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    Watch chain: An unexplained feature

    I’d be very careful about vintage watches. Yes, old mechanical watches can have ‘soul’. They can also be incredibly expensive to service. Quite a few watch makers release new watches which reflect the maker’s back catalogue ie what they made decades ago. Longines, Bulova and Laco among others do...
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    Cowboy Boots

    Yes,you can definitely wear cowboy boots. After all, the Yanks modelled cowboy boots fromMexican boots. Anyway, my standard response if someone asks me if I am a cowboy is to look at their footware and ask along the lines of ‘I see you are wearing running shoes, are you an athlete’? Wear them...
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    Help educate me in leather soles?

    You’re right, on the website the soles look as if they have been painted black. Genuine leather smells like leather even after a few weeks. Maybe try the sniff test? I also noticed the stitching for the Goodyear welt looks a bit iffy. It’s not clear from your photos if the stitching in the sole...
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    Adventure! Fedora Lounge Folks in Action!

    If flint and chemically similar rocks have previously been heated to 400° (in a hearth or other fire) the date they were heated can be determined using thermoluminescence. And yes, dating the layers of material in which the flint was located is also used to date the rock.
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    Help educate me in leather soles?

    I’m not sure but, looking at the pictures I think the soles are made of bonded leather. Bonded leather is made from the scraps and fibres left over from processing genuine leather. These scraps are rolled together with an adhesive onto some type of backing. The amount of genuine leather in...
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    Akubra Overload

    Thank you! I have a silver belly Stetson, your photo provides a good comparison given three hats in different hues. That taupe is amazing.
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    Akubra Overload

    Thank you! I have a silver belly Stetson, your photo provides a good comparison given three hats in different hues. That taupe is amazing.
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    Akubra Overload

    Thank you. I’ll bite the bullet and buy it now. A rich subdued green will complement and go just about any other colour. Have a peachy day!
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    Akubra Overload

    Newbie here with a question re the colour Bluegrass Green on the Stylemaster. I’ve scoured the forum, found a short discussion but could not find a clear answer. Well, other than - it changes; it doesn’t change; it’s green but maybe khaki or with a brown tint. Please accept my apologies if...
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