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  1. H Weinstein

    FS: AKUBRA ROUGH RIDER western hat - open crown - size 58 (7-1/4) - Rarely Worn - $80 w/US shipping

    SOLD: AKUBRA ROUGH RIDER western hat - open crown - size 58 (7-1/4) - Rarely Worn! $80 (including US shipping) The Rough Rider in Akubra's new bran color (a classy medium tan -- not too light, not too dark) comes with a reeded roan leather sweatband, satin liner and cut-edge brim. Made in...
  2. H Weinstein

    Stetson color question: Is their Mist Grey REALLY grey?

    For anybody who might have (or have seen) hats in this color (and it may only be a western hat color), is Stetson's Mist Grey truly grey? Or is more a greyish-tan or tannish-grey? It's so hard to tell in online photos, which can vary with lighting and monitor reproduction. As many of us know...
  3. H Weinstein

    NPR Marketplace radio story on the modern Stetson Co.

    Apologies if this has already been posted. NPR's business show Marketplace did an interesting story last week on the current Stetson Co., including an extensive chat with the woman who is now Stetson CEO. The story is about 7 1/2 minutes long. This link should take you there; click on the...
  4. H Weinstein

    Anybody re-shaped an Akubra hemp-braid straw w/water or steam?

    Calling all experts! I just got an Akubra Balmoral hemp-braid hat. Has anybody here tried re-shaping one of these hemp-braid straws using either the water or steam methods many of us commonly use on felt hats? While the Balmoral has a nice shape as is, I'd really like to re-do it with a higher...
  5. H Weinstein

    (SOLD) Sunbody Palm Hat, 4" brim, Sz 58, Like New! FREE Horsehair hatband! $21.99

    GREAT SUMMER HAT -- Nearly-new SUNBODY + FREE Horse Hair Hatband! Just $21.99, plus actual shipping via USPS Standard Post (roughly $7-$15, depending on your location -- I'm in Maryland). See eBay listing for lots of photos: http://goo.gl/vFF7x1 This Sunbody Guatemalan standard palm...
  7. H Weinstein

    Fed IV Hat Size: Would you rather shrink? Or stretch?

    I'm thinking of ordering a Fed IV (standard Imperial fur). Hats Direct (and various Lounge posts) note the Fed IV runs about a half-size smaller than marked. So HD suggests ordering up a size. I tend to stretch all my Akubras a bit to give them a slightly more oval shape. In view of that, do...
  8. H Weinstein

    Raylan's Hat (R.I.P.) & the "Justified" Finale

    For any fans of the great and just-ended TV series JUSTIFIED, spoilers follow, so you may not want to read this post until you see the finale. One spoiler was a surprise: Raylan's silverbelly Stetson doesn't survive. The show did an amusing twist on The Hat, and here's actor Timothy...
  9. H Weinstein

    Pencil roll/Kettle curl: How much brim width do you lose..?

    Questions for either the pro hat makers or the DIY guys: How much brim size do you lose when a kettle curl or pencil roll is added? For example, if you want to end up with a 3.25" curled/rolled brim, what width do you need to start with? (And is there a difference between kettle curl and...
  10. H Weinstein

    Rabbit fur vs. Rabbit + 30% Beaver...

    I have a bunch of rabbit fur Akubras, which I love. They're comfortable, easy to rework with steam, and seem solid and sturdy. But I've never really had a chance to compare with beaver/part-beaver hats. From those with more hat experience, what would you say are the qualitative and wear...
  11. H Weinstein

    Anybody have the Akubra Pro 30X (30% beaver) western hat..?

    Reviving this thread (from 2012 in the General Attire subsection) to see if any of you gents in fact has an Akubra Pro 30X western hat (this one is 30% beaver/70% rabbit). The current price from Everything Australian is under $235 (US) including shipping, which sounds pretty good to me. I...
  13. H Weinstein

    Sunbody questions...help, please?

    Checked out some Sunbody hats while in Arizona on vacation last week. Tempted, but I'm hoping some of the Sunbody guys can answer some questions before I decide to buy. The open-crown hats seemed very...round, rather than oval. Does anyone know how a Sunbody takes to being coaxed into a...
  14. H Weinstein

    "Mob City" tonite on TNT Network...with hats!

    Apologies if this has already been posted. TNT television has a new limited 6-hr series "Mob City" starting tonight (Weds Dec 4) from 9-11 PM. It's set in LA in 1947 and based on a non-fiction book about the cops vs. mobsters Mickey Cohen and Bugsy Siegel. This line from the NY Times'...
  15. H Weinstein

    Anybody know how light-color fur-felt hats are made?

    I've been told that making light pastel-colored fur-felt hats is a more complex process than with dark colors. Does anybody know why that is? Are truly light-color hats (white, silver belly, ivory, for example) still dyed, as with darker colors? Or is there a bleaching process first, to get the...
  16. H Weinstein

    Akubra Snowy River: Could someone measure hat's OPEN-crown height for me?

    Debating on buying an Akubra Snowy River...hesitating because the factory-blocked crown is very low -- too low for my preference. I was planning to open it up and re-block it anyway. But I'm wondering if there's enough open crown to actually do much with it. Would somebody who has a Snowy...
  17. H Weinstein

    Burk's Bay or Sportsman's Guide?

    Does anybody have any knowledge of or experience with Burk's Bay or Sportsman's Guide's "Guide Gear" leather jackets? Searching for something vaguely Indy-style (though not screen accurate, necessarily), I found Sportsman's Guide sells a Guide Gear Lambskin Aviator Jacket and Burk's Bay Brushed...
  19. H Weinstein

    Do any of the hat-makers here sell satin liners?

    Good morning! I'm in need of a few (3 or 4) spare/replacement satin liners. I wondered if any of the hat-makers/restorers here in the Lounge sell them separately..? An online search turned up little or nothing. Same unsuccessful result from contacting various hat-makers via their websites...
  20. H Weinstein

    Hannibal Heyes Hatband ("Alias Smith & Jones")

    My "3 Akubras & a Stetson" post the other day morphed into a chat about the hats and hatbands seen in the early 1970's TV series ALIAS SMITH & JONES. Fellow Lounger Sam Craig mentioned maybe doing a Heyes hat replica, something I'd contemplated as well...except for the difficulty of replicating...
  21. H Weinstein

    Three Akubras & a Stetson

    Not sure where to put this post since it overlaps Akubra Overload, New Hats and Westerns. Here are a trio of new Akubras, and a Stetson grabbed new and pretty cheaply on eBay (thanks to some fairly minor factory flaws). These were all re-bashed using various bits of info and techniques picked...
  22. H Weinstein

    Is it possible to un-taper an accidental taper?

    I got a little too enthusiastic with the steam while re-shaping an Akubra Down Under into a Butch Cassidy-movie-style replica, and ended up with some inadvertant taper. :( Is it possible to stretch that out of the hat, or is taper forever? If Akubra fur felt can in fact be stretched to...
  23. H Weinstein

    Rookie Hat Bash: Double-teardrop Western (thanks to much useful info posted here)

    A couple of months ago, I knew almost nothing about hats. Then, while searching for an affordable Western style, I stumbled across the gang here at the Fedora Lounge. What I learned here about choosing and shaping hats sounded like lots of fun. So rather than spending a huge amount on a...

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