orders come in waves. After not making a Bowler in over 2 years I have been commissioned to make 3 in the last month. First a brown, then a purple and yesterday my customer picked up his retirement gift to himself....a traditional black. Felt is Usst (Ukraine)...
  2. belfastboy

    Rule of thumb for hat ribbons?

    It is looking like Petersham ribbon as it appears to have the scalloped edges. Men's hatting ribbon has a straight woven edge. Both are called grosgrain but Petersham is generally used by milliners on hats for women. The woven edge is used on men's hats.
  3. belfastboy

    What’s to like about where you live?

    The one big thing we have learned in our 50 years together is that my wife are 'home' where ever we are. I guess we are like turtles, we carry our home on our back or at least with it. We are natural 'nesters', recreating home wherever we happen to be, in whatever living situation we happen...
  4. belfastboy

    What’s to like about where you live?

    The first time we visited Winthrop, Twisp, and the Methow Valley was just as day trips. I would take my wife on mystery road trips for the day. This first time was to Winthrop for an ice cream cone, then back home. Lovely little town.
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    What’s to like about where you live?

    From 2014 to late 2019 we toured the US west in our motorhome. Everything to the west of the spiral binding on our Rand McNally. Well we missed Nebraska and Kansas...(tornado season!) We stayed out of 'cities'....anything over 50,000 people was too big for us. The list of places we fell in...
  7. belfastboy

    Rule of thumb for hat ribbons?

    Is it vintage grosgrain? I have 8000 yards of vintage but running low on anything 24 ligne and up.
  8. belfastboy

    Movie hats

    I was only 6 or 7 at the time.....I had a big crush on my Grade 1 teacher as well.
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    Rule of thumb for hat ribbons?

    Vintage ribbon above 1 3/4" is very very hard to procure.
  10. belfastboy

    Movie hats

    Everyone had a part in Gunsmoke at some point. I had a huge crush on Miss Kitty!
  11. belfastboy

    Used tools

    So far I have been satisfied with WalshDesign3D blocks. They work well and the price is great.
  13. belfastboy

    Used tools

    RA uses the inferior grade PLA plastic in his blocks and that filament is prone to shrinkage over time. Be cautious. as PLA has very low resistance to heat.
  14. belfastboy

    Paul Newman's jackets in movie "Slap Shot"

    I am old enough to have been around in the 1970's and I can say for sure your comments are valid. I owned two of them.....shiny and plastic like would describe them
  15. belfastboy

    Movie hats

    Never having worked in the industry I have no idea but I think it safe to assume so. All the movie work up here is through the various unions. If I remember correctly they chose Vancouver as Altman wanted that dark, rainy, wet appearance for the look of the film.
  16. belfastboy

    Movie hats

    one of the first movies shot up here in Vancouver.....later to become "Hollywood North". It was a great movie where many of my underemployed actor friends got well paying gigs!
  17. belfastboy

    Hat band leather wrinkled and stiff

    A good leather cleaner and then a conditioner to soften. Put the hat jack into the hat but just until it is taut not tight. If you attempt to stretch it in its dry state you risk tearing it. If it is a cheap hat/cheap leather (i.e. "genuine" or reconstituted leather) you may not be able to...
  19. belfastboy

    Ask a question, get an answer

    I have limited experience but with two that I have owned (purchased used) ...the wire seems to have a mind of its own. The wire seems to have a memory and even after much coaxing wants to revert.
  20. belfastboy

    Used tools

    If you are on a tight budget probably your best bang for the buck is to buy 3D printed blocks and flanges. Check out WalshDesign3D on Etsy.com He makes great items at great prices. As well he uses higher grade filament than most other 3D printers. Millinery Whse has a few vintage wooden...
  21. belfastboy

    Worn slick areas in a hat

    Hard to say without pictures. Could it be the nap of the felt is worn off? Could you use a small wire brush to raise the nap gently?
  22. belfastboy

    Vintage Borsalino Gray Beaver Felt Fedora Hat 1940s / 1950s Size 7 3/8

    Do some research, and your price will be then based on actuals. You increase your chances of selling if the price reflects the market. Sometimes selling things requires a little bit of work on the part of the seller. But $400 is a start and now you can gauge the response.
  23. belfastboy

    Vintage Borsalino Gray Beaver Felt Fedora Hat 1940s / 1950s Size 7 3/8

    Check the Classified ads here to get an idea. Use the Google search "Fedora Lounge, Borsalino" or check the history of Borsa sales on Ebay. This will give you a range. Without it stating its beaver content the provenance/quality of the hat could be suspect. Or attach a price and see if...

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