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    The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

    Cool. Do you suppose that is a treadle-powered drill?
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    Looking for a Hat

    Caps and ducks have bills. Hats have brims.
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    Is it possible to straighten the sides and brim of this hat?

    Is that leather? What would happen if you steamed or moistened it and then let it dry with a hat stretcher in sideways (side to side)
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    Deteriorating Sweatband

    I had no idea that the pH of sweat varies that much. 4.5 to 7.5 is a lot.
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    Lost hat Goodby old friend

    How did you lose it?
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    The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

    If a hat has that much HONEST wear, then it probably has a lot of sentimental value. But, these days, there are people who will take a decent hat and make it look like that overnight. DISHONEST wear seems to have some added value as well. It's a crazy world.
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    If steam alone won't do it, you can mix up some weak shellac and apply. The quick-and-easy solution is the spray-on Kahl's Hat Stiffener.
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    Shock When Resuming Hats - YIPES!

    Being in your 70's is better. Eat your heart out.
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    What is going on with this site???

    It always works for me, albeit slowly. But for a while today it was not able to connect to its server. That was a new one.
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    Panama hats are not really made of "straw". "Straw" is dry leaf and stem from one of the cereal grains (e.g. wheat, oats, rye or barley). Panama hats are made from the petioles (leaf stalks) of the toquilla palm. The semi-rigid stalk is split into multiple sections and the white fibrous part...
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    Lets talk about hat shrinkage

    If it gets wet then wear it until it dries. i will fit better than ever.
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    Can someone please explain to me why I have to start all over every time I try to log in?

    I never log out.
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    Suggestions for rain hat for travel

    You have to admire a hat with a life-time guarantee.
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    1966 Fayrefield Slouch Hat

    That video explains it well. You put a twist in the ribbon with every layer. Thank you very much.
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    1966 Fayrefield Slouch Hat

    That's a really neat hat. Being a natural-born slouch, the well-loved aspects wouldn't bother me. I want to learn how to make a puggaree like that. The pleating part has been discussed here before, but there does not seem to be any information about how to get that overlapping pattern. Is...
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    The Cap Faction

    I can't leave well enough alone. But, there are no hat police.
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    The Flexcurve is 2-3 mm thick. So, the inside and outside circumference are different. by about 1.5 cm. I use a Dritz taylor's tape.
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    Hemp hats are they legal in all 50 states.

    Stetson might be talking about Manila Hemp, also called Abaca. They started calling it Manila Hemp when it was used to replace Cannibis hemp for naval cordage and rope. These days,, genuine Manila hemp rope is getting expensive and has been largely replaced by nylon and other synthetics...
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    USPS Ground Advantage Gripes

    The "returns and orders" tab at the top of your Amazon account page is pretty good for keeping up to date on stuff.
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    Looking for advice on repairing the felt on an '02 Borsalino

    Robert, that looks sort of like the "flashing off" that you describe in your recent HATalk article. No? At what point would you try Luring? Great article too.

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