Hat Conversions and Refurbs by John Galt

[kingrat]

Hi fellows. Just finished reading the foregoing. I'm truly sorry I've been unresponsive.

I've been spinning out of control for a while with trials, personal illness, and a close family member's illness and ultimately death.

Kingrat's comment is also fair criticism. I have always asked everyone to be patient, and you have been. I certainly didn't intend to try that patience as I have done.

At any rate, I'm re-taking control and getting back to your hats starting tonight.

Harv is at the top of my list, and his hats will go out by Friday. Then RClark and Blackthorn, I believe, followed by Joao & Danielle, etc.

Harv did you get your hats yet? This is Aug. 7th

 

[1mach1]

Harv did you get your hats yet? This is Aug. 7th

No hats yet, kingrat. A week ago, JG said he was going to get them out as soon as he could. He sounded sincere.

 

[Blackthorn]

No hats yet, kingrat. A week ago, JG said he was going to get them out as soon as he could. He sounded sincere.

He always sounds sincere. Always. Still no hat here, nor any reply to my latest text.

 

[kingrat]

People with good intentions make promises but people with good character keep them. I hope all of you get your hats back.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

It is my hope too, but I don't see nothing new.
I'll try to light a candle to the Virgin Mary......

 

[ingineer]

Daniele;
Don't you mean a prayer to St. Anthony?

 

[javadave61]

Daniele;
Don't you mean a prayer to St. Anthony?

I'm protestant, but if you give me the name of the propper saint of hats, I'll lift some prayers and light some candles for my fellow loungers.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Ing you have to be clear:
San Antonio da Padova or San Antonio abate? :beer:

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[ingineer]

Daniele,

St. Anthony of Padua of course, the patron saint of lost or stolen articles.
i'd really love this thread to come to a conclusion and disappear.
I do believe his intercession found my wristwatch

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Bravo Riccardo! Sant'Antonio da Padova is the saint for lost things.
By the way the 10th October 1991 his chim (relic) was stolen from the Basilica in Padua with a huge scandal.
The chim was founded after 71 days with the jubilation of the faithfuls of Sant'Antonio
End of OT

 

[Frunobulax]

I'm protestant, but if you give me the name of the propper saint of hats, I'll lift some prayers and light some candles for my fellow loungers.

This article likes St. Catherine. For our purposes, I'd pick St. Clement of Ireland due to the felting legend.

http://www.manyhattyreturns.com/2009/03/08/who-is-the-patron-saint-of-milliners/

 

[Bob Roberts]

People with good intentions make promises but people with good character keep them. I hope all of you get your hats back.

+1. Very well said!

 

[Blackthorn]

Well, I heard from him, and saw him last night, and I have to say, I couldn't be happier. I know it's been almost a year since I dropped my Akubra Fed IV off with him, and I've been pretty irritated on a number of occasions that he didn't get it done, and didn't reply to my texts. But, finally it has come together and now I'm really glad we began this remodel.

I have always been bothered by the dimensional brim on the Fed IV, but really didn't know who to send it to, to get it trimmed so it'd be a normal fedora. When JG offered to do it, I jumped at it. I also asked him to put a new ribbon on it and he let me pick one from all his stock. Here are the results:

This was EXACTLY what I wanted. He does very good work, a true craftsman.

As a peace offering to me, he also gave me this antique hat box which he had refurbished. He put new lining in it, and it has a false bottom full of cedar chips. I was stunned by this beauty:

Here it is in the sunlight:

and in the shadow of my garage:

and here's now the inside looks:

 

[kingrat]

Almost a Year for this and a FREE GIFT. WOW

 

[1mach1]

Awesome!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

+1
His work is really nice but this long silence makes anyone insane.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

+ 2
I'm glad hoping this is the beginning of a positive trend for JG and the stand by trustees :eusa_doh:

 

[theoldnorthwest]

One year to trim a brim and add a ribbon? That literally should take an hour maybe two at most.

 

[Tom-n-Perris]

+1

 

[Lotsahats]

Glad to hear it, Blackthorn. I'm hoping this good man can continue to clear his name after a really terrible year.

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