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Post by indianadirk on Apr 28, 2006 6:39:25 GMT -5
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Capt. Zak
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Only a pimp in a cheap New Orleans wh*re house would carry a pearl handled pistol!
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Post by Capt. Zak on Apr 28, 2006 6:45:05 GMT -5
Nice looking fedora there Indianadirk. Where did you pick it up at?
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Post by indianadirk on Apr 28, 2006 6:49:47 GMT -5
uhm theres a little hat store bout five minutes away (biking) they have mostly stetson hats and caps which mostly elderly people use this one was the only one they had, that looked a little like the indy fedora , its not really as good but ittl do  |
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Post by pitfallharry on Apr 28, 2006 12:23:13 GMT -5
uhm theres a little hat store bout five minutes away (biking) they have mostly stetson hats and caps which mostly elderly people use this one was the only one they had, that looked a little like the indy fedora , its not really as good but ittl do Nice looking hat.  Sometimes you have to make do with what you've got until you can save up to get something better..... Although, in my case I ended up spending money on a hat that wasn't really worth it. I could have put that $88 towards the hat I own now and saved myself the trouble. |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2006 11:21:09 GMT -5
indianadirk, That is a nice Fedora, we all start somewhere and VERY few start out with an AB. It took me about 25 years and 8 hats to get there myself. But it's a great ride getting there.  Cheers, John |
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Post by indianadirk on May 1, 2006 13:44:17 GMT -5
hahaha G-mann its nice to read things like that ., iam looking for an updat though but a whip and a wested go first;)
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Post by indianadirk on May 2, 2006 1:47:39 GMT -5
Yeah , i got a great idea last night , iam gonna try to reshape a akubra snowy river hat , on my own. i popped the crown , and trimmed/sanded the brim. heres a small pic ! its not great but it looks cooL  also Marc ? is it possible to resize a larger size hat to a smaller size ? |
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Post by Marc on May 2, 2006 9:46:10 GMT -5
Certainly. As long as you don't want a melon hat to fit a peanut noggin', no problem. The rawbodies however come in various sizes and there's a reason for this. But to shrink down a hat one or two sizes is absolutely possible.
Regards,
Marc
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Post by indianadirk on May 2, 2006 11:18:30 GMT -5
is it possible to do it on your own ?
because i think i need to shrink one size , maybe two
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Post by Marc on May 3, 2006 5:02:37 GMT -5
If it's only one size, I'd try with the ol' lamp shade trick for sure:
Dampen the inside of the sweatband (I said DAMP not wet) and turn the lamp shade upside down, so you can make the hat sit on it, with the bulp shining into the crown. Leave it there for 5-6 min. Try it on and if it's still too lose, put it back without doing anything to the sweatband furthermore. Repeat to check every 5-6 min. and you should be fine.
Regards,
Marc
P.S. This only works on a real leather sweatband and you've gotta be REAL carefull not to dampen the wool, because THEN it'll taper BADLY!!!
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Post by indianadirk on May 3, 2006 9:24:40 GMT -5
Marc its not wool i have a Fur felt snowy river from akubra and problem is we dont have any lamps with lamp shades but thanks for the advice |
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Post by indianatone on May 20, 2006 11:07:26 GMT -5
How's your hat coming along, IndianaDirk?
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Post by indianadirk on May 20, 2006 11:42:18 GMT -5
uhm ? the akubra ? well it was a little trying but its really ugly a heck i dont care the shrinking didnt work , i orderd a rabbit felt adventure bilt a week ago |
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Post by indianatone on May 20, 2006 12:04:12 GMT -5
Congrats on a fine hat!
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2006 12:08:34 GMT -5
Dirk, I love your fedora!  "It's good. It's very, very good."  |
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