Akubra rebuild. I rebuilt it with materials from a modern wool Stetson Whippet. Hat band, brim binding, sweat, liner, all came from the wool Whippet.
Hank:
I remember a good friend of mine who sold hat conversions on eBay. From time to time he would come across some old Western hats that were dirty, had holes at the pinch, and he would would reblock them and put in new sweats and sell them as distressed. People scooped them up. He said the dirtier...
Yessir they do. And to think that people can save themselves some good money by wearing their hats around outside for work and other outdoor activities if they want that naturally distressed look. There's a good amount of character to hats like that.
I'm really glad you like the hat. It was great working with you buddy. I didn't know you had that hat for 25 years, though. I can only imagine how many adventures you and that hat shared together over the past 25 years, and now a new adventure begins.
Wear it well buddy, and thanks again! It...
Wearing this fine whopper-jawed and wrinkled up Dobbs 20 again today. I'm still debating on whether or not to smooth out the open crown and redoing the crease. I may do that sometime down the road. For now, I'm leaving it as is. I kinda like it this way. The felt, the color, the snap brim, all...
A generous Lounger friend rescued this poor neglected 3X Resistol and gifted it to me. The plan for this one is to give it a total makeover. I don't know who put the feathered band on this Resistol, but it's gone!
No Resistol deserves to be treated like this. I've lost all faith in humanity...
Wearing this Resistol again today without the featherband. Underneath the feathers was a nice little surprise. These little Resistol pins seem to be somewhat hard to come by.
With the featherband...
I'll reuse the 2 cord ribbon...
2 cord ribbon and Resistol pin...
"Resistol"
"Best...
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