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The Resistol Roundup
Maybe its just a play on words Mellow Roll - refering to the flange. Like Resist All - refering to the felt. -
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Hat Renovation by Art Fawcett
I deleted the posts - not because I do not stand 100% behind them - I deleted them - because my question got me nowhere - except for you and your wild assumptions based on poor interpretation. If anyone would like a run down of my hat experience - I would be glad to share. But I wont keep... -
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Hat Renovation by Art Fawcett
I am not a hatter. I restore hats. That is my opinion, not a dismissal. -
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Hat Renovation by Art Fawcett
I am not a hatter. I choose to restore hats with a method that I have been practicing for years. I have done every quality and every brand of fur felt under the sun. In my experience, I have found that using a more tapered method to restoring hats with simply steam and brush tension - will... -
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Hat Renovation by Art Fawcett
That is amazing - that is what I was asking - thank you - seems like overkill though. I didn't mean to offend. I was taken aback by a one word response to a very forum appropriate question - by a moderator. It seems I have stepped on toes since the get go when a dude appreciated my... -
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Hat Renovation by Art Fawcett
A before & after Resistol - no caustic solvents - just steam - my customer took me seriously - and paid me extra - and gifted me a 1940s Wool Gabardine shirt. -
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Hat Renovation by Art Fawcett
What is - "stripping a hat?" I noticed on your website that it said: cleaning, stripping, and shaping. -
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The Resistol Roundup
silver paint - Saba's - when it had two stores: Chandler & Scottsdale. Late 1950's? -
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Help with this Stetson's age
Nada. I am pretty sure that this sweat has been replaced. It is almost like an old school "comfort sweat band" - a cloth backed leather - Old but tensile. That ticket is the only remnant. And I love that it IS a ticket (shape). -
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Help with this Stetson's age
The only information I can make out on this ticket is - that it was in fact made in the Philadelphia Factory. The fella who owns it - attributes it to his grandfather on the King ranch at the turn of the twentieth century. Any other insight would be wonderful! -
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Anyway to repair this damage?
It is matted - steam and a felt sponge. Work the hat over steam - open the crown - steam - work the sponge over the mat against a hard surface (blocks work well) - do this over and over until the steam has broken the mat, and the sponge helps flick it away. As far as how much steam - well it... -
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1970's fedora?
The secret thrill is in the tweed rag silks. Each one I have ever seen has had a silk unique unto another. Paisleys, flowers, pinwheels - dynamic colors. So in addition to the outrageous exterior, the collector has - like an easter egg. don't get me wrong though, go felt or go home. ;) -
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Fedoras afield
so how much to self promote? and what is considered self promotion? (surely not some obscure b&w photo of a Fedora in a Fedora thread - with the caption - "work in progress") plus I am not selling anything - or manufacturing anything - I am making better what the people here already have -... -
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Fedoras afield
:edit: Mr Fig, you have been warned two times about self promotion. While we value your contributions we have sponsors on the Lounge. It is not fair to the ones that contribute financially to the Lounge to have members that use threads to hunt for business. RBH Hats Bartender -
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Show off your Porkpies
Yes - good intermittent steam. I open all of the crowns on my restore work. The bulk of time is restructuring the crown, and cleaning it. On average I will run crown work through the entirety of my restore - with the finishing touches being the actual shape. Once the crown is ready to hold a... -
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Hat Stiffeners
John, everything by hand. I have one old antique block around a 6.78 that I use to (what I call) push and pull crowns, to help rebuild strength. But no molds, flanges, or specialty blocks. I do Everything free hand. I have been working on hats regular for near 15 years now. I operate a... -
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First refurbish/restore. Starting pics and in process shots, need advise!
Resistol Kitten 15 Refurbish - pictures - Here are the pictures from my latest restore: No starch - added. [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] and the innards:
