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I love the Fed IV!!
I pushed a diamond into this tawny fawn Fed yesterday. The center dent wasn't working for me anymore. Today I'm gonna work on softening up the brim break. I'll post if there's a difference I like.- scottyrocks
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- Forum: Hats
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HUFVUD HATMAKER | Lund, Sweden
The green hat in your last FB post was outstanding. Would you show it here?- scottyrocks
- Post #570
- Forum: Hats
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Chores That You Really Hate(d)
By the time you finish, do you have to start all over again?- scottyrocks
- Post #122
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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I love the Fed IV!!
Welcome and congrats. Be sure to either steam or spray it before messing with the felt. You'll do less long-term damage that way.- scottyrocks
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- Forum: Hats
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What is going on with this site???
I haven't been here in over a month due to the continual inability for the site to get me anywhere. Logging in just now, however, was painless. Hopefully it stays that way.- scottyrocks
- Post #199
- Forum: Hats
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What is going on with this site???
Like many others, I thought it was just me. Took forever to load pages. Then it was better. Then it was slow. Then it was okay. And so on. For weeks.- scottyrocks
- Post #102
- Forum: Hats
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I love the Fed IV!!
Oh, I'll certainly agree with you regarding the feel of vintage felt vs Akubra felt. But I do get a similar degree of satisfaction using water. The felt is so easy to manipulate when it's wet. And unlike steaming, I have all kinds of time to get it right. I usually do this at night so that...- scottyrocks
- Post #2,546
- Forum: Hats
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I love the Fed IV!!
I generally use a spray bottle when shaping/tweaking hats. I have 4 Feds with no spidering.- scottyrocks
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I love the Fed IV!!
An important part of not damaging felt is to not mess with it dry.- scottyrocks
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I love the Fed IV!!
I don't know what the general consensus is, but I suspect that a flipped down rear is more Western, and a flipped up rear is more fedora.- scottyrocks
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- Forum: Hats
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I love the Fed IV!!
Well, that looks pretty darn good. Just poke a diamond into the top of that and, voila, taper will be gone.- scottyrocks
- Post #2,531
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I love the Fed IV!!
The problem with a cook pot is that it's round, not oval. I don't know how that'll work once its off the pot, creased, and back on your head.- scottyrocks
- Post #2,529
- Forum: Hats
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I love the Fed IV!!
Thank you kindly, LC. There's not much that I know of that looks or works like a hat block. One of mine is plastic thing I got online. It works well and wasn't expensive. Here's where I got it: http://www.hatshapers.com/ I got the classic dome. When I got mine, all these sizes weren't...- scottyrocks
- Post #2,524
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I love the Fed IV!!
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I love the Fed IV!!
I'll try to find a before photo so I can position the after photo the same way.- scottyrocks
- Post #2,519
- Forum: Hats
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I love the Fed IV!!
I did another refurb on my brown Fed IV, mainly because it has begun too feel just a bit too tight on my head. Pulled out and hand washed the liner, wet the hat and pulled it over one of my blocks. When that had sat a coupla days, I glued the liner back in with the hat still open crown and let...- scottyrocks
- Post #2,517
- Forum: Hats
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I love the Fed IV!!
The perceived degree of taper depends very much on the way the hat is creased. A diamond usually results in the least amount of taper.- scottyrocks
- Post #2,514
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Removing the Reed?
I have decided not to remove the reed. I pulled it out about a inch and felt the the bottom edge of the small piece of leather that was now reedless. It was no softer or more forgiving than before. I cut off the inch or exposed wire and will let it all be.- scottyrocks
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