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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
I remember him for his version of "Hot Rod Lincoln". Pretty neat you actually got to meet him. -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Yessir, buddy! Love the hat! Love the music! I didn't know he had passed away. -
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Making a tight hat fit. The easy way!
Yessir. That's definitely true. The one caution to really becareful with is that the reed tapes on those older vintage hats are made of cloth with a plastic coating on them and they can be fragile and rip out. Just need to be careful about sliding the new reed through, and especially becareful... -
What Hat Are You Working On Today?
You want to get the ribbon stretched tight around the crown first and sew both ends. Then go back and put the little stitches in afterwards. The way you did it prevented the top of the ribbon from stretching properly and hugging the crown. The little stitches go in last. You'll get the hang of... -
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Making a tight hat fit. The easy way!
That was 11 years ago when I posted this. These days, if the hat's too small for me, I just take it apart and reblock it to my 7 1/4 LO size, (not the 7 1/8 LO as stated in my OP), and change out the sweat. As far as cutting the sweat reed or popping the stitches on the sweat, try stretching it... -
What Hat Are You Working On Today?
I see what you did here. The hatband isn't tight around the crown. Lay your ribbon out in an arch and iron it. The longer side will go on the bottom next to the brim. The shorter side of the ribbon will face up next to the crown. Sew one end of the ribbon to the hat and then pull the other end... -
Randall Renshaw Restorations
If you have a YouTube account you can download your videos there and then post them to the Lounge and social media and easily send them via texts and emails with no problem. -
Randall Renshaw Restorations
Thanks for the videos Robert! Much appreciated! Randall sent them to me by way of email and they came through nice and clear. No issues at all with them. -
Randall Renshaw Restorations
Sounds great buddy. Can't wait to see it. Good luck with everything. Hope you're enjoying retirement. -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
This is an Akubra that I rebuilt using all Stetson material from a modern wool Whippet. Sweat, liner, ribbon, and brim binding, all from the Stetson. It now sports a Center Dent crown with a bound 2 1/2 brim. I was also able to patch up a hole that was in the crown....(not very good lighting... -
Western, anyone?
Yessir! That's a nice one! You did a real good job with it. -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Nice! Really nice! You can't beat a good looking Western. -
Randall Renshaw Restorations
You could probably still do your hat business without giving it up entirely. You've been on the Lounge long enough to know the hat styles and block shapes that most here like, and you know the average sizes that most on the Lounge wear. Go back to enjoy hat making. When the urge hits do a couple... -
Western, anyone?
Thank you Steve! Much appreciated! Those Hank Sr. tunes should make for an awesome weekend! Enjoy buddy! -
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Western, anyone?
A Bradford that I reblocked to a larger size and restyled sometime back. This one sports a Teardrop crown with a 3 1/4 curled brim. A whole hour of Hank Sr.
