Recent content by dutchman4

Thank you

Thanks for the tips, I'm seeing this much differently now....lots of new possibilities! Any advice on stains in silver belly?

I'm starting to learn that! I need to learn how to clean them ,I paid a hatter to clean my grandfather's vintage silverbelly open road in hopes of wearing it but it came back looking the same. That made me think you couldn't really get them clean if a 100 + year old hat shop couldn't. I see that...

Thanks for all the great ideas....I am looking for new, I didn't consider used because ....well....how would you know how clean hat is? Then, once you have it , how would you clean it well enough to want someone else's hat on your head? I like the idea of converting a western, how well can you...

I haven't been able to find a hat that matches the style and shape that I want , and I am not wealthy enough to have a custom hat made for me. I have become pretty good at shaping my fur felt hats so I am confident I can make the shape ,if I can start off at least with the right material and amount.