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  1. belfastboy

    The Symbolism and Sophistication of Leather Aprons for Bartenders

    I am a custom hat maker. Earlier this year I upgraded to a full leather apron from my waxed canvas and leather one. I love it. It is comfortable as it has the crossover yolk at the back not just the neck strap.
  2. belfastboy

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    I would have bought the bowler just for the liner!!!
  3. belfastboy

    First post & first hats

    My wife and I have lived in our (previously) small town now a suburb of a large city. We hardly ever leave the house without a hat on our heads and we get admonished by clerks and servers when we do. "Where's your hats"...is the most common comment.
  4. belfastboy

    Recommended hat stores Idaho/Montana/Wyoming/Utah

    Ennis is a small town in a beautiful setting, tucked in a valley. There is a small distillery there....the name escapes me but it on the main drag of the town. Wallace is a great little town. Worth a stop to wander, there are 2 craft brewers in town. The one at the entrance to the town...
  5. belfastboy

    Recommended hat stores Idaho/Montana/Wyoming/Utah

    I am only familiar with custom hatters. In Darby MT west of Missoula Double H hatters right on the main drag through town. In Billings there is Rand's. They sell custom hats but also offer off the shelf, ready mades. If you google "hatters in Montana" you will find just about every town of...
  7. belfastboy

    Ask a question, get an answer

    It depends on which FEPSA felts you are using. I love their 100% beaver 95 gram. It produces a hat as close to that vintage softness as I have come across. Their 120gr rabbit is similar but does not have the density or finesse of the beaver. Their beaver blends in western weight are...
  8. belfastboy

    VINTAGE/ANTIQUE HAT STRETCHERS

    I think you are asking an unanswerable question.
  9. belfastboy

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Not certain but it seems to me that while the narration spoke of sewing in the liner it certainly looked to me that the lady had a bottle of glue which she applied to the liner before laying it into a hat. $2500 and a glued in liner? Seriously?
  10. belfastboy

    VINTAGE/ANTIQUE HAT STRETCHERS

    Great advice. I have had way more success with a band block cut to my head shape. I can finesse an off the shelf regular oval into a long oval. Turn it from an ill fitting uncomfortable hat into one that fits and feels great. But the operative feature is I am not stretching it but...
  11. belfastboy

    VINTAGE/ANTIQUE HAT STRETCHERS

    To repeat....all vintage stretchers are marked 6 3/4 or 6 7/8 and I have had no problems enlarging them to my 59cm except the one very old one. Before you buy just ask the question: Can this be opened up to 58cm? It is that simple.....just ask.
  13. belfastboy

    VINTAGE/ANTIQUE HAT STRETCHERS

    I am a size 59cm and I own way too many hat stretchers, vintage and new. All the vintage are marked 6 7/8 and all of them work for my size 59 head except for one very old one that has short guide arms that do indeed pop out of the channel when opened up past about 58cm.. First thing you...
  14. belfastboy

    More than a wind or rodeo strap?

    I helped a young lady with her hat making skills. Her plan is to have a set up that allows her to travel the summer festival circuit making and selling hats right there at the festival. Interesting to note this guy has been doing it for a while now.
  15. belfastboy

    More than a wind or rodeo strap?

    Yes, the holes can be punched through the liner. It just becomes more complex procedure getting the liner lined up properly. If it were just one hole it would be simple but punching multiple holes and having them all lined up correctly becomes exponentially more difficult. Plus, it makes it...
  16. belfastboy

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    The 3D print guy here in Vancouver has his ETSY shop up and running. I have worked with him to help dial in his products. The products are great and his pricing is super. I have ordered his rounding jack ...not that I needed another one but the damn thing works so well and the price cannot...
  17. belfastboy

    New Member to the Hat Forum

    Welcome, I share your perspective...if there is a site with greater hat knowledge than here, I have yet to find it
  19. belfastboy

    Wanted raiders fedora size 61 thanks

    Does it have to be screen accurate to a certain Indy movie? Or is a general Indy like look good enough? Does it have to be the exact right shade of brown or??
  20. belfastboy

    Ask a question, get an answer

    I picked up some ribbon close in colour to the felt to give a great tone on tone look. I can snap a few pictures over the weekend to give you some idea.
  21. belfastboy

    Ask a question, get an answer

    I have a felt that Tim brought in from FEPSA as a sample. I picked one up. It is called "Old Rose" or":Faded Rose". It has more light brown tones to it and less pink. I have been keeping it to make up for myself but I keep putting it off so willing to make it up for someone else. It...
  22. belfastboy

    Recommendations for a hatter who can service my Panama Hat?

    Will do. I have high hopes for the Panama blanks I have coming in. I paid extra for higher crowns and wider brims so should have lots of hat to work with.
  23. belfastboy

    Recommendations for a hatter who can service my Panama Hat?

    I would check out the many hatters on Instagram. I can do it for you but you'd have the $50 postage (round trip) plus the cost of repairs. It may make economic sense to turn it into a gardening hat and buy a new one. I have Fino and Super fino Panama straws coming in next month and my...

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