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Phoenix Hat Company
Thanks HJ. Definitely a foot tolliker with attitude. You know I had to make one for myself.- humanshoes
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Phoenix Hat Company
99% Alcohol. You definitely won't have any problem getting this stuff to fire. https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-percent-Pint/dp/B00ZCCYTWG- humanshoes
- Post #817
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Photos of hatters tools
Thanks for saying so Mark. Welcome to the lounge.- humanshoes
- Post #2,355
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Phoenix Hat Company
Special order for a large, straight-side, brass foot, oak and antler foot tolliker. Also wanted it configured to press against the crown base as well as the brim break. Dude! (says I) Do you want me to put a motor on it, too? Anyway, with a solid 1/4" brass foot plate and weighing in at a hefty...- humanshoes
- Post #815
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Photos of hatters tools
Special order for a large, straight-side, brass foot, oak and antler foot tolliker. Also wanted it configured to press against the crown base as well as the brim break. Dude! (says I) Do you want me to put a motor on it, too? Anyway, with a solid 1/4" brass foot plate and weighing in at a hefty...- humanshoes
- Post #2,353
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Phoenix Hat Company
I use the 1/8" on the Arizona Brent. With a 3 1/4" starting point it leaves the brim pretty close to 3".- humanshoes
- Post #812
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Phoenix Hat Company
It isn't bad Terry, considering it's a one time investment, but I'm a cheap ba***rd so you can bet I tried every homespun method I could think of before I finally broke down.- humanshoes
- Post #808
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Phoenix Hat Company
I'm not sure there's any set formula for brim width to curl size Jack. I guess it just depends on your personal preference. I'm still pretty much a rookie in the brim curling department. Hell, it took me awhile just to figure out that the shackles would subtract double their size in brim real...- humanshoes
- Post #807
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Phoenix Hat Company
I highly recommend the shackles from the good folks at JW. The set includes 1/8", 3/8", and 5/8" which pretty much covers all the bases. Not cheap, I paid $300 some years ago, but they're well built cast iron tools that should last many lifetimes. Btw, I'm looking forward to seeing your first...- humanshoes
- Post #804
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Phoenix Hat Company
I have a nice, modern production set of hat brim curling shackles from JW Hats in Utah. They're good, sturdy tools and more than enough to meet my needs for a lifetime. That being said, I have a deep love and appreciation for the old things and have been searching for the "real deal" for many...- humanshoes
- Post #802
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Photos of hatters tools
I have a nice, modern production set of hat brim curling shackles from JW Hats in Utah. They're good, sturdy tools and more than enough to meet my needs for a lifetime. That being said, I have a deep love and appreciation for the old things and have been searching for the "real deal" for many...- humanshoes
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Musician's hats
Cliff's was right off "O" Street. They had the piano bar in the basement and a tobacco shop upstairs. Good times.- humanshoes
- Post #2,423
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Musician's hats
The Grove was, and still is I believe, out on Cornhusker Hwy. The other joint sounds a lot like Merle's Food & Drink on West O which is another great joint that provided me with many somewhat fuzzy, but fond memories. I also spent a lot of quality time at a smoky little piano bar called Cliff's...- humanshoes
- Post #2,416
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Musician's hats
Was that, by any chance, at the Royal Grove Scott? I had many nights I'll never remember in that wonderful place.- humanshoes
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Oak Rounding Jack/Brim Cutter
Glad to hear your jack is still serving you well Brent. In keeping with the whole "shoemaker's kids" theme, I'm still using my very first, rather crude prototype.- humanshoes
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Phoenix Hat Company
Yours was one of them Ryan. Oddly, I've only had trouble so far with the granite bodies. I might be picky, but I don't feel I can afford to have one strike against me before I even come to the plate.- humanshoes
- Post #801
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Ask a question, get an answer
Just as it should be. Everybody's gotta pay some dues. My check is in the mail.- humanshoes
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Phoenix Hat Company
Thanks for the kind words about my hats belfastboy. You know I'm just trying to make a good hat that's affordable and doesn't need to be treated like an investment. Some day I want to make one for a rodeo clown just to see how they hold up to prolonged abuse. Hatter's gotta have goals.- humanshoes
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H. G. Wells said it best in this quote, "Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative."- humanshoes
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