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Good Lord! What has happened to me???
Hi, I'm *almost* as bad. I'm not going out to get such movies, but will wander by the old movie channels much more often than I ever used to. As in before I wound up so danged interested in hats. Later!! Stan -
Ok....so how many of you have gotten interested in hats and then
Mine did Hi, My wife always wore straw hats while gardening. You know, the $5 grocery store specials. I had a few decent hats for decades, all leftovers from various uncles. Eventually, they 'got gone' and I had to find a few new ones. That led me to the net where I found The Lounge and... -
Art Fawcett wait times
I recently did the same Hi, I wanted to give my wife her first custom made hat for our 10th anniversary last month. So, I pulled a buch of measurements off the best-fitting vintage hat of hers and sent them off to Art. I just specified that it be burgundy felt and left the rest up to Art... -
OPEN ROAD COLORS ????
I have a red/white one Hi, I have that red and white Royal OR. It's the official NC State game hat for me. Paulette and I like to go to the women's BB games as Paulette and Kay Yow are friends. It also works well at Hurricanes hockey games, although I'm *not* about to toss it if someone... -
Western Hat Refurbishment
Benzine Hi, I think it's still referred to by it's older name of 'Benzine' in Europe. The name was changed in the US because Benzine was quite often confused with Benzene - note the single letter difference so that makes sense. Benzine (Naptha) is a petroleum distillate. It's a... -
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
It's a piece of cake. Hi, If you need to do this often, just use a 'rolling plan measure' that has a little wheel and a dial to read out the measurement. Roll it along the bottom edge of the sweatband starting and ending at the seam. Here's a link to a drafting supply outfit that has one... -
AUCTION #98: Stetson - Royal Stetson - Size 7 - C0000228887-Closed
Hmmm. Another, you say? Hi, Can.....Not.....Resist..... The.....Force.....is.....strong.....with.....this.....one..... You.....will.....be.....assimilated..... $60 The sad part is, I am 99.9% sure that my wife, the artist, will be assimilating this one from me should I... -
Prices
Hi, Well, no one has brought it up, so at my own peril, I will. I have more than one hat from Mr. Fawcett. Aw, he'll yell at me for calling him that! Art, that is! lol He charges too little for his product. There. I said it. He's at *least* $100 too low, I think. But, as has been... -
Stetson Quality Experiment "Think Tank"
Hi, Let us not forget the Major Stockholder of the bank who wears the Top Hat! I gotta remember this sequence! lol Later! Stan -
Stetson Quality Experiment "Think Tank"
Hi, Yes, I had this same sort of thought months ago. I'm in the hi-tech world, and have been for decades. You are right. I can point to things and tell you, with reams of test data to back me up, that v2.1 is much, much better than v 2.0 is! However, my upbringing was not quite so... -
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Stetson Quality Experiment "Think Tank"
Hi, Thanks! A slight cross-up still existed there, which is now corrected. :) So, I can skip the 5x for now and keep looking for 7x/50 and 100 versions. I have a 'no-x' and a 3x and a 4x at this point. It's all really curiosity on my part. It's not like I really need any more hats. But... -
Stetson Quality Experiment "Think Tank"
Hi, I don't know as my thinking means much in this thread - after all I'm a student here, not one of the professors. However, when has that ever stopped me from piping up? lol I think this way: The Open Road as we know and love it is a Dress Western Hat. It uses the dress-weight felt... -
Stetson Quality Experiment "Think Tank"
Inflation Issues Hi, I'm not all that sure that the price point nomenclature (15, 20, etc) is all that useful to us at this point. Inflation is always present, so what was $15 earlier will be $20 some time later. Of course, I can see where this would lead to the combining of quality names... -
Hat Head
Hi, Me, too. When not riding motorcycles to work, I'm playing volunteer firefighter or amateur racer. So, lots of opportunity for 'helmet hair', which is *much, much* worse than any 'hat hair'. My solution is to wear a crewcut. I still get helmet hair, although the crewcut cures hat hair... -
Stetson Quality Experiment "Think Tank"
Lunch! Hi, Mmmmm. Stetson Stew! lol So, does this mean I need to keep my vintage Stetson Open Roads in vintage stew pots instead of hatboxes? :D Seriously, *very* interesting thread. I'm actually starting to see some method emerging from the marketing madness here. :) Later! Stan -
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Ifs the hat doesn't fit...
The most expensive trick! Hi, I was frustrated when I began. Nothing fit right no matter what I did. So, I went the conformer route via Art, and so have one hat that actually fits me properly. I then worked on a one-size-larger cheap hat stretcher in the workshop so that it conforms... -
WHAT HAVE I JUST WON? Update: It Arrived
Caught one already I see! Hi, Man! Now that's one effective fishing lure! Caught one right out of the box while standing in the living room. And here I thought I was Hot Stuff having a pond in the backyard stocked with catfish! I don't recognize the species, though. Is that a Florida Swamp... -
Right,left,or straight...which way does YOUR hat sit?
Straight and level Hi, Pretty much level in both planes for most of my hats. I do have a couple that I don't actually wear much with crowns a little too low, and they tend to tilt, but not in a uniform manner. Later! Stan -
Happy Birthday Art Fawcett!
Hi, My best wishes head your way. Smoke B-day candles, not cigs! :D Stan -
Question for Moderators
Hi, Johnnyphi is the handle of a most fortunate member of the Lounge. He found a treasure trove of New Old Stock hats from someone he knows who's family once ran a clothing store. These are all unsold stock left over when they closed the store. It's a proverbial time machine. He sorted...
