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I love the Fed IV!!
Carbon Grey I have a two month old Carbon Grey Fed IV, and I have not found it to be stiff at all. I just sent it to Major Moore to put a wider ribbon and bound brim on it. They must have had some icy roads down there, because UPS had to turn back twice. Hope all is well with the Major. I... -
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Sale/Trade: Caribou Temple, Portis Stingy 7 3/4, 7 5/8 LO
I just got a dark grey Portis "Sterling Quality" Swans Down Finish hat with a 2" ribbon, overwelt 1 3/4" brim, and no real damage. Has some creasing from the previous bash, smells a little smokey (not too bad, and I hate the smokey smell), could benefit from a re-block. I'm a 7 3/4 long oval...- frussell
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Want to order a Fed IV...questions
Yes to all the above It will shrink down a bit, and if you ordered it from HatsDirect, you have no worries. They are courteous and professional, and speedy. I've had nothing but positive experiences with them and would recommend them highly. Frank -
Seeing Red
Nice Feltfan Good save. I really loved "The Wire," and Bubbles was my favorite character. I forgot all about the red hat ID routine. Frank -
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Seeing Red
Sorry for Being A Red Hater Sorry Tom, I guess I've just got sour grapes because I, like you, cannot pull red off at all. Makes me look like I have jaundice or something. It happens to be one of my favorite colors also. I wasn't being serious, everybody knows pimps only wear Stratoliners... -
In Praise of Narrow Brims
Maybe Now, Not Then I associate the patterned stingies I see now with 13-year old girls, not with the ska movement I grew up with in the late 70s. Stingy brim trilbies (usually black) and dark slim-fitting suits were more common. Maybe something in black and white checkered now and then... -
Seeing Red
To Collect I believe one would wear this hat to "get his money right," or to swing his "pimp hand." This is the perfect lid to collect all the money your stable of ladies has earned for you during work hours. Frank. -
In Praise of Narrow Brims
Look on the bright side I'd be happy if some folks where I live even knew what "ska types" looked like. Frank -
Akubra Overload
Nice Brim I wasn't able to stomach that movie for much longer than about twenty minutes, but I seem to remember that it was a bandana or something like that wrapped around Hugh's crown, not sure what the silvery stuff was. I do like that kettle-curl brim though. Looks good on a regular brim... -
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Stretching a hat - advice please....
Try Gary at the Hat Store I used to live right down the street from The Hat Store on Richmond at Chimney Rock, in the Galleria area. Gary took over for American Hat Co., and used to stretch hats and re-block them for me. Whether it's in-house or not, I don't know, but I always got good... -
How it's made.
Really interesting. I'd seen it before, but it was still interesting. Watching the folks who work with the first couple of steps made me itchy. All that loose fur flying around. I believe that would drive me crazy. One thing I was left wondering was what they did with the left-over, too... -
Nostalgia Owners
I don't think so I just called around to some of the Stetson/Resistol outlets. Frank -
Nostalgia Owners
I'm getting a Stetson Nostalgia in Caribou grey sent to me from an outlet store. I know there have been threads on these in the past, but I wanted to hear from owners who have had one for a while. Looks great open, but are owners still satisfied with theirs after some wear and tear? Be... -
The nicest comment I ever heard
V.S. gets a few Normally, as a fairly large fellow in an area of California that does not have a lot of fedora wearers, I get more stares than comments. Last Friday I wore my granite Fawcett to play music with some folks I get together with a couple of times a month. Since most of them are... -
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Summer lids
Stetson Most of the time, I continue to wear my felt hats, even in the 120+ degree desert heat. I just go for lighter colors, like silverbelly, and almost always have the liner taken out. Every once in a while I still see some kook in a black cowboy hat running around here in the summer, and... -
Curling a brim
Feltfan They're old to me, not by hat standards! Nothing rare or valuable, just a Tonto Rim custom job and a hat given to me by the new chief at HatCo, sort of a one-off deal. I've had others, but when I was working with horses more often they tended to hold rain and dust more than a regular... -
Curling a brim
Thanks for the great answers. I appreciate it. Anybody make a homemade brim flanger from household materials? I'll definitely try the spoon trick. Frank -
PORTIS PATH
Snagged a Portis Any of you Portis experts able to tell me what "Sterling Quality" means in terms of the felt material itself? I just got a $36 Portis that just has "Sterling Quality" in the description, don't have the hat in hand yet, was just wondering if I made a mistake. Looks to have a... -
Curling a brim
Not a pencil curl. No, just the usual curl on the back end of a typical fedora from the "Golden Era." I've tried the usual methods of ironing and steaming, but just can't seem to get the upturn I'm looking for. I've got several old kettle curl cowboy hats, but those are usually flanged...
