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Northwest Hats, Eugene, Ore.
I hear you on the cost of health insurance, as the increases year over year are painful. Unfortunately if you are not self employed one can't give yourself a 35% raise ($250 to $325 for beaver as in the case of Mike's beaver hats). Although I can imagine the costs of running a brick and mortar... -
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Northwest Hats, Eugene, Ore.
Have to wonder if the reason he currently has a 2" stack of orders is due to his pricing and if the increase will eventually slow down future orders. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk -
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List of Custom, made-to-order, Fur Felt Fedora hatmakers and hatters
I noticed that Alley Kat Hats is not on the list. Although he does not YET have a dedicated website he does have prices listed on his IG page and he just listed his current prices on his dedicated thread on FL. Tim makes a solid product with extreme attention to detail that is 100% handmade... -
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Musician's hats
I totally agree! I can only imagine what your pipes looked like, I am sure they were top notch for sure. -
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I had a general question on custom hats. I know a lot of time goes into making a bespoke hat and some hatters use more "automation" than others e.g. special sewing machines for sweat installation and brim binding, sanders etc but I was just curious if anybody had a "general" idea how many hours... -
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Appreciate the feedback on "originality" of vintage hats. I respect and understand both sides of the spectrum. For my situation I like to wear my hats and in the process of obtaining the hats in my rotation I want to be able to at least flip any vintage hats I have just in case I need to make... -
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Just curious what the general consensus is on vintage lids with replaced sweatbands? I know a majority of loungers seek after original vintage lids in the best original condition and I would suspect that having the sweat replaced takes away from the originality and the value as far as... -
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For Trade: 1930s Stetson Select quality 7 ½
One last bump just in case there are any potential trades out there before I make a decision on this one. thx- Ken David
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That is exactly my thoughts....I guess that is the risk of buying vintage. Regardless new sweat in order. -
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Thanks for the info. The issue I guess is I did not realize the "sweat" was trashed :-( -
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I just purchased this hat and only wore it 2 times. The sweat was apparently in good shape (supple with some minor cracking), I should of left it alone I guess, I thought the Lexol would preserve the sweat (lightly applied with a cotton fiber rag). My bad, hat is un-wearable now. Sent from my... -
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For Trade: 1930s Stetson Select quality 7 ½
1930s Stetson Select quality 7 ½ Considering Trades for something of equal worth, leaning towards custom (interested in large brim/crowns Perfect felt Black with sharkgill ribbon brim width is 2 5/8",crown with center bash 5 ½” Sweatband shows it’s age, no liner (did not originally come with...- Ken David
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Thanks for the info Bowen, very informative. Painful learning experience. Gonna save the Lexol for my redwing leather boots! -
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I agree. A new sweat is in order, duct tape is not the best short term solution. -
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BEWARE Lexol Destroyed my Sweat! This is exactly why I don't buy vintage lids. Recently purchased this Royal De Lux Stetson. Wore it barely 2 times. Treated the sweat with lexol after the first wear and now the entire sweat disintegrated :-( Now the sweat is being held with duct tape. My... -
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Gray seems to work fine for now LOL Thanks Scotty for the tip, I will have to pick up a stich awl. I already have plenty of upholstery thread and heavy duty needles (I have an industrial walking foot Singer sewing machine that I been messing around with the last couple months). Reason why I... -
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Anybody have any luck repairing (not replacing) a vintage sweatband? I purchased a vintage hat that I knew had some cracking in the sweatband. I applied lexol before wearing it (wore it twice) but after a little sweat and a second application the front of the sweat is totally deteriorated. My... -
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Thanks for posting. This is the same seller that had the Green Lee that you picked up (nice lid for sure), just curious if you had an issue with that hat not matching the description. If not no worries no reply needed :-) -
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Falcon Park Hattery
I have a very modest collection of hats that I am in the process of reducing mostly due to the learning process :-) Anyway most are due to not fitting 100% (too big or too small) etc. While deciding on what hats to keep or sell (to make room and free up funds for customs) I was taking a look at...
