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I put the hat on a block and drew the snowflake pattern on the sides with a crayon, then used a small punch and a hammer to make the holes.
I ordered one from Dirty Billy's, but not wanting to wait 12 to 16 weeks, I made the below hat from a resistol cowboy hat, so the felt is probably...
Not long ago, there was an HJ for bid on ebay that was dated 1898, and it had the 38 New Bond St address on the liner/sweatband. I think before...
6 3/4 " crown height and 3 3/4" brim width? That's a big hat! Glad you like it, though.
I worked on it a couple hours a night after work for about four days, I think. No magic, anyone could do it. I think Herbert Johnson commisioned...
This the result of the one I bought. It is a little work. Somewhere out there are vintage shorthair Poets. Getting one like that would be a real...
Yep, that's the same model I pounced and made an Indy hat out of. That is a Poet, albeit the shaggy variety. I'd do it again, but only if it was...
Isn't tobacco the same as Indy brown?
Thanks guys, that tells me I'm not gonna bid on this great looking fedora. I'm a 7 5/8, and that's too big a stretch.
Does anyone know if a hat size 4 1/2 is indicative of an earlier form of European hat sizing? Are any charts available? Thanks for any info in...
Thanks, Andy and Art. Any idea about the rather bulb-like shape? I got this today at an antique mall. When it heats up, you can't hardly touch...
Does anyone know how these are used? Does one wet the hat first? And what about the form being kind of bulb shaped?
Ain't it the truth. Last week I won what was advertised as a "Bogart Fedora" size 7 3/4. It is a vintage Stetson, but after measuring it, I found...
