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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I sized a blue XXX Stetson down by slipping an old sweat, minus the reed tape, behind the entire sweatband. You might give that a try.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Did you steal the airplane off my Strat?
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Weather permitting.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Interesting lesson about the cattle, Randy. Are they raised for the beef market, or more as novelty beeves to preserve the breed? A suitable hat for working the cattle too.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Is that dress weight or Western weight, Brent? Good looking hat!
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    Post New Hats Here!

    In Ermatinger's Scientific Hat Finishing And Renovating, he suggests gum tragacanth for soft felt hats. It can be purchased in chunks, as he did back then, but involves a 3 day process to get it ready. Leather workers also use it to burnish the cut edges of leather, and you can buy it in a...
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    Great catch, Michal!
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    Some are stiffer than others, even of the same brand and general vintage.
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    Nah! He just needs to get another Western with a smaller brim.
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    Great hat. I'm not sure why you're going to retreat into Fedoras.
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    I often remove them, but put them in a small ziplock and identify the hat they came from.
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    I'd try for a little more, Doc. It's got a fantastic side to side roll, though! Probably Alan's doing.
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    OMG! Did you discover the Lost Hat Mine of the Sierra Madres?
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    If it's a pre-owned hat, you can't necessarily blame the hatter (I can't believe I'm defending NF).
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    Back in the day, many men tended to have their particular style chosen, then own a succession of that style in mildly different iterations based on fashion trends. Hatters would make suggestions based on their face shape and stature, but that may have been clever marketing, or maybe a way to...
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    A 36 hat haul? Where'd you pick up 36 at once, Max?
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    That's what I always assume.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Heading out for some errands in the Dobbs West 2 horseshoe OR clone.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Imported rabbit, but a nice hand. It once had a brand pin on the bow. The actual pin part is still there.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Interesting Beaver Hats trailing ribbon today. Metal ribbon, underwelt medium brim and cony felt that changes color in different lighting ... from charcoal to blue to blue/green. I need to work on the flange a little and put the wind cord button back on. (Geeze. For cryin out loud, autocorrect!)...

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