Recent content by Old Gus

OK, friends...I feel a little embarrassed to ask this because I know I was spoofed with good meaning, but here goes. Back in the mid 70's when I lived in Nashville, Tennessee, a great TN-born friend and I traveled to Winchester, TN. to the Winchester hat factory. I bought a black "cowboy hat"...

Brisbane Hatters show black available in many sizes.

Yes Sir--got mine a month ago from the Hattery....last one in my size. Imperial grade, very nice. Now they have only 58 and 59 unfortunately. In Bluegrass Green they have 56 through 61 inclusive. I think I read somewhere on the Forum that the Hattery special orders color runs from Akubra, like...

Also, does anyone have a good source for hat boxes that don't cost as much as the hat?

Greetings All, Misc. Ramblings: I finally pulled the trigger on 2 more CDs--Black and Bluegrass Green. Don't tell my wife. I'm considering how to crease them. Here's a question; If I were to put a soft crease w/o steam or water and each time after wearing I returned it to open crown, either...

I can't make the Strand link paste to the Forum, so to see the spidering, Google Strand Hatters, go to Silverbelly CD pictures, select the picture with the fedora pinch crease and expand the pic. Can't miss it in the crease. And for clarity on my post above the only change to the brim of my hat...

Jack, Thanks so much for the reply and the good advice. Very, very helpful. If I want a Range I should just buy a Range! :) I've now had the CD shaped via steam at Rough Stock Western Wear in Raleigh, NC by their hat man Jose' who was easy to work with and very reasonable (in case any Forum...

The Campdraft above found on the web looks to me that the front of brim (and maybe the back) has been subtlety "flattened"-- not flipped down, but just the brim upturn neutralized w/ the sides left as shipped. Perhaps sides have been creased up a bit? The classic Stetson/Akubra style brim left...

(How the heck do I start a new thread/subject? Hate being dumb...) STETSON OPEN ROAD "PURE" Just saw on Stetson website The Open Road Pure--all beaver @ $395 in Phantom Grey, Alabaster, Tobacco, True Blue. "With only a handful in production, the Pure Open Road is not a hat you see in the wild...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pintrill-Cowboy-Pin-Enamel-New/303667467274?hash=item46b3fdd40a:g:KtIAAOSwLaVeiXEE I happened across this cowboy pin--more too, I'd guess. Old Gus

Sorry to interfere in this thread but i am having trouble posting a new message. I'm new here and trying to decide between an OR or a Stratoliner w/ Cattleman crease. I've heard so much about the difficulty fitting the OR because of the low crown and crease style--especially when buying via mail...