What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[moehawk]

I have been looking on eBay and Etsy several times a day. Nothing. Only 50's shortbrims. Maybe I could take out the liner on a shortbrim and graft it into a Rainbow, and try to forget I did it. I have two of those.


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If you did that, it would no longer be fish nor fowl...

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Que bien Patroncito!

Jajaja

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[Tukwila]

This one was found on Etsy, wasn't up for long before I spotted it and bought it.
Now brim grafting...that would be some accomplishment! I bet Terry has a few donor brims left over from all those western conversions...

Well, hatters do the same basic work when they put a duplex together. And milliners used to do it with women's hats all the time. I have a vintage women's Montecristi Panama straw that was made for Meier & Frank that is put together in the same fashion with a markedly lopsided, asymmetrical brim.

If a guy found two old beaters and put something together...

 

[Short Balding Guy]

I was out this evening listening to tin pan alley jazz. The two guitarists had a smooooth and tight groove. I wore a vintage Stetson Avenue. I received lots of positive comments on the hat from fellow audience members and the fellows on stage. Jazz music fans must evidently appreciate a grand vintage hat!

Best, Eric -

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I was out this evening listening to tin pan alley jazz. The two guitarists had a smooooth and tight groove. I wore a vintage Stetson Avenue. I received lots of positive comments on the hat from fellow audience members and the fellows on stage. Jazz music fans must evidently appreciate a grand vintage hat!

Best, Eric -

Wonderful, Eric.
Just wonderful. Another hat on my list.

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[steur]

Vagabond

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Lovely hat, Max. Superb colour.

 

[steur]

Coming up for air this morning just to say howdy and Happy Thanksgiving to my Lounge family. I have been so busy with dealing with the house remodel and writing a 25 page research paper, all I've managed to do here is like everyone's fantastic hats. Yesterday we took time out to watch the annual Civil War Football game between Oregon State Beavers and the U of Oregon Ducks. It was ugly for us. Had to represent in the Orange and Black of OSU. Paired a black leather sport coat with the Hückel Chamois in inky, velvety black.

Stay frosty...

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Good to see you're not too wrapped up, Mike. The Hückel looks great.

 

[steur]

It's rivalry day for college football and I hope your team wins today, unless you're an Auburn fan. Roll Damn Tide! Team colors if you got em.
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All this black cherry talk caused me to pull these out, that, plus they're the only boots I own that even approach Crimson and that's due mostly to the neon stitching.
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Very nice, Greg. Good to see a center dent on an American hat now and again!

 

[steur]

Hey all!
Rain is over, at least for now. Late 40's Dobbs Game Bird Guild Edge for shade.

Have a great day!

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Gorgeous, John. Would have been too risky taking it out on Thanksgiving

 

[steur]

Going out to meet up with some of my wife’s friends. This longhair Barcelona made my wife laugh out loud and apparently I look like a “wizard.”

I ended up under a whiskey Northwest after I got the reaction from my wife I was after. Got to keep them on their toes.



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We could all do with some wizardry, Brent. I don't think wizards are married though and never have to deal with that question: "was will das Weib?"

 

[steur]

I was out this evening listening to tin pan alley jazz. The two guitarists had a smooooth and tight groove. I wore a vintage Stetson Avenue. I received lots of positive comments on the hat from fellow audience members and the fellows on stage. Jazz music fans must evidently appreciate a grand vintage hat!

Best, Eric -

Splendid hat and outfit, Eric.

 

[steur]

Yesterday it was time for the Hückel chamois in grey. This hat has been cleaned with naphta and with white vinegar and water. It came out fine, but every time I wear it I have cravings for a salad

 

[jonesy86]

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Today....thought i’d get some wear time in on this one before the weather gets slushy wet and cold. This hat just wants it’s brim up no matter what so i’m calling it.....
The Bob.
Here ya go guy this one’s for you.
Stetson 7X Open Road CB Bob.
Be well. Bowen

The hat is bigger than the rug rat. Keeuute.


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[T Jones]

This one was found on Etsy, wasn't up for long before I spotted it and bought it.
Now brim grafting...that would be some accomplishment! I bet Terry has a few donor brims left over from all those western conversions...

Ha ha! He would be the envy of the Lounge with a brim like that!

 

[steur]

My Cavanagh demanded attention today. This is the kind of hat that can make demands.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Gorgeous, John. Would have been too risky taking it out on Thanksgiving

Ha! Good one!

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[drmaxtejeda]

We could all do with some wizardry, Brent. I don't think wizards are married though and never have to deal with that question: "was will das Weib?"

Gee, Stefan, your posts are amusing, entretaining and instructive. I started reading about Brent's hat, and, 20 minutes later, know the German word for "broad" or "wife", and a little more about dear old Sigmund.

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[drmaxtejeda]

Yesterday it was time for the Hückel chamois in grey. This hat has been cleaned with naphta and with white vinegar and water. It came out fine, but every time I wear it I have cravings for a salad

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Ha again!
Hey, Stefan, I didn't know about vinegar and water. 50-50? Will it clean stains white gas can't? Do you submerge the whole hat, then let it dry? Won't the water shrink the leather, or something?

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[steur]

Gee, Stefan, your posts are amusing, entretaining and instructive. I started reading about Brent's hat, and, 20 minutes later, know the German word for "broad" or "wife", and a little more about dear old Sigmund.

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Ha again!
Hey, Stefan, I didn't know about vinegar and water. 50-50? Will it clean stains white gas can't? Do you submerge the whole hat, then let it dry? Won't the water shrink the leather, or something?

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Thanks, Max. It took Sigmund thirty years of counselling to come to the conclusion that he still didn't understand them!

As for the cleaning: it's a tip I picked up from Doug (@Tukwila). Apparently it's about a 50-50 mix with cold or lukewarm water. I submerged the whole hat and gently tried to rub and brush it clean. And yes it does take out some stains that white gas doesn't. I did rinse the hat after the treatment, but some of the vinegar seems to have been left. Hence the smell. Just let the hat dry on its own as you normally would and it should be fine.
Sometimes I try treating a spot or stain with some dishwashing soap as well, which does a pretty good job too. Haven't had a problem with the leather so far, but I treat it afterward with some leather conditioner.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Thanks, Max. It took Sigmund thirty years of counselling to come to the conclusion that he still didn't understand them!

As for the cleaning: it's a tip I picked up from Doug (@Tukwila). Apparently it's about a 50-50 mix with cold or lukewarm water. I submerged the whole hat and gently tried to rub and brush it clean. And yes it does take out some stains that white gas doesn't. I did rinse the hat after the treatment, but some of the vinegar seems to have been left. Hence the smell. Just let the hat dry on its own as you normally would and it should be fine.
Sometimes I try treating a spot or stain with some dishwashing soap as well, which does a pretty good job too. Haven't had a problem with the leather so far, but I treat it afterward with some leather conditioner.

It surprises me how we like/find the same hats on eBay and think the same things sometimes, Stefan. I have been wondering about submerging the whole hat in dishwashing soap as well.
I took the ribbon of a hat that had been "cleaned" in white gas and put it in diswashing concentrate. It turned brown in 3 minutes.

I haven't tried it with a hat because I decided to just give them to Ignacio to clean with Percloro Etileno.

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