What Hat Are You Working On Today?

[HatsBySam]

Sad Borsalino needed some love, overall good condition, no felt issues, liner needed a good cleaning and the leather sweatband needed a good cleaning and some leather honey.

 

[RickP]

First of all, I have no business in this thread, but as far as I know there isn’t a “What Hat Are You Destroying Today?” thread, so here we are.

Yesterday I destroyed a 63-year-old sweatband. It was a 1963 Adam, so not a particularly expensive hat, but it still hurt my feelings.

I wanted to see what would happen if I soaked it in water with a little Dawn, and I found out. The Dawn sucked all the juice that was left out of the sweatband and hastened its demise. The fact that this was possible, I believe, indicates that the sweatband was on its last legs anyway, but I don’t like being the executioner.

So I won’t be trying that particular experiment again. I’ve ordered some millinery needles, and I’m going to practice installing a new sweatband on this thing until I either figure it out or die of blood loss.

On the plus side, I did learn a bit about hat construction, though admittedly I could have learned the same information in a less destructive way.

I may also remove the ribbon and practice working on that, then get some of that naphtha gas and see what happens to the bare hat body once I have the ribbon off. May as well do all my experimental surgery on this one, I suppose.

This hat is at least a 7 1/2 — maybe 7 5/8. It was too big for me when it still had a vintage sweatband.

1963 Adam — We Hardly Knew Ye

Oh, and I almost forgot: I also jacked up part of the cool overwelt brim. God only knows what it would take to put that back to rights.

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Its always sad when an origional sweat or liner doesnt survive rehab. ( Ive melted or crumbled many myself) Just have to remember the whole process is to get a hat back on a head. If that means a new sweat and / or liner, thats just the cost of rehab

 

[HatsBySam]

Kind of an interesting hat I picked up recently. A Billy Kidd Stetson. From what I can find on the lounge and elsewhere, the felt was usually a mixture of rabbit and mink. It has a good weight and a pleasantly soft feel. It has an interesting band and liner (not sure the rubber band is original to the hat). Maybe I can get it fixed up and go skiing in it this winter!

 

[RickP]

Kind of an interesting hat I picked up recently. A Billy Kidd Stetson. From what I can find on the lounge and elsewhere, the felt was usually a mixture of rabbit and mink. It has a good weight and a pleasantly soft feel. It has an interesting band and liner (not sure the rubber band is original to the hat). Maybe I can get it fixed up and go skiing in it this winter!

Check the backside of the rubber band for Stetson markings. Lol

How's the puppy doing?

 

[HatsBySam]

Check the backside of the rubber band for Stetson markings. Lol

How's the puppy doing?

He’s getting big, I forgot how much energy lab pups have, lol

 

[RickP]

He’s getting big, I forgot how much energy lab pups have, lol

my boy is 14 months now. Yesterday my brother and I had to level out a 5x10ft excavation he did out behind the shed in the back lol. At least I know why his feet and head stayed dirty now lol Almost a dozen separate foot wind/ foot deep holes. Advintures with young dogs!!