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I want to re-block at home: need some help
You're going to have a really hard time going up two sizes on a one piece block, be it wood or plastic. You pretty well need to do it on a split dome stretcher block, that has a size guage. (They're usually aluminum.) You don't have to remove the sweatband, but if you don't want to cry over a...- J.T.Marcus
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New Hat Forum Bartender: RBH
I just picked up on this, too. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, nor a more capable one. Congratulations, RBH. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap- J.T.Marcus
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Dark felt after sanding...
This has been a great thread. Art, thanks for mentioning the direction of the nap. :)- J.T.Marcus
- Post #20
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Dark felt after sanding...
It sounds like the surface felt might have lightened due to sun bleaching and/or oxidation. The remedy , therefore would be to sand the rest of the hat. :)- J.T.Marcus
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Czech Republicans: Tonak, Huckel, no name
rlk, That article is quite informative. Thanks for posting it! :)- J.T.Marcus
- Post #44
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Stetson Temples vs Rain
I know of no reason not to snap the brim down. I was just mentioning that my brim seems to hold its shape better if alloowed to dry in the "down all around" position. After it's dry, I wear it up in back and down in front.. :)- J.T.Marcus
- Post #28
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Stetson Temples vs Rain
I've designated a Stetson Temple, in Sage, as my rain hat, for going on two years, now. After a light rain, I wait till it dries, then give the felt a light brushing with a clean white handkerchief. If it needs more I use an old toothbrush. I found the "rain spots" to be mostly a change in the...- J.T.Marcus
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The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard
That's pretty much the way they treat us "Old Guys" over here. :)- J.T.Marcus
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Post New Hats Here!
Super look!!! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap- J.T.Marcus
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What brim sizes are these...?
In my experience, brim widths and lapel widths were usually directly related to each other (wide brims with wide lapels). Since this is not the case in your picture, it would be before 1948 (the year I was born). Since there are so many draft age men in the photo, it would be before World War II...- J.T.Marcus
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US Hat sizes discrepancy
This is the best chart I've found. (Scroll down the page, to the chart.) http://www.hatlife.com/headsize.php- J.T.Marcus
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." Sigmund Freud :D- J.T.Marcus
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
My wife has one of the original 1984 Stetson Indiana Jones (wool) hats, reputedly given to a bus driver by Harrison Ford, himself. Your Borsalino had to be the model for that hat. Stetson later widened the brim, for a "broader appeal. I'm used to it, by now, and actually find the dimensions...- J.T.Marcus
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Post New Hats Here!
Superb + :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap- J.T.Marcus
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Post New Hats Here!
Although I have several blocks, this was done "bare hands." Thanks for asking. :)- J.T.Marcus
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
My newly acquired Charles Knox.- J.T.Marcus
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Post New Hats Here!
I've seen more than one Knox, but this is my first Charles Knox. Two tone bow. Tasteful, if tiny, pin. Liner. The paper tag looks HATCO, but from the price, I'd guess a few years ago. I kind of like it.- J.T.Marcus
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Post New Hats Here!
Wormser Panama Custom Quality. This is what it looked like, out of the box. After a cold water wash and a reshape.- J.T.Marcus
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Smoky the bear...is that what he's called?
The second paragraph of the Wikipedia article is especially enlightening: Smokey Bear From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Smokey's correct full name is Smokey Bear. In 1952, the songwriters Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins had a hit with "Smokey the Bear". The pair said that "the" was...- J.T.Marcus
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