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  1. belfastboy

    A little help please

    I heard rumours he was a pretty good dude, though!
  2. belfastboy

    A little help please

    but will you vouch for him?
  3. belfastboy

    "Man's Carelessness in Dress"

    In my church I am just pleased when folks show up for Sunday service. I am glad of their presence regardless of their attire. As worship is such a personal endeavour I don't venture to judge and if casual dress is what they choose then I respect the choices they make.
  4. belfastboy

    Trim a Panama?

    I edited mine in order to be more specific.
  5. belfastboy

    "Man's Carelessness in Dress"

    Any self respecting man would never truly heed a woman's fashion advice. I may pretend to listen but never heed.
  7. belfastboy

    Trim a Panama?

    Yes, definitely. The hatter was well experienced in blocking Panamas and the hat was not that old. But the straw just cracked. Because the splits were so clean I was able to boot it with a bit of leather on the back side and the repair cannot be seen. But it certainly made an impression on...
  8. belfastboy

    "Man's Carelessness in Dress"

    I think that church attendance is down so dramatically, across denominations, these days they will take you regardless of your dress standard. In my city the cost of housing is so insane I would think that making the rent has a higher immediacy than one's sartorial standard.
  9. belfastboy

    "Man's Carelessness in Dress"

    At the risk of being gauche....who the hell is Mortimer, and why should I care what he thinks?
  10. belfastboy

    Trim a Panama?

    A word of caution. Straws (Paja, Milan, rafia, rye) do become brittle with age. I sent one in to a hatter adept in blocking Panama straw. In the reblocking process the straw split, one split on each side along the front crown crease. I think it is the nature of the straw so on second...
  11. belfastboy

    Photos of hatters tools

    I have worked on hats where I FELT like whacking the crap out of them with a hammer
  13. belfastboy

    Photos of hatters tools

    That is a nice one. I have a number of vintage ones picked up from milliners. I made myself a 'belly board' which just a board sloped north to south. I use it to put in the 'packer' style bash to a brim
  14. belfastboy

    Trim a Panama?

    There is another way to go. Tear the hat down, reblock it stealing brim width to raise the crown. You end up with the best of all worlds, taller crown and a brim of your preference. Last Panama I sold I managed to narrow the brim by 1/2" in this way.
  15. belfastboy

    Help me ID that hat (cap)

    Ebay, multiple sellers from Asia, cheap and readily available.
  16. belfastboy

    Purchasing a Custom Fitted Custom Hat While Living in The Mid Atlantic Area

    I am leaning more strongly to 'F' for foolish.
  17. belfastboy

    Purchasing a Custom Fitted Custom Hat While Living in The Mid Atlantic Area

    Well, I tried my best. I sent him many pictures of the process, with detailed instructions but he seems fully hell bent on being right about it being impossible for him to correctly measure his head. After multiple emails, multiple detailed responses to his questions I have officially thrown...
  19. belfastboy

    Purchasing a Custom Fitted Custom Hat While Living in The Mid Atlantic Area

    Send me your email in a PM and I will start the conversation.
  20. belfastboy

    Purchasing a Custom Fitted Custom Hat While Living in The Mid Atlantic Area

    This is my business. I know how to instruct you how to measure a head to determine size/shape. If I didn't know how to do it correctly I would not have an online business. You are overly complicating what is a fairly straightforward process. Here is an offer: I will walk you through...
  21. belfastboy

    New Member to the Hat Forum

    Welcome. Visited Kentucky last September and loved it.
  22. belfastboy

    Purchasing a Custom Fitted Custom Hat While Living in The Mid Atlantic Area

    That's what I was thinking.
  23. belfastboy

    Purchasing a Custom Fitted Custom Hat While Living in The Mid Atlantic Area

    No, I am not even sure he still makes hats. But he may know someone in your neck of the woods. He sell hat making supplies now as well as runs a school for hat makers. He was on the expensive side.

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