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  1. KK

    Should I unsnap my snap brim while drying?

    Thanks! Undid the snap and sure enough, the edge had some really weird bends.
  2. KK

    Should I unsnap my snap brim while drying?

    Man, the rain is sitting right on top of us and it won't let up. Seemed like a great chance for me to get my Saxon to shrink to fit. It's sitting on the crown on a paper towel, and now I'm wondering: should I take the snap out of the brim as it dries to preserve its symmetry?
  3. KK

    Post New Hats Here!

    All I can tell you is my Chatham is a "hard hat." The felt is very thick and stiff. ... Got a caribou Saxon from Delmonico today. Love it! It's a 59 LO. 59s are loose on my head to start with. I'll see if this one tightens up a tad like the Akubra did.
  4. KK

    The OFFICIAL Sinatra Hat

    And part of all that is figuring out the pricing so they'll sell, THEN figuring out how much you want to skim, THEN spec'ing it out so it doesn't take more than whatever remains. Nothing wrong with that. I just ain't buying.
  5. KK

    Musicians?

    Played clarinet starting in 4th grade. Picked up guitar in 7th grade. Got an electric in 9th. Memorized all the Jamerson bass lines listening to the station at the end of the AM dial. Finally bought an awful bass for $14.52 in 10th grade and sat there for a month with the Moby Grape LP, putting...
  6. KK

    Hat Wearers: You're Just Trying to Be Don Draper. Stop It.

    Grandpa wore a grey c-crown every day of his life, except in the summer, when he wore a straw c-crown. Dad wore a grey c-crown, except in the summer, when he wore a straw c-crown, but he quit wearing hats in the mid-60s. I'm wearing a grey c-crown, except in the summer, when I wear a straw...
  7. KK

    Stetson Surplus

    Can't think of other descriptors. I'm tactile (vs visual) so I guess some things don't translate or get noticed.
  8. KK

    Stetson Surplus

    Just got a Stylemaster in moonstone. Compared to my Chatham, the finish seems somewhat pilled. I should have gotten it in black to hide the finish. The medium thickness makes it slightly floppy, but without the rubberiness I like. Anyone got any "rubbery" thin fur felt Stetsons to recommend?
  9. KK

    The Master's Hat

    The Master's Hat, short talk from Masonic Service Association of North America. When I learned the lectures, I bought the hat I'd later wear during "my year" as Master of my lodge (the lecturer takes over as Master while delivering the lecture, a mandatory part of degree work, and so must...
  10. KK

    The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

    Maybe it wasn't the hat. Maybe she was just obeying the voices.
  11. KK

    Edumication

    Got a freebie AAS from the Air Force (only in the Air Force is music an applied science), then a diploma from a hardcore old school hospital RN program. Nursing has tightened up (new grads aren't getting hired these days), so it's probably time to get an online BSN to stay one step ahead of the...
  12. KK

    Hat sizing strips...

    Must be a lot thinner than the stuff I'm used to using.
  13. KK

    Hat sizing strips...

    ...where do I get it? TIA!
  14. KK

    Reasonably priced semi-customs in NYC?

    Holy crow! Only 495 in 2010 dollars? After a zillion years making a living as a musician, I'm in love with tuxes, comfortable as PJs, and I've always wanted a "non-tux" suit, but never found one. And here are all the ingredients for the perfect non-tux, including some completely unnecessary ones...
  15. KK

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    This 4th is shaping up into a Bailey Guthrie kinda day!
  16. KK

    Definition of long oval & XLO?

    If there are standards (width, length of head) could someone post 'em? TIA!
  17. KK

    Reasonably priced semi-customs in NYC?

    Anyone know where to go for reasonably priced semi-customs in NYC? TIA!
  18. KK

    Blazer buttons?

    Needing a new utility blazer, I began surfing and immediately noticed that brass blazer buttons, which were at one time definitional, are now a rare sight. What's up with that?
  19. KK

    Found some nice custom made horsehide belts to match your Aero jackets

    I buy 1.25" (for Dockers) and 1.5" (for jeans) belts. It's hard enough finding great holsters without needing them to fit 1.75" belts.
  20. KK

    Sweat band buckling.

    Thanks for the ref, just e'd for a quote. Sorry, no camera available (every time I buy one the wife absconds with it--wonder where they all go?)

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