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    Adventurebilt Shrinkage

    Hi all, I've been gone from the forum for probably over a decade, but for those of you who remember my username, I hope the last years have been kind to you. I have a (Steve Delk) Adventurebilt which I bought probably 14 years or so ago, and which to my shame I don't wear very often - I'm...
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    Visiting LI...

    I'm visiting Long Island for a couple of weeks in the second half of April. What's going on there at the moment? What is there to do and see? Thanks guys
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    That's a Heck of a Lot of PMs...

    According to the front page, I currently have 65535 private messages awaiting reading! Fortunately, when I go to my private messages, this proves not to be the case. lol
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    BBC's Adaptation of "The Thirty-Nine Steps"

    Anybody else disappointed in this evening's shoddy adaptation of Buchan's novel? Discuss.
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    Not So Happy Christmas...

    Hello everyone. I've been elsewhere, but I hope you are all well, and that you are all expecting a splendid Christmas. Mine will be marred by a little frustration. A hat I ordered 16 months ago still has not materialised, and the hatter in question is still unreliable in responding to my...
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    Federation Problems, anybody?

    OK, this is absolutely not a thread for hammering Federations. I love all of mine dearly. My Fed Dlx III is still serving me well, and has recently returned to regular circulation, after a little refurbishment. I have two Fed Dlx IVs, one in dark brown, and the other in heritage fawn. The...
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    Who on Earth was it?

    Who on earth was the cheeky monkey who outbid me on that brown whippet just now, over on eBay? If you're out there reading this, sir, my hat is quite literally off to you. That's the most I've seen one go for in a while. I mean, I've seen Borsalinos going for less than that recently. Heck...
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    Homemade Flange...

    ...so I've made my block. The shape isn't perfect, and it has plenty of ugly spots, but it will make a good starting point for me to learn from. It probably isn't domed enough, for one thing, but I decided it was easier to take wood away than try to put it back, so I will try it as it is, and...
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    Nobody Has Posted Their Fed IV Yet?

    Nobody on here has posted anything about their Federation Mk IV? I can't believe I am the only guy who has one. Mine arrived on Monday, and it's currently sitting on top of a fishtank, with my hat stretcher in it. The slight humidity and the heat of the lightbulbs is just what it needs to...
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    Fieldmaster #23 Review

    I've been promising this review for a while, but now I have a few minutes I will post something. It is based on the email I sent to Ken after I received the hat, together with his responses to my comments, and some photos of the hat. I waited a while for Fieldmaster #23, more so than I - or...
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    Suggestions please...

    On Friday, I got my Associateship from the Royal Photographic Society. It's kind of a big deal to me, but not anything to get excited about. They sent me my certificate, and they sent me a nice little lapel badge: I am tentatively considering my first custom hat from the likes of Mr...
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    Akubra Adventurer? Really?

    If this is a re-post, forgive me. Anybody who hasn't swung by David Morgan's site recently may not have seen this. As the explanation goes, David Morgan's Akubra Adventurer will be available from Dec 15, and replaces their exclusive Akubra Explorer, which was withdrawn due to a name...
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    My Whippet...

    So I won me a Whippet on OFAS a couple of weeks back. Seller didn't want to ship outside the US, but a very kind FL member down in Florida volunteered to take receipt of it and forward it to me. Here it is. The shoulder of my jacket is all rucked up. Ah well: My grumpy face hides...
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    A few of Karol Lightner's hats

    Suh-weet.
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    Who Will Draw Me My Tattoo?

    I need someone to draw up my next tattoo. I know pretty much exactly what it needs to look like, but I suck at drawing like that - sharp contrast outline stuff - so I need some help. I could pay, naturally, so anybody interested in that sort of thing please PM me. Thanks everyone.
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    That'll Teach Me...

    Well, that'll teach me to try and buy cheap westerns from the US to practice on. I bought a brown Resistol a while back, from a guy in California. The hat cost $20 (nobody else seemed interested, as is often the case with westerns on eBay), and the postage ended up being $40. I felt a bit...
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    Introducing the Rusty...

    A couple of weeks ago, a member of this forum PM'd me asking me for my address, because he had something he wanted to send me. So I gave him what he wanted, and pretty soon, I box appeared at our door. I listened to the box, and made sure it wasn't ticking, and with some trepidation, opened...
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    Camptown Metro...

    I got an email today from a chap called Marcelle. He's not sure about posting pictures, etc, so he asked me to post the photos of his new Camptown Metropolitan for him. I'm also going to post his comments on the hat: Apparently Marcelle lurks, so I'm sure he will read any comments you...
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    Red liner for Fed Dlx...

    OK, so the liner of my Fed Dlx was starting to look pretty ropey. It already had brown marks on it, from where the colour had run onto it when I wet the headband (some water dribbled onto the liner and took some dye with it). A couple of nights ago I left a belt inside the hat, and that left...
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    Stores in Cleveland...

    I've seen people on here asking for recommendations of stores in DC, so I'm hoping this thread isn't naughty. If it is, just delete it and accept my apologies. I'm probably going to be in Cleveland some time this year, so it would be a nice chance to visit a "proper" hat store. Anybody...

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