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The Dobbs Diner...
On second thought, it looks like the plastic part is stitched into the lining. Was this common? -
The Dobbs Diner...
A recently acquired Dobbs Fifth Avenue Fedora has what appears to be a clear-ish plastic cover over the liner. It is now quite foggy. It occurs to me, after watching one of Kevin's Youtube videos that perhaps it's an addition to the liner, that can be removed. Is anyone familiar with this... -
Basics of cleaning....
I think it will be fine. I'd look at some of Kevin's videos (Guitars and Hats on Youtube). He shows in many of them how to reshape a brim without a flange. I think getting the dirt off is number one, then gradually reshaping the crown, starting with an open crown, then working on the brim. A... -
Hey there, do you work for Red Hat? I do! Regards, jv (John Visser)
Hey there, do you work for Red Hat? I do! Regards, jv (John Visser)- jviss
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Basics of cleaning....
Who's "she?" :) Washing it may have been a mistake. Kevin, in one of Youtube videos, says that once it's wet/soaked, the shape it's in when it dries is it's new shape, as if it has been steamed. -
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Basics of cleaning....
I'm surprised by this thread. I'm new here, and new to the details of hat cleaning and blocking, but I've already cleaned and re-bashed one with good results. I'm just surprised that a good hat ending up in the mud and rain could lead thinking it ruined, and replacing it. Also, I am surprised... -
New Member to the Hat Forum
Thanks! I hadn't scrolled down far enough to see that! :) -
New Member to the Hat Forum
Can someone please tell me the appropriate thread for posting a hat for sale? Thanks, jv -
The Dobbs Diner...
Is it appropriate to list a Dobbs hat for sale in this thread, or is there a separate marketplace thread? Sorry, I'm new here and can't find the latter. -
The School of Hard Knox
Maybe the pics leave something to be desired; it has a very Homburg-y brim, bound and sewn, and with a small-diameter pencil curl. It won't snap down like a Fedora. It was advertised as a Homburg, and someone in the Homburg thread seemed to think it was one. -
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New Member to the Hat Forum
I'm tempted to make one. I have a rather large metalworking lathe and I have turned wood on it. I could glue up some maple and turn a nice "head," as long as spherical/cylindrical would be useful, which I think it would. -
The School of Hard Knox
New member here, and my first good hat, a Knox Twenty Homburg, black, size 7 1/8, with box: -
Homburg Nation
I received the gray one, the second one I mention, in the mail today. Slight water damage on the bottom of the box, but otherwise O.K. Hat seems well-worn, but pretty good. I cleaned it with a lint roller and a hat brush, steamed it first into an open crown, then put a center crease and a... -
New Member to the Hat Forum
Thanks. Could you please post a pic of a box with inserts you've made? -
New Member to the Hat Forum
Thanks. Yes, I like the idea of having the inserts, but haven't found any new boxes with them. The used ones on eBay are as much as hats! I will keep looking, and noodling.... Maybe there's a business opportunity here. :) -
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New Member to the Hat Forum
Yes, thanks. The ones I've seen on eBay are just too much dough for me right now. I'll keep looking. I'd also like to find some new hat boxes that are like original hat boxes, except maybe more durable, that don't cost an arm and a leg. And, where can I find those nifty laces that came... -
Homburg Nation
Thanks! Gee, I was certain that second hat was a Homburg. I guess it isn't due to the edge of the brim? I'll receive it today. So far I only have the first one in hand. All of the pics from the eBay listing are here, plus a few fun images... -
Homburg Nation
I'm a new member, and just bought my first good hat. Well, depends on your definition of good, I guess. And that's not counting the gorgeous Carl Fiedler opera hat I acquired 13 or so years ago. I'm going to a black tie wedding this month, and my research indicated that the proper hat for... -
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New Member to the Hat Forum
I just joined. I'm 64, and I like hats. Had to wear one in High School as it was a military school with a uniform regulation. I had a few 'weak' hats, but just bought a few good ones on eBay: a couple of Homburgs, one Knox and one Dobbs, and a Knox fedora. I have a clothing steamer which I...
