The only dealings I have had with Dave is for blocking. His shop is right around the corner from my office. I had a vintage grey Dobbs that I obtained from "that site" and didn't know what block I wanted on it. He invited me into his "inner sanctum" and took the time to try some different...
Don't discount the virtues of wool
I have an old Dobbs wooly that I wear quite frequently. It's my favorite hat to wear to sit in the stands at my son's football games. Woolys are very servicable hats.
I was walking through a furniture store wearing my favorite Cavanagh. The sales girl (about my age, in her 40's) stopped me and said how much she liked my hat, her final comment was that she wished more men would wear hats because they looked very "classy and sophisticated". Made my day.
My Opinion
In my opinion the feather looks good on hats with a smaller brim, less than 2".
I have a tan Cavanagh with a 1 7/8" brim and a black Lee with a 1 1/2" brim that I have feathers in.
Mr. Clean
The Magic Eraser is available anywhere around here. Wal-Mart, Target, most grocery stores. I think that a pack of 2 is around $3.00 (My wife does the shopping). The nice thing is that there is no cleaner on the sponge. It is some sort of micro cellular structure that works quite...
The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
I've had pretty good luck using the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. The only caution is to use a light touch, as they tend to crumble if you have a heavy hand.
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