Recent content by B.J. Hedberg

My new custom Tumwater fedora arrived this afternoon from Tony. Now comes the difficult part of bashing it just the right way. Crudely started. Specs: 6" open crown, 2 3/8" raw edge brim with a row of decorative stitching. 22 linge navy ribbon with a triple bow.

It's been a while since I actually snapped a photo and logged in, but if it comes through, today I was wearing my reblocked former Stetson New York. Never did get the brim finished quite right.

Not a significant conversion, but I wanted to turn this silverbelly Stetson Premiere Stratoliner I picked up as a souvenir on a trip into something more to my liking. I had intended to cut out the sweatband and reblock it slightly taller to take the bring width down to 1 ¼”, but the starting...

Thanks. The hat is a custom by Tony at Tumwater hats. 2 1/8" brim. 6" or slightly taller crown (open). A creamy off white (silverbelly?). Definitely the best hat in my collection.

Feel free. I'd be happy to share any info I can.

Picked it up today at Heimie's Haberdashery in St. Paul. I've never actually bought a hat in person before!

Stetson New York LE – Excellent Quality. Actual 5 ¾” open crown. 2 ¾” welted brim. (Stats state 5 ½” and 2 5/8” respectively). Phantom Grey. I’m not used to wearing such a wide brim, but I figured I’d give it a try. Given the crown on my last Stetson, the Nostalgia, shrank considerably, the...

Took my brown Tumwater out for a stroll today.

Thanks for the comments everybody.

Decided I needed a new panama hat for summer, so I set about building one using a Stetson center dent I picked up that looked like it would be straight enough and have enough brim to re-work. First I stripped it of its ribbon and cloth sweatband, before soaking it through and through and...

Actually had some free time to assemble some photos yesterday evening, and thought I’d finally get around to posting some after-restoration shots since it seems I had forgotten to. I’ve been working on assembling and reassembling this one for some time, as the motor seems to bind up now, but at...

Out exploring St. Paul’s old brickyards in my brown Tumwater yesterday. Thank goodness I didn’t have a backpack and walking stick or I never would have been able to go past the sign.

Wore my Tumwater out and about today.

Purchased a Sunbody hat (hg35f) for fun a few weeks back, and proceeded to re-block it on my Hatshaper. Ironed a new brim break in and straightened the sides before adding a wide sweatband and ribbon. At the end of the day I gained about an inch in height, but only lost 1/4” off the 3 1/2”...

Not a great photo, but I’ve been wearing my light-colored Tumwater around the past few days.