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Brim Treatment
Feltfan: While I have professed to not be that interested in the history of the different welts, I will say that your post is very interesting. I don’t know whether Cavanagh edges being stitched is a surprise to others, but it was certainly a surprise to me. Do you still have the hat... -
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Brim Treatment
I should have been clearer - I don’t care about why or when edge treatments came into being. I am much more interested in people’s thoughts on the on the aesthetic merits or demerits of the different edge treatments. Also, I would appreciate it if someone could give a very specific... -
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Brim Treatment
I have posted this question, in a slightly modified form elsewhere, but I think it belongs here as well. I have come across some posts indicating that the origin of many edge treatments such as self welting or ribbon binding results from a decline in felt quality or thickness. The edge... -
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The good ol' summer time
JP: The bow on your Panama looks to be not only from a solid Ribbon, but also gray, rather than the striped blue of the main ribbon. Is that correct? How do you like that? I have to say that while I like the block, I don’t think I like the look of the bow very much. I would have preferred... -
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The good ol' summer time
I have a super-soaker filled with grape jelly with your hat's name on it. :rage: :rage: -
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The good ol' summer time
Please don’t mention Montecristis blocked by Art. It drives me insane. I really wanted him to do my Panama Bob hat, but he was moving and I missed the boat by a little bit. I have been kicking myself ever since. Ouch!!! I did it again. -
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The good ol' summer time
A Montecristi from PB The Montecristi that I got from PB and wrote about when I first joined the forum was ready and I picked it up from the hat shop/blocker yesterday. I hope to take and post some pics of it over the next few days. That, and the cheaper Montecrisiti I got from PB, is likely... -
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rolled up
I have also had difficulty getting e-mail responses from Optimo, although I am certain they have been received. Fortunately, I have been beta testing this new service to reach Optimo, which so far has worked pretty well. Unlike the web, data is streamed in complete bursts rather than packets... -
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Dobbs Hankachif Felt
I saw this old ad You can follow the link to the details page to read the text: http://www.goantiques.com/search/images.jsp?id=886822 -
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Dobbs Hankachif Felt
Anyone ever heard of Dobbs’ Hankachif Felt? That is not a typo - it is spelled “Hankachif�. I have it on a 1.75 inch brim hat. Nothing spectacular, but a very nice vintage felt. It is not particularly lightweight as you would expect from the name, but possibly meant to compete with... -
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Pulled Through a Cow Wrong-End-To
The title of this thread has always puzzled me. If I were to pull a hat through the RIGHT end of a cow, how much better off would I be? And which is the right end to pull a hat through? -
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Summer Straw (Miller Hats), San FRancisco, --ADVICE
I have one of Panama Bob’s low-priced Montecristi’s. It is a great hat for the money, and a good summer hat alternative to what you are looking at (mine was cheaper, but I think he sells across a pretty wide range of prices). On the other hand, they are not at all like a Milan Straw hat in... -
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Open road e-bay killer deal?
Wait a second . . . are you telling me to wear it and form my own opinion? If I could do that, why would I be here? Just kidding of course. Your advice is about as sound as it comes. Of course, if I took good advice, I wouldn’t be dopey, would I? My real hang-up with the hat is the... -
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Unlined Royal Stetson - cool ribbon
Does anyone have any idea when this hat dates from? The hat is actually a light grayish tan, not gray. The band is not pleated as it might appear. It has three colors: dark brown, with three thin light tan stripes. Below the stripes there is a darker tan stripe that is faded to look like... -
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Open road e-bay killer deal?
I re-read the description again, and it is misleading. I don't think it was intentional. In any event, as I posted on another thread, I have been the beneficiary of a hat being much better than described on e-bay. I will take this one as ______ happens and not get too upset about it. The... -
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Open road e-bay killer deal?
So this turned out to be less exciting than I thought. The auction description was accurate, but I didn’t read carefully enough. The box is a Stetson - very high quality heavy cardboard with a leather strap. The hat though, is not a 7x Beaver Stetson Open Road. It is a Shudde Bros. house... -
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Hello from a new member: UPDATE INCLUDED
UPDATE After giving me the run-around for weeks, the hat guy I was using called me on Monday to tell me he had finished the blocking and I could come in and bring him the sweat and choose a ribbon. I went by today. As you can imagine, I had been pretty annoyed at the more than month-long... -
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Royal Stetson with bow in the back
Selv-Edge Thanks again, JP. I have a Selv-edge 3X that looks to be folded over and then stitched down. The edge of the fold seems to be a sharp cut edge rather than the smooth joint you would expect if it were felted in. The stitching though is so fine and widely spaced as to be barely... -
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Royal Stetson with bow in the back
Thanks, Jamespowers. Any idea when “Selv-Edge� first came into use?
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