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jlee562 wrote:Well, it's here!

Looks good.

HJJr

Well done! If you're really feeling ambitious, you could remove the tack stitches from the ribbon and re-stitch them (one at a time) with matching dark brown thread, and you can adjust the bow and knot shape while you are at it. Since you already removed the lining, you might as well give it a try....

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Jeremiah wrote:Great job.
How stiff does this one feel? I just recently acquired an Akubra (non Indy style) at a flea market for a song and dance(see my thread in beaver felt). It's pretty stiff but mine is more of a western style.

The crown is very pliable. The brim is still stiff.

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Fellow Bashers: I present for your consideration my recent efforts with a new Fed IV. This is my first attempt at bashing my own. Much appreciation to BendingOak and several others for the tips. Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. My only complaint about the Akubra is the plastic top of t...

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i like the liners but not wild about the plastic. Here's what I do. 1. Remove the liner. 2. Take pair of scissors, start a whole and cut along the stitching. 3. Remove the plastic, then pull the perforated end along the stitching on the backside. Great way to remove the plastic and keep the liner a...

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About to bash a new Fed IV Deluxe. I know I want to permanently remove the liner. Do you recommend removing the liner first? Thanks If you are going to remove it anyways why not, it will not affect the bashing process, might make it easier so you can actually reach the felt from inside and not have...

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About to bash a new Fed IV Deluxe. I know I want to permanently remove the liner. Do you recommend removing the liner first?

Thanks

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Gentlemen: I am most appreciative of your counsel. I did some additional testing. Even with the foam in, I went out into the wind and couldn't keep the hat on my head. I'm going to order one size down and compare them before I make a permanent decision. I'm about to go out to Utah and spend some tim...

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I ordered a Fed IV Deluxe from The Hattery, down under. Arrived very quickly. Great color. Very nice. I just took it out of the box, and it fell down on my ears. There was a foam strip wrapped around the outside ribbon in the box. I trimmed a bit of it off, and it actually fits inside the leather he...

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I would always suggest putting in the center crease in first then anything else. Once in place make sure in the front the center crease is at 4 1/2 inches and around 4" in the back depending on the brand. Then lightly put in the front punch. Then each side one by one. Tweaking as you go. The b...

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Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

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Is it possible to share Peter's direct email address since he's joining as a vendor?

Thanks.

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I bought the Flightsuits/G&B jacket two years ago, when the price was much closer to Wested. It was in stock, and Wested had a backlog at the time. It is a great jacket. Texas Raider: I highly recommend Thomas Sowell's book "Basic Economics." The section on supply and demand affecting ...

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Looking forward to this. Thanks.

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Adam:

What is the difference in the diameter of the handle in your kangaroo and cowhide whips?

Thanks.

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K&G and Men's Wearhouse regularly carry double breasted navy. The lapels vary greatly; some more screen accurate than others.

I am looking for a gook herring bone light gray/taupe to have a LC/Donovan's apartment suit and vest made.

I'll let you know what fabric I find.

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Love the brim

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I bought an EC 10 ft. My only nit was that the whip was too thick at the handle to be screen accurate or fit into my whip holder.

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Not as much variance as I thought. I was laboring under the assumption that the TOD and LC hats were a fair bit shorter.

Thank you for teaching.

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Fedora:

First of all, very glad you made it through Katrina without serious harm.

I was wondering how the height of the crown for AB models varied by movie style. What is the range between Raiders, Temple and Crusade?

Thanks.

Tom

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Swindy:

I am interested if I can know the diameter of the design in advance. If it is much more than a quarter, it will be too large. Do you know the size?

Thanks.

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Luke:

Those look great. Are they commercially available?

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I've looked for Eye of Horus cufflinks for a long time w/o success.

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Sounds like I may be looking for something between charcoal and the gray-brown standard.

I'll look forward to the pix.

Thanks as always.

HJJr

Fedora:

Could you please post a couple of close up pix of the gray body and the ribbon you use?

My navy suit is calling.

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Outstanding news Steve. Glad the rich and famous recognize what we've known all along.

Now if we can just get the Indy IV powers to see it too . . .

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Is that really a contrasting pink/salmon colored stitching???

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I'm about to buy a new Wested for the express purpose of distressing to a ROTLA type finish. Based on your experience, which leather would you use and why??

Thanks.

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I have recently received a pair of the Berkshire Chase Beauforts. They no longer put the "colored" plastic down the arms of the frame. Mine was gold from the temple back.

Anyone else have the same experience?

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I have both a Cliffhanger and an AB. The AB is definitely a more Raider's style body (although Fedora can turn out about any hat from the series you favor -- mine actually has a Raider's body and a LC brim). My Cliffhanger beaver had a very TOD shape out of the box. It is slightly tapered. The ribbo...

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First was a fedora. The wool one that came out about the time of Temple with the Indy picture inside the body I think it's what i have, there's indy holding a whip inside the hat. It's a 1984 stetson licensed ;) Yep. Got the gray one and the brown one. My son wears the brown one when we play the Em...

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First was a fedora. The wool one that came out about the time of Temple with the Indy picture inside the body and the Indiana Jones pin down the side. First gray, then a second brown one. Then the Barons Crusader.

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When I talked to the Alden's folks last year (and waited almost 16 weeks), they explained that they made batches of shoes in the same sizes at the same time.

So, they won't cut a 10 1/2 E until they have several pairs ordered for that size.

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Dear Croft (and other patient patrons)... Sorry once again for the slow rate that I've been able to turn out these shirts. :oops: Please understand that I never intended this to be the phenomenon that it has become. I don't have an army of sweatshop labor at my disposal, nor the luxury of staying h...

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Great to hear. Looks outstanding.

I will be watching for your classified notice to ship my shirts in.

Best regards.

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Still just listed as a project on the website.

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Curious to see the coat, but not willing to watch Slater.

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Scandinavia Jones wrote:Right you are, Feraud - Nadoolman was certainly affected by her time. In her other early 80's hat movie, The Blues Brothers, the crowns were considerably lower...

Almost "pork pies" in fact.

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Bufflehead Jones wrote:HJJr,

I have seen the lightweight shirts with no pocket flaps in the stores. This link is for the lightweight shirt with the pocket flaps. Trust me.

Bufflehead:

You I trust. It's Wally Mart I have doubts about ...???

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I have stopped at almost every WalMart from north central Georgia across I20 through central Alabama. There are very few of the sidewalk colored shirts left. Most are 2xx or 3xx. BE CAREFUL ABOUT PICKING UP THE SHIRTS! There are two other versions of the shirt. One is a brushed cotton (I think it is...

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Steve:

You and your family will be in our prayers.

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The beauty of the search.

This thread precisely answers my questions.

Gracias.

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That's not naptime. It is strategic planning time.

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Simon Templar wrote:
ob1al wrote:
One of you got my holster, didn't you? ...you dirty scoundrels...
Flattery will get you nowhere.
He might as long as ya chip in for gas.

ROFLMAO!

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Indiana Jerry: Don't misunderstand. I don't have an emotional investment in advocating this glove as "the glove". I was just trying to point out an option that is relatively available. Outside of COW members, no one else could even remember that Indy had gloves. Therefore gloves get a lot ...

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IndianaJames wrote:DIbs on the gloves that have a natural (almost no color to the leather) with a small stitched cloth border around the cuff!!

Should I assume that is V1?

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I'm relatively new to this so I can't vouch for V1 vs. V2, except I know that a recent Wells Lamont model discussed on COW has a reinforced palm. I'll describe what I saw: Two visibly different models. One is a natural (almost no color to the leather) with a small stitched cloth border around the cu...

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Just spotted several pairs of Wells Lamont 1130's (no reinforced palm) in either neutral or orangish-tan in KMart for $12.95.

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Spotted them today at Home Depot

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Indiana Gater wrote:
HJJr wrote:Thanks for the photo. That will help, but it also shows his holder to be noticeably longer than mine.
Now now...it's not the size of the holder, it's how you use it.

Only on COW can you be asked the length of your whip w/o innuendo.

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