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  1. CircuitRider

    Info about G.R. Dunn & Co. hat

    Now that's a hat!!!
  2. CircuitRider

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Like the tie also...have a weakness for geometric patterns.:)
  3. CircuitRider

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Picked up this 70's Style Laredo Durafelt at local Goodwill for $10.oo. Wanted to convert it to an everyday Fedora. Own another Durafelt, very tough hats.A little soaking, cutting, stretched from 7 to 7 1/4 Wide oval, Hydrolac, steam, and drying. Then a little sanding and touch up...some stains...
  4. CircuitRider

    Ask a question, get an answer

    http://slideshow-9.curcutrider10.imageloop.com/ Works for me!:)
  5. CircuitRider

    What else do you collect?

    I have quite a few narrow neckties from the 50's and 60's...and I wear most of them. Look better with my Clubmasters and Fedora than the ugly wide newer ones, although I have a few of those I wear. Probably too many shoes, not that there's anything wrong with that!:)
  7. CircuitRider

    It's about time we define "fedora"

    (Watch as I make my fedora [dis]appear! :D) Rocky the Squirrel,"That trick never works!":)
  8. CircuitRider

    How long do hats continue to shrink?

    I also found that brushing some "hydrolac" or other stiffener around inside of headband before doing what you mentioned will help hold it in place. I periodically do this to some of them when rebashing, etc.
  9. CircuitRider

    How long do hats continue to shrink?

    Shrinkage?-Just be sure to keep it out of the pool!lol
  10. CircuitRider

    Home-made hat blocks? About to attempt my first re-shaping job...

    Today I discovered that a small tapered towards the bottom plastic wastebasket that my wife bought at Wal-mart fit perfectly inside my 7 1/4 hats...ssssslightly stretching and shaping before I applied the hydrolac stiffener. Final shaping with come with the steaming. I had a old 70's style black...
  11. CircuitRider

    Home-made hat blocks? About to attempt my first re-shaping job...

    The better the felt, the more pliable it usually is...:)
  13. CircuitRider

    Home-made hat blocks? About to attempt my first re-shaping job...

    I have found several cheap straw hats at thrift stores with the crown shapes I like. A size smaller than what you wear works the best. Take off the ribbon and give the hat several coats of polyurethane, foam brush from can or spray. It becomes quite rigid as well as waterproof. The open weave...
  14. CircuitRider

    Hair cuts

    Does anyone know what hat Torrello (Farina) wore most of the time? Great show, by the way, own both seasons on DVD.
  15. CircuitRider

    Sport coat and jeans??

    Liked the look in 1988, thinking about trying it again since I wear Fedoras now.:)
  16. CircuitRider

    The Cavanagh Club

    In the words of Earnest P. Worell,"EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww!!!"
  17. CircuitRider

    Who Owns A Goorin

    Great for casual-semi-casual summer wear...like the venting around the top!:)
  19. CircuitRider

    True Grit - the Dude redo the Duke

    Ditto! I watched it also. Hat looked like some sort of Tom Mix. Liked the way he had it tapered on one side. Love to have one, being only 5'8 I would probably look top heavy! He sure didn't like his hat being touched. His expression when the guy smashed his his hat lying on the bar...priceless!!!:)
  20. CircuitRider

    Trimming a brim

    I've had good luck with an Exacto knife with a fresh blade and the foam sanding blocks sold at walmart and elsewhere. The blocks are also great if you want a softer finish on a hat. Works very well!:)
  21. CircuitRider

    New Generation Brims With Anxiety Over Hat Etiquette

    The last few funerals I attended or officiated were in cold weather. I and my pastor friend who always wears a hat...would wear it, but take it off when we approached the grave-site area.
  22. CircuitRider

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Visit thrift and consignment stores regularly...you will get lucky once in a while. A few months ago I found a black 4X beaver which I converted to 2 1/2 brim with black ribbon. Last week I found a kitten finish with feather and "kitten" pin, 2 inch brimmed Resistol Fedora...both in my...
  23. CircuitRider

    Woman wearing Hats

    "That's no rabbit!"-Rocky the Squirrel:eusa_clap

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