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  1. humanshoes

    Phoenix Hat Company

    Can't help but ask. One of mine?
  2. humanshoes

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    Say what you will about those matchstick hats moehawk, those clever folks created an upscale market where none previously existed. A twisted sort of genius at work there and one would be hard pressed to knock the business model.
  3. humanshoes

    Phoenix Hat Company

    I've only sent a few back to Winchester and none for inconsistent dye color. The one's I've returned, including a recent Granite body, have been due to overaggressive factory sanding that penetrated the shellac core, causing light colored spots in the felts.
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    Perfect example of the marketplace responding to hard earned knowledge, experience, and quality of craftsmanship. If he were a novice cue maker asking 5K for his early efforts then they'd probably be having the same discussion about him over on the Pool Cue Lounge...or wherever it is those guys...
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    She may indeed Andrew, and I truly hope she does. I believe the world needs more hatters and I'm delighted to see this trend amongst the younger generations to recapture old skills and fine craftsmanship. I started making hats with fewer tools than she has and made some pretty decent hats right...
  7. humanshoes

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    Very good question.
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    Pricing commensurate with hard earned experience, skill level, and quality of craftsmanship?! That's just antiquated thinking Brent.
  9. humanshoes

    Phoenix Hat Company

    On the upside Regan, since I ordered these just for stock, I was thrilled to get three distinctly different colors.
  10. humanshoes

    Phoenix Hat Company

    I'll definitely let you know when I can source their beaver felts.
  11. humanshoes

    Phoenix Hat Company

    Thanks for the laugh Bob, even if unintended. I imagine myself talking to the folks at FEPSA for my next order. "Yeah, I want the ass colored camel felt."
  13. humanshoes

    Phoenix Hat Company

    I do, too Brent. Unfortunately, no beaver in this lot. You can bet I'm working on it.
  14. humanshoes

    Phoenix Hat Company

    I always feel like a kid on Christmas day when I see one these packages arrive from Portugal. I know that, scrunched up inside, there will be absolutely beautiful examples of the felt maker's art. The interesting thing about these three bodies, though, is that they are regular pounce finish...
  15. humanshoes

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    I'm with you Randy. All the hats in my modest collection fit me. I bought them to wear. That's what I do.
  16. humanshoes

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    I don't know about that tape B.
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    https://www.packagingtapedepot.com/central_media/catalogs/ips_catalog/default/300x300/Paper_Tape_.jpg
  19. humanshoes

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    I couldn't agree with you more Brent. For me, one of the secrets to a stress free life has been to get too damn old and too damn tired to summon enough energy to care too much about what other people are doing.
  20. humanshoes

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    Careful not to awaken my radical tendencies there Jack. Taxpayer funding should always equal taxpayer access.
  21. humanshoes

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    I do love a spirited debate. I have small collection of over 100 vintage and antique hats in my collection and none of them will ever go under the knife or be significantly altered by my hands. I bought them all to be just what they are. I also would never presume to tell others what they should...
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    I just realized I might be turning into this guy. Hah!
  23. humanshoes

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    I agree with most of what you're saying here Fruno. No question that hat quality suffered after the middle of the 20th century, but I don't think it was due to any lack of skill on the hat maker's part. I believe, rather, that when men's fashion trended away from daily hat wear and with sales in...

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