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    Story of a Fedora Behaving Weirdly...

    Thank you for the suggestions! As I don't have access to a steamer, I ended up creating a makeshift sauna in the bathroom and sitting there for 10 minutes with the hat on and shaped to my preferences. After that, I let it cool for 10 minutes. Seems to have done the trick! ...for the most...
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    Story of a Fedora Behaving Weirdly...

    A long story to begin for context: So I have a beautiful grey beaver fedora from Adventurebilt that I recieved from Steve around 2010... When December would roll around, I'd wear it daily for the entire month of December when I was off the ski slopes, through rain and snow... And I was almost...
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    Movie hats

    I actually purchased two Baron hats over the summer; one Man in Black, and one Teddy (both from Westworld). I must say, after reading the reviews of Barons hats from the lounge, I was quite nervous. But having them in hand, I must say that I'm actually quite impressed. Every request I made was...
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    What do you guys use or recommend to apply Pecard's leather dressing...

    Johnnyjohnny, I'm really curious about your thoughts on Obenaufs. I've been using Pecards for the last three years on my jackets, but lately I've wanted to apply some conditioner to a leather sofa that I consider a sort of family heirloom. As such, I've become paranoid and wanted to do as much...
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    Displaying a Fedora & Care Advice

    I was thinking the exact same thing, Mario, though I think the color really matches nicely with the AB as it is. Chances are though that I'll be getting a cedar one eventually though for my other fedoras! ;) Tone, the fedora actually is not my size but Harrison Ford's, as I was going for a...
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    Displaying a Fedora & Care Advice

    Thanks guys! Hopefully this should help 'beat' gravity in a way, and I'll be sure to keep the two of them out of direct sunlight. The fedora is indeed an Indy IV crease, and if anyone would like their own custom hat block, I could always try get Ohio to join up here if he hasn't already, or he...
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    Displaying a Fedora & Care Advice

    Perhaps now would be a good time to unveil the semi-completed display? http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167/westedcrusader/ABL.jpg http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167/westedcrusader/ABF.jpg ...and the mysterious (until now) addition, a completely custom-built, and perhaps first...
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    Question about 'The Spirit' Fedora

    Thanks CigarMan! Please do let me know if you find anything! :)
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    Displaying a Fedora & Care Advice

    Thanks for the response Neil, and in answer to your question, I was thinking about expanding on why they were special in my first post but... more on that below... The two hats are part of a limited run of only 5 by Steve Delk, made as exact replicas of the Crystal Skull hats that he made...
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    Question about 'The Spirit' Fedora

    Thanks hollowpond. I'm actually a regular at Indygear and have noticed Penman's copy, but I'm more interested in finding the original hatter. ;)
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    Displaying a Fedora & Care Advice

    I recently purchased two extremely special fedoras, both brand new, and am planning to have them be put up on display on a specially made custom hat-stand, stored inside a glass display case. My question to the experts here would be for advice on how to best care for the hats while on...
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    Question about 'The Spirit' Fedora

    Hi all, I was wondering if anyone might happen to know who made the fedora for the movie 'The Spirit'? I for one thought it was a really enjoyable pulp-action comedy, and am surprised that there isn't really much of a demand to find out who made it! I'd love to get in contact with the original...
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    Do Hat Stretchers Affect Block Shape?

    Thanks for the welcome, Rick! I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship... ;)
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    Do Hat Stretchers Affect Block Shape?

    Just a general question, but I always wondered if using a hat stretcher would affect the block shape of the fedora? To be more precise, let's say that you had a fedora built on a certain blockshape. Would using a stretcher change the structure of the fedora, so that it no longer has that block...
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    Fit of a Fedora?

    Hi all, I recently purchased an Art Fawcett custom fedora which looks wonderful, but I'm not quite sure how the fedora should fit? When it arrived, the center crease had popped out, so I tried to crease the fedora by hand. However, I'm not quite sure how deep I should make the crease? Even...
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    Using a Conformer?

    Hi all, This is my first post, and I'm anxiously awaiting my first Art Fawcett fedora! One of the questions though, is how exactly to use a conformer? More specifically, how tight should it be? I searched the site, but found no answers, so can someone please tell me if I did this right? At...

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