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    Adam Savage (Mythbuster) Hat Stretching on Youtube

    Just tripped over this post on YouTube from Adam Savage this morning showing him describing how he steams and stretches\reshapes a hat.
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    Hats for your Man-Bun ! ! !

    Now I have seen it all :eeek: http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2015/09/chs-community-post-now-trending-in-hill-male-fashion/
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    Akubra takes a step into the 21st century

    I saw this news today on an IT Portal - It momentarily caused me some confusion :) For 130 years, Akubra has been making iconic Australian fur felt hats. But up until the last 18 months, the company was stuck in the '80s, operating on a DOS-based system. The DOS system was made up of...
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    Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

    I also have two of the Nutria blends - my size is about the same as you and the brims are around that size - - one has been worn very consistently - through all sorts of weather and places. It should have its own frequent flyer card for all the places and planes its been in :-) I cant say I...
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    My EUROPA desk clock - Made in Germany

    Sorry GE-Man but Europa was definitely a West German product. It was made by Uhrenfabrik Senden GmbH in Bavaria - I used to repair many of these back in my day as an apprentice - they are lovely little clocks - very easy to work on - very easy to problem solve - and once repaired very very...
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    Akubra in the news

    Akubra - A Life Saver Found on the Akubra Web site - News Section http://akubra.com.au/news/?p=1413#top AKUBRA HELPS SAVE LUKE’S LIFE March 26th, 2013 The wife and sons of Queensland fencing contractor Luke White say their father owes his life to his sturdy Akubra with, they claim...
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    Lock & Co. Video

    CNN Video - Hats back in Style - Lock & Co My wife noticed on the CNN website this morning a video about hats - so being the lovely person she is - she mentioned it to me :-) Nothing groundbreaking in it - but its an interesting quick visit to Lock & Co in England...
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    Aussie members - who was it in the Grey Felt Hat?

    Brisbane diamond thief wearing Grey Felt Hat stole $30,000 Diamond. Described as Caucasian with a muscular build, about 185cm tall, with sandy coloured hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a grey felt hat and a matching grey suit with a green shirt...
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    NHD--Akubra Lawson

    when new - the difference between heritage and standard (Talking about the felt - ignoring the other "fittings" ) can perhaps be arguable - but give them time and wear - and the Heritage increasingly shows its differences. - Or thats what I have found.
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    Keeping secrets while a craft dies out

    Wow this one made me think - in a good way - as what was easily typed now on reflection opened a view into my own thinking. I would say I do distinguish the trade from the craft - in so much as the trade can be and is for many "A job" - the "craft" is when someone takes the "job" to a different...
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    Keeping secrets while a craft dies out

    When I started in Watch & Clockmaking - it was at the time essentially a dead trade - secrecy amongst the tradespeople was - and still is legendary (Your catchcloth was just as much about covering the desk from view as it was for catching any dropped component). Art your post - which I quote...
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    New South Wales Police Museum Collection

    Not the police - these are images of those who had broken the law. I believe they refer to these as "Special Photographs", that were apparently mostly taken in the cells at the Central Police Station between 1910 and 1930.
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    Evidence of non human hat wearers

    I think the link should be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmTmvBzNFY4 The evolution revolution - love the drummer :-)
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    How tough is it to re-shape pre-creased crowns?

    My experience is that giving the hat a good soaking (punch it out open crown and fill with water - then wait - and wait until thoroughly\almost waterlogged) - As BanjoMerlin says - going open crown as an intermediary step definately helps. Let it dry out for a day or so - then come back and...
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    I got you all a hat!

    I know just the skull - we saw him in a Paris museum a couple of years ago _ i always thought something was missing from his display - it was the hat
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    How much rain can an Akubra take?

    How much rain can an Akubra take - well theres a rumour that Noah wore one - and that he used an oversized Akubra felt as the keel for the ark. You "Truly" can drown one - and it will bounce right back Yes whilst its still damp the crown will be a bit "soggy" and you should be a bit...
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    what in the word is going on here?

    Well - if it "was" a real one - seems somone set the benchmark at around 46 times the current ebay listing - at the auction of his memorabilia this weekend - I just posted a link to an article mentioning his white Fedora going for some 56K - wowzers.
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    Jacko's white fedora - auctioned

    Just saw in the news that Michael Jacksons white fedora went for a piffling 56,250 US Dollars. :eek: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/jackson-memento-sale-brings-in-1m-2236647.html Now thats some price for a hat.
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    Evidence of Secret Hat Society Emerges

    I love your sense of humour - intersting commentary runnin through there
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    Bridle leather sweatband?

    Not sure of it for a sweatband - I think the processes it goes through (tanning\oiling\waxing) wouldnt give it the right charcteristics for a sweatband. But it makes a great strop for a straight razor. It gets a lovely smooth shaving edge - and has a nice draw in use.

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