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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Mighty44

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DonR

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Today is a new to me Barbisio.

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StoryPNW

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The Lost Cowboy

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Sunday has come around again. Hats of the week time.

Barbisio Lontra
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Lock&Co heather
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Fléchet chamois
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Borsalino longhair
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Lock&Co (again)
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Borsalino Gulaita
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Feinste Velour Mode
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Panfilo
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As always great hats - and I agree, the Lock and Co. is a standout among standouts.

I notice that none of these hats have wind cords/trollies. Do you ever use them? Man, I need mine all the time when I visit the Low Countries.
 
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The Lost Cowboy

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In order of preference con qualche invidia, caro Stefan
Like every Sunday morning, the rite of choice is repeated, with great joy.
A chapter should be opened on the Borsalino longhair. There are few of them and felt is always an enigma. I say that it was certainly not one of the company's flagships, despite their elegance
Grazie, Daniele. Those true longhairs are indeed rare in the Borsalino line up. They made them later on in the Ardilla line especially, but other than those they are rare. I posted this one in full here: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-borsalino-brotherhood.13133/post-3041919
Speaking of longhair Borsalinos, here’s my second Borsa traveling hat finally rescued out of storage.

Not nearly as fashionable (or as well-constructed) as my other coffin hat but this guy is very warm, fantastically soft (like petting a kitten), and comfortable as heck.

Perfect for those business trips where the client wants to go ice fishing!
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As always great hats - and I agree, the Lock and Co. is a standout among standouts.

I notice that none of these hats have wind cords/trollies. Do you ever use them? Man, I need mine all the time when I visit the Low Countries.
Thanks, Nathan. Some of my hats have them, but I never use them. In high winds I either wear a well fitting homburg or a bowler.
 

T Jones

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I'm finally back at it again after a short bout with some kind of flu or illness of some sort. I did a quick practice run on this 4X Stetson refurb. I don't know how I'd classify this one. I got the idea for this hat style from what I think was a Borsalino. It now sports a 6 inch open crown with a Center Dent and a 3 1/2 brim with a pencil curl. I did a thin ribbon with a Borsalino style bow work. I also gave the brim a slight swoop in the front.

Before:
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After:
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Reused the liner and sweat:
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On the head:
4-X-Stetson-Western-8.jpg


Under different lighting:
4-X-Stetson-Western-7.jpg
 
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I'm finally back at it again after a short bout with some kind of flu or illness of some sort. I did a quick practice run on this 4X Stetson refurb. I don't know how I'd classify this one. I got the idea for this hat style from what I think was a Borsalino. It now sports a 6 inch open crown with a Center Dent and a 3 1/2 brim with a pencil curl. I did a thin ribbon with a Borsalino style bow work. I also gave the brim a slight swoop in the front.

Before:
4-X-Stetson-Before-1.jpg


4-X-Stetson-Before-4.jpg


After:
4-X-Stetson-Western-2.jpg


4-X-Stetson-Western-3.jpg


4-X-Stetson-Western-1.jpg


Reused the liner and sweat:
4-X-Liner-and-Sweat.jpg


On the head:
4-X-Stetson-Western-8.jpg


Under different lighting:
4-X-Stetson-Western-7.jpg
Wow, that is a stunner, Terry. Those brim curls are a nightmare to get even I suspect.
 
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I’ll stick to this all original Collins and Fairbanks—and a chew—for my statement.
Some smoke it, some soak it.

And few pics heralding what I’ve been up to this week.
Been very busy buying these 40s through 80s all carbon steel folding knives and building this humble display case. $120 in materials and thankfully didn’t have to buy the oak and fancy fabric, as I already had it on hand. View attachment 587025 View attachment 587024 View attachment 587026
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Knives, though a long and usable interest of mine, aren’t near as fun or profitable as good old felt hats.
Just circling back, here… VERY impressive display, Randall. Your skills are outstanding!!

I knew a farmer in northern Vermont with a similar (but rougher, not as nicely finished) glassed-in display of sharp edges. He had over 1400 axe heads on display on the walls of his garage/shop.
By his standards, you have plenty of room for more!
 

Randall Renshaw

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Just circling back, here… VERY impressive display, Randall. Your skills are outstanding!!

I knew a farmer in northern Vermont with a similar (but rougher, not as nicely finished) glassed-in display of sharp edges. He had over 1400 axe heads on display on the walls of his garage/shop.
By his standards, you have plenty of room for more!

Thanks a lot, Charlie!

That farmer sure did like him some axe heads!! Wonder if there’s a forum out there that enabled/motivated that many acquisitions?
I guess an FL member might say he is the “Max” of Axes!
:)
If I didn’t have all my walls plastered with vintage hats I might be able to hang more knives, but also lack more money to do it!
Maybe I need to, finally, sink a dollar in the Georgia lottery? If I won I could be the first to squander it all, not on drugs, drink and dames, but on pocket daggers and dead men’s hats.
 

Randall Renshaw

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I'm finally back at it again after a short bout with some kind of flu or illness of some sort. I did a quick practice run on this 4X Stetson refurb. I don't know how I'd classify this one. I got the idea for this hat style from what I think was a Borsalino. It now sports a 6 inch open crown with a Center Dent and a 3 1/2 brim with a pencil curl. I did a thin ribbon with a Borsalino style bow work. I also gave the brim a slight swoop in the front.

Before:
4-X-Stetson-Before-1.jpg


4-X-Stetson-Before-4.jpg


After:
4-X-Stetson-Western-2.jpg


4-X-Stetson-Western-3.jpg


4-X-Stetson-Western-1.jpg


Reused the liner and sweat:
4-X-Liner-and-Sweat.jpg


On the head:
4-X-Stetson-Western-8.jpg


Under different lighting:
4-X-Stetson-Western-7.jpg

Nice job on that western, Terry!
Looks good on, too.
I’ve not yet tried an official brim curl.
Need one of them brim bender thingies like you gots.
 

TheOldFashioned

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