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Looks fantastic! Is tight front to back? It wears fine photo wise. I would think it's tweakable.
Thanks mayserwegener, yeah it's a bit tight front to back...if there's any ideas on how to tweak this up to where it would fit me, I'd love to keep this one...Looks fantastic! Is tight front to back? It wears fine photo wise. I would think it's tweakable.
I don't have a hat stretcher...I think I maybe somewhere between a 7 and 7 1/8 as well...This hat goes on my head ok but it's a bit tight fitting...after wearing it for maybe a little bit, it does seem to feel some better...Will wearing it more stretch it out some?
The Garve(and most wooden stretchers) is only one width--best suitable for smaller sizes. The larger your head size the more gets placed in the gap and the more it is distorted. If you buy a hand held unit-buy the length which conforms to your desired width as it is not adjustable there(The 7 size is the width that fits my head although I wear a 7-1/4+). The more movable segments the more evenly the force is distributed.I haven't had that experience, but there are certainly problems and dangers depending on what you are trying to accomplish. One of the biggest dangers of the Garvé is the strong mechanical advantage which is capable of destroying a lot very quickly.
The Garve(and most wooden stretchers) is only one width--best suitable for smaller sizes. The larger your head size the more gets placed in the gap and the more it is distorted. If you buy a hand held unit-buy the length which conforms to your desired width as it is not adjustable there(The 7 size is the width that fits my head although I wear a 7-1/4+). The more movable segments the more evenly the force is distributed.
The Garve(and most wooden stretchers) is only one width--best suitable for smaller sizes. The larger your head size the more gets placed in the gap and the more it is distorted. If you buy a hand held unit-buy the length which conforms to your desired width as it is not adjustable there(The 7 size is the width that fits my head although I wear a 7-1/4+). The more movable segments the more evenly the force is distributed.
Corrugated vents fore and aft. A very dark brown.
That's spectacular... and it breathes coming and going.
Congratulations on the new Dualist, Ed.
That's spectacular... and it breathes coming and going.
Congratulations on the new Dualist, Ed.