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    Help With Custom Hat Order

    No, you're right, but I haven't had any problems with any of the custom hatters I've dealt with. One time Mike at Northwest didn't have any straw bodies in my size, but that was about it.
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    Help With Custom Hat Order

    I just discussed this very topic with Mikael at Hufvud for a hat he's making me. Maybe he's someone you'd want to speak with. Bright guy.
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    Movie hats

    Some of the American directors were keenly aware of what was going on over in Europe, where German Expressionism (stark lighting and shadows) was having a big effect. One of the greatest things about John Ford (see above) was his depiction of the human figure in the landscape, which was pretty...
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    Indicators of a low quality hat:

    Most people don't notice anything. I think I've mentioned elsewhere that I could walk a downtown street with an arrow through my head and no one would notice. They might possibly notice a hat because they're not used to seeing them (other than baseball caps), but quality vs. crap? Forget it. I'm...
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    Help With Custom Hat Order

    Just curious: why would the size eliminate most of the hatters? As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm currently in line for a 7 7/8 with Mikael at Hufvud, and the size doesn't seem to be a problem. I don't think he's made a Stratoliner before (I'm still entertaining thoughts of an OR), but I'd think...
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    On Retirement And Hats

    I gave up on regular TV almost twenty years ago, when I returned home after a very near-death experience on the operating table. I just can't watch it: everything, from the ads to the news, from drama to sit-coms and talk shows, seems to be covered in some kind of inane slime aimed at a LCD...
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    The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

    Wow. Thanks very much for mentioning this. I see it's on Amazon Prime - tonight's viewing!
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    When did Eastman change their Luftwaffe label?

    I seem to remember it being discussed either here or on the Eastman site. Hard to remember exactly when: two or three years ago?
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    Same here, but I assume. because of the included 36", that the 38" really is just that (as a regular 38 is usually 40 or 41 inches. I was fooled a few times by that and had to resell. What a pity, though.
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    Indicators of a low quality hat:

    I thought I'd given that up with my last keg party.
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    Indicators of a low quality hat:

    Even better is "genuine leather," a really misleading term. According to the Horween tannery home page under their list of leather types, it technically refers to a process whereby the under-scrapings of a hide are put into a pot and melted into a kind of sludge, then treated with various...
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    Outtakes

    It means you've had enough - time to go home.
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Always nice to see that our servicemen are so friendly.
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    On Retirement And Hats

    Congratulations! I was thinking of cashing in my chips this year, but I figure that as long as they're going to pay me my full salary for online courses I might as well take advantage of it for the foreseeable future. I wouldn't be surprised if the state (for which I work) offered us geezers...
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    Dustbowl natural cxl

    This is the best thread I've seen for watching the aging process of that leather. It really does become more and more beautiful as time goes on, and it looks like it's just getting to that stage where it develops a patina like no other leather, except maybe 50 or 60 year old goatskin. Perfect...
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    HUFVUD HATMAKER | Lund, Sweden

    I couldn't agree more. I've resisted on-line courses for years even though all of my colleagues have taught them for extra income, and I've had to teach those "overload" courses on my feet in front of a class: something I've found increasingly difficult to do as I've grown older. Teaching is a...
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    Indicators of a low quality hat:

    I don't know how I missed this thread, but it's a great idea. It's astonishing how much you can learn by focusing on something as seemingly mundane as an article of clothing.
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    What are you wearing today??

    Oh shades of Carol Brady!
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    HUFVUD HATMAKER | Lund, Sweden

    Congratulations. Mind if I ask how many years? Now that I've gotten my kid through college and law school, I'm going to see how the fall semester on-line courses go and take it from there. You must be in a celebratory mood.
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    Serious about a straw Stetson Stratoliner

    I have four hemps, all from Peters Bros. and all of them stiff: it's just the nature of the thing. One good tip that I got from Art Fawcett about "irrigating" my Milans was to simply hang it in the bathroom when I take a shower. I do it every so often and it seems to work beautifully with both...

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