Akubra Overload

• Aug 7, 2014

• #4,521

Mudsurfer

New in Town

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4

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Victoria, Australia

I just 'acquired' another glen grey cattleman... Unwanted and hardly worn. I have a stock standard identical cattleman, so I'm going to use the second one as an experimental hat. Working on streaming out the existing bash, and will try a diamond- not a lot of crown to play with. If like to try an amateur partial reblocking to try to 'square up' the very domed crown a bit. I have a paint can about the right size! Will also trim the brim.... Not sure how much yet. Images to follow.

 

• Aug 11, 2014

• #4,522

Brother cavefish

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San Pedro

Mudsurfer said:

An update with my initial bash - I wanted something reasonable soft and subtle - centre crease and gentle pinch, with the front brim turned down a little. I love the way this hat responds to a little steam - it takes some coaxing to get it to take a shape, but once it sets it's bounces back to set shape very well.

I will let it settle and wear it in for a week or so, and then tweak if I need too.

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I have been looking for a hat like this, the soft pinch is a very nice and relaxed look

 

• Aug 11, 2014

• #4,523

RJR

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Iowa

I really like that bash.

 

• Aug 11, 2014

• #4,524

1mach1

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Arlington, Virginia

+1. Nice work, Mudsurfer.

 

• Aug 12, 2014

• #4,525

Brother cavefish

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San Pedro

I wonder how this pinch would work on my snowy

 

• Sep 1, 2014

• #4,526

Duper

Practically Family

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Ontario, Canada

Hi all, I and a quick email with Sam at Everythingaustralain. He has a couple of new feeder sites leading to his main site. Also he is carrying some Scala hats now.

Hats http://www.hat-shop.com.au
Belts http://www.belt-shop.com.au

Just passing it along incase you bump into these new links.

 

• Sep 1, 2014

• #4,527

Brother cavefish

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San Pedro

RJR said:

I really like that bash.

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yep, this is one of my favs,

 

• Sep 11, 2014

• #4,528

CRH

Call Me a Cab

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West Branch, IA

Fair warning. More Overload Ahead!

Yes ladies and gentlemen, the Kangaroo has once again delivered a box to Iowa. I could only get off a couple of shots before the battery in my camera died but here you have it.



I won't spend any time on the Cattleman, since we are all familiar with it by now, except to say that "sand" is darker than I expected and looks lighter in sunlight than indoor light.

I laughed out loud when I pulled the Planter out of the box. It felt like a chunk of hard plastic making me think it was one of those polypropylenes that Akubra is fond of. On closer assessment under a loupe, yes, this may indeed be a hemp weave but it's been sprayed liberally or dipped in shellac or some similar organic agent......... some sort of organic polymer perhaps?....... say it isn't so! :eeek:. I took it for a test drive on an after dark dog walk!





More to come when I can find some good light.

Cheers! :cheers1:

 

• Sep 11, 2014

• #4,529

P

Pa Fig

New in Town

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25

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Northwest

Here is a beautiful Akubra!

 

• Sep 11, 2014

• #4,530

Brother cavefish

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468

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San Pedro

are all snowy rivers rabbit, is there any in wool

 

• Sep 12, 2014

• #4,531

RJR

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Iowa

I believe they are hare.

 

• Sep 12, 2014

• #4,532

Mudsurfer

New in Town

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4

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Victoria, Australia

All Akubra felts are 100% rabbit.

 

• Sep 12, 2014

• #4,533

Brother cavefish

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San Pedro

Mudsurfer said:

All Akubra felts are 100% rabbit.

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yup, i just talked to them , too cool

 

• Sep 12, 2014

• #4,534

Brian Niebuhr

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Iowa

I watched a video someone posted a while back, must have been last winter maybe. In it they discussed a shortage of hare supply and talked about importing hare. They also mentioned that they buy wool. What would they need wool for? I really hope they aren't cutting the mix with wool or planning to. Their "superfine" mix does feel a little questionable. Yes I get a little paranoid about things like this.

 

• Sep 12, 2014

• #4,535

gtdean48

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DnD Ranch, Cherokee County, GA

Mudsurfer said:

All Akubra felts are 100% rabbit.

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They sell a beaver blend in certain models.

 

• Sep 13, 2014

• #4,536

Brother cavefish

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well here is a newly purchased Snowy, i steamed and shaped this and will replace the ribbon soon

this is what it looked like

 

• Sep 13, 2014

• #4,537

Duper

Practically Family

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Ontario, Canada

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I like it. Lots of swoop to keep the Sun out of your eyes!

 

• Sep 13, 2014

• #4,538

Brother cavefish

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Duper said:

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I like it. Lots of swoop to keep the Sun out of your eyes!

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its soft and squishy , oh man i will put a sweet rib one on it or a pugaree

 

• Sep 13, 2014

• #4,539

Brian Niebuhr

One of the Regulars

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Iowa

I like it! It looks a lot like my Silver Spur.

 

• Sep 13, 2014

• #4,540

Zombie_61

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Southern California

Brother cavefish said:

well here is a newly purchased Snowy, i steamed and shaped this and will replace the ribbon soon...

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Nice work on the reshape, I'm really diggin' it! By flattening the brim on the sides and "snapping" it down in the front, you're sure to get better sun protection than the factory crease would provide. I kinda' like the plaited leather band and I think it suits the hat, but I'd like it more if Akubra hadn't attached their logo to it.