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  1. scottyrocks

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    That's a great story. You did a very nice thing.
  2. scottyrocks

    What are you snacking on?

    Popcorn covered with melted dark chocolate and mini M&Ms.
  3. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    So, my softening of the brim break was successful, afaic. Pictures of it don't show anything so there are none here. For those of you who may not know what this means, the brim break is the angle where the brim begins in relation to the crown. Think of it as a 90* angle, although it isn't...
  4. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    I pushed a diamond into this tawny fawn Fed yesterday. The center dent wasn't working for me anymore. Today I'm gonna work on softening up the brim break. I'll post if there's a difference I like.
  5. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    You dig an excellent job creasing it.
  7. scottyrocks

    HUFVUD HATMAKER | Lund, Sweden

    The green hat in your last FB post was outstanding. Would you show it here?
  8. scottyrocks

    Chores That You Really Hate(d)

    By the time you finish, do you have to start all over again?
  9. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Welcome and congrats. Be sure to either steam or spray it before messing with the felt. You'll do less long-term damage that way.
  10. scottyrocks

    HUFVUD HATMAKER | Lund, Sweden

    Beautiful lines on that crown.^
  11. scottyrocks

    What is going on with this site???

    I haven't been here in over a month due to the continual inability for the site to get me anywhere. Logging in just now, however, was painless. Hopefully it stays that way.
  13. scottyrocks

    What is going on with this site???

    Like many others, I thought it was just me. Took forever to load pages. Then it was better. Then it was slow. Then it was okay. And so on. For weeks.
  14. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Oh, I'll certainly agree with you regarding the feel of vintage felt vs Akubra felt. But I do get a similar degree of satisfaction using water. The felt is so easy to manipulate when it's wet. And unlike steaming, I have all kinds of time to get it right. I usually do this at night so that...
  15. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    I generally use a spray bottle when shaping/tweaking hats. I have 4 Feds with no spidering.
  16. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    An important part of not damaging felt is to not mess with it dry.
  17. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    I don't know what the general consensus is, but I suspect that a flipped down rear is more Western, and a flipped up rear is more fedora.
  19. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Well, that looks pretty darn good. Just poke a diamond into the top of that and, voila, taper will be gone.
  20. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    The problem with a cook pot is that it's round, not oval. I don't know how that'll work once its off the pot, creased, and back on your head.
  21. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Thank you kindly, LC. There's not much that I know of that looks or works like a hat block. One of mine is plastic thing I got online. It works well and wasn't expensive. Here's where I got it: http://www.hatshapers.com/ I got the classic dome. When I got mine, all these sizes weren't...
  22. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

  23. scottyrocks

    I love the Fed IV!!

    I'll try to find a before photo so I can position the after photo the same way.

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