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  1. H Weinstein

    Akubra Snowy River: Could someone measure hat's OPEN-crown height for me?

    OK. Any input appreciated. I may just roll the dice, get the hat and play with it. I actually e-mailed Sam at Everything Australian to see if he could get an open-crown measurement directly from Akubra. Answer pending. If I find out anything, I'll post it here just as an FYI. Thanks, guys! :)
  2. H Weinstein

    Akubra Snowy River: Could someone measure hat's OPEN-crown height for me?

    Gtdean, is that an actual measurement you've done? Or a best estimate? Thanks!
  3. H Weinstein

    Akubra Snowy River: Could someone measure hat's OPEN-crown height for me?

    My plan has always been to pop the standard factory blocking back to open-crown and re-do it myself. Harper, did you re-block your hat and still have that problem with the hat touching the top of your head? That's why I was hoping to get a measurement of an opened-up Snowy River (which Gtdean...
  4. H Weinstein

    Akubra Snowy River: Could someone measure hat's OPEN-crown height for me?

    One of the main reasons for seriously considering the Snowy River is that it's probably my least-expensive option for a quality white hat compared with white western hats from most other sources. I only just noticed that the changing exchange rates have dropped the prices quite a bit on hats...
  5. H Weinstein

    Akubra Snowy River: Could someone measure hat's OPEN-crown height for me?

    The main reason I'm thinking of a Snowy River is, it's the only Akubra available in white. I wish they offered a few other country or western styles in white. I have a couple of their "sand" color hats and I wanted something lighter in color.
  7. H Weinstein

    Akubra Snowy River: Could someone measure hat's OPEN-crown height for me?

    Debating on buying an Akubra Snowy River...hesitating because the factory-blocked crown is very low -- too low for my preference. I was planning to open it up and re-block it anyway. But I'm wondering if there's enough open crown to actually do much with it. Would somebody who has a Snowy...
  8. H Weinstein

    Burk's Bay or Sportsman's Guide?

    Thanks, Loosebolts. I was kind of thinking that would be the case. :)
  9. H Weinstein

    Burk's Bay or Sportsman's Guide?

    Thanks, Doug. US Wings is tempting. I'm concerned about getting the right size. I'm 5' 8", 160, medium-build, wear a 41-42R suit coat. I'd like a leather jacket I can wear with a sweater or fleece under it, so I'm afraid a medium might be too small...whereas a large may have sleeves down to my...
  10. H Weinstein

    Burk's Bay or Sportsman's Guide?

    Does anybody have any knowledge of or experience with Burk's Bay or Sportsman's Guide's "Guide Gear" leather jackets? Searching for something vaguely Indy-style (though not screen accurate, necessarily), I found Sportsman's Guide sells a Guide Gear Lambskin Aviator Jacket and Burk's Bay Brushed...
  11. H Weinstein

    Buckaroo Hatters on TV

    What a charming video feature! I also missed this when it was first posted here...glad I caught it, if somewhat belatedly. I hope it brought more much-deserved business through the Major's door :)
  13. H Weinstein

    Akubra Boss of the Plains: How much open crown is TOO much to reduce?

    Here's what I did with my Aubra Boss of the Plains. The crown is about 4.5" in front, trailing back to about 4.25" in back, just a simple telescope with a very slight pinch (hard to see in this image). It's a very comfortable hat, and should be good for horseback riding with the stampede string...
  14. H Weinstein

    Hats and baldness

    My motto has become: "The less hair, the more hats!" :)
  15. H Weinstein

    Scientific Hat Finishing & Renovating Book from 1919

    I stumbled across that book online a while ago and plan to use it for research on a novel set in 1910, including a character who runs a hat shop in Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY -- home of Teddy Roosevelt. For those who've not seen it before, thanks for posting it here again!
  16. H Weinstein

    Western, anyone?

    Well, if everyone wore hats, then we'd just be part of the crowd. Sometimes it's nice to be a little bit different :) Please do post some pics of yours. Worn hats have character! But this really is a great place to learn all about hats of all kinds. I stumbled on the Lounge a couple of years...
  17. H Weinstein

    Pre 1940s (non-Stetson) Westerns

    What a great bunch of hats! Really shows the variety of styles and individuality hat wearers and makers come up with. Hard to believe they all start as the same basic shape.
  19. H Weinstein

    Hell On Wheels Hats

    And, just out of curiosity, how is a flat-topped hat made vs. the more typical domed shape? Presumably, the dome is the natural shape of a basic hat form. Is that round-topped hat then shrunken with heat over a flat-topped hat block? Can any of our hat-makers here provide enlightenment? Thanks!
  20. H Weinstein

    Hell On Wheels Hats

    I like this TV series a lot, too. The second season just started. They certainly have a wide variety of hats, which is a more accurate depiction of what people actually wore at that time than typical westerns where everyone's wearing a cowboy hat. I love the behind-the-scenes features on costume...
  21. H Weinstein

    How one old hat maker survives

    Ooops! I didn't realize you beat me to the draw on posting this NY Times story by a day. Better twice than not at all :)
  22. H Weinstein

    How one old hat maker survives

    Interesting NY Times story: Spanish Hats for Brooklyn Orthodox Jews Just read this interesting story in the NY Times this weekend, about Spanish hatmaker Fernández y Roche supplying black fedoras to Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn, NY. With all the economic turmoil in Europe, Roche depends on their...
  23. H Weinstein

    New guy and a hat shop report...

    I visited Hippodrome Hatters in Baltimore once last summer to buy a few spare satin hat liners. (The guy was very nice and didn't charge me an arm and a leg for them.) I suspect their primary customer base may be Baltimore's sizeable orthodox-Jewish population where formal fedoras are still part...

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