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Curling a brim
I'm sure this has been covered many times here, but I need to put some curl in the brim of a few of my hats. I'm especially talking about the rear side of a fedora. I wear too large a size to find old flanges, and would rather not spend the dough necessary to get a machine of some kind. Does... -
Hats coming back in a big way?
YES! Finally, a hat big enough for me without using a stretcher. I'm so happy. Frank -
Favorite crown height and brim width
Big guy with skinny guy taste Unfortunately, I'm built more like Hoss from Bonanza than I'd like, so anything with less than a 2 1/2" brim looks stingy on me. Ditto the low crowns. Unless I want to look like Magilla Gorilla, I need something at least 5 1/2 to 6 inches when open. I recently... -
Surgery on a Mallory...
Just bought and used a Brim Cutter I bought an M&F brim cutter in 1/8" from Hawkeye Tack and Western a week ago. About 60 and change with shipping. Used it immediately on a hat, and was pleased with the results. 1/8" is not too drastic, and although it's hard to see on the few sites I looked... -
I love the Fed IV!!
Softening Up I've only had my Fed IV for a few months, and it's already a lot softer than it was to start with. I used cold clean water in a spray bottle to shape it, and a few doses of that seemed to soften it up a good deal, along with normal wear. I also feel your pain on the fit issue... -
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Christy's of London
Color of Burma Of the photos/websites posted by Cybergentleman, the Village Hat Shop photo comes closest to the Burma Adventurer that I received and sold to another Lounger. Way more greenish brown than grey. It looked grey on the Hornet's website. Isn't the famous Seaplane hat grey? I... -
Bohemian Grove
Grove A lot of people have given too much thought to this "mysterious" organization. I've got several friends who are members, and my late grandfather went several times. His only comments were he thought the plays were a bit boring, and the food was excellent. Frank -
Exotic Materials
Carpincho If memory serves, the capybara is the animal the gauchos call "Carpincho." I don't know about felt made from them, but Argentina has many fine leather products made from their hides. My grandfather had a jacket and a vest made from carpincho, and it's beautiful stuff, like... -
Exotic Materials
otters, nutria Last time I saw one (on TV), giant otters were lots bigger than a sea otter. I think the rodent you were thinking of is a nutria, but maybe not. I remember as a boy in southern Texas being told to shoot nutria on sight, as they were considered a destructive pest by farmers. We... -
I want to re-block at home: need some help
Flanging I have a Hatshaper, and like it, but be advised, buy a size smaller than you think, as mine is a tad too big, since I ordered my actual head size. The straight-sided dome is especially nice for fedoras with no taper. Do any of you have any more tricks or products I can use to put... -
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Cowboy Hat Shapers
What about for fedoras? I could really use something like this for fedora brims. At my big head size, finding old flanges seems impossible. I'm in between a 7 3/4 and 7 7/8, and I've never seen a flanger in that range. Pretty cool idea. Frank -
Photos of your Pinnacle
Fire Away Not quite done with the brim curl yet, and hard to see the semi-teardrop bash, but here's what it looks like now: [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] I never remember to post "before" photos, but it was a mess. -
Photos of your Pinnacle
Thanks for all the photos. I may be going to hat purgatory for this, but I've been a bad boy. Been thinking about a stingy brim custom for a long time. This Pinnacle cost me about $99, and had the misfortune of arriving the same day as my new brim cutter. I hated to cut into a 100% beaver... -
Fedoras with flat brims, or, dimensional brims revisited
Flat Brim On some hats, I like the flatter brim. I'm a fairly large fella, and if I have too much curl in a fedora (rear brim), it looks like a derby or pork pie on me. On a tall skinny guy, too flat a brim can make you look a bit like a two penny nail, or a capital "T." Took me a long time... -
St. Joe Stetson Outlet?
Still There Unless someone is playing a joke on me, I spoke with someone from that outlet yesterday or the day before. Garland seems to have more selection, at least in the big sizes, although the MO outlet had a Temple in Caribou in size 7 7/8. Frank -
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Photos of your Pinnacle
Description I only asked because on one website I remember reading that the Pinnacle had a roan leather sweat, as well as a fancier liner. That would be great, but it might have only applied to a specific run of the model, like the Obama Inaugural edition or something for that specific store... -
Slowly moving away from vintage and on to Akubra exclusively.
Grommets on David Morgan Squatter Karyl - Don't know if it matters to you or not, but the Squatter David Morgan sells has one grommet hole on either side of the hat, one under the ribbon and one that shows. May not bother you, did not have any effect on comfort, but some folks don't like it... -
Returned: Black Temple
No takers, back to store. Thanks, Frank- frussell
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Photos of your Pinnacle
Thanks Gentlemen The one I've got coming is black, and I may have it modified. It was just too good a deal to pass up, low crown or not, about 1/3 of the standard price. I sure appreciate the pix, and that bound brim version of Mr. Dean's is pretty awesome. That may be where mine goes when... -
