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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

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New Phoenix Hat Company nutria in pewter w/snakeskin band.

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Randall Renshaw

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Two hats I got the time to clean up today. They had belonged to an older rancher in the mid west. Really happy with how well they cleaned up.

Resistol Double X FFA

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No Brand Open Road Style

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What they looked like earlier....

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More on these hats in the Post New Hats. And Western threads.

I hope you can take a little humor, Joe, but that photo of you wearing the OR clone with your head bent down showing the top looked like the “crowning” stage of a hat giving birth to a cute, tiny cattleman’s crease baby western. :)
Definitely another unique crown for you. You sure cleaned them both up nicely! I like that silver hat band.
 
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I hope you can take a little humor, Joe, but that photo of you wearing the OR clone with your head bent down showing the top looked like the “crowning” stage of a hat giving birth to a cute, tiny cattleman’s crease baby western. :)
Definitely another unique crown for you. You sure cleaned them both up nicely! I like that silver hat band.
ROFL!!!!! Wow. If I could just reproduce a bunch of old felt hats. PUSH! PUSH!
 

daizawaguy

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I wore my Habig to work again, but it has been frustrating me. It’s just a little big for me. Every time I put paper or sizing tape, I think I’ve got it right...then it decides otherwise. I came to the conclusion that for a hat with a moderate crown, the center dent was too deep for my cone-head. So tonight, I finally took the plunge and reshaped a crown for the first time.
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An attempt to widen the dent and create a teardrop with a bump for the cone-head. I also tightened up the pinches. It seems good so far. I’m feeling optimistic, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Nice job.


Buy a spray bottle at a 100 yen store, fill it with water, and drench the leather and surrounding areas in spray, including the back side of the leather. Repeat three times, after letting it dry naturally. You will have a perfect fit. Believe me, patience, and it works to downsize a leather sweatband hat...
 
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Short Balding Guy

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I know what I will be wearing! My new Gannon...1930’s Capone! Looking for the grey pinstripe suit now...

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Grey pinstripe, blue blazer, casual blazer, Baracuta, denim jacket or even a modern Patagonia jacket that hat will look swell! I love the 9 gilled hat. The sweat is a treat to look at.

Congrats to you and Michael for teaming up on a glorious hat.

Eric -
 

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