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Don;t forget ToD. he wore a bow tie. How many of you can tie a bow tie? (my hand raised). I wear them on occasion if I want to appear very different.

Cheers!

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Guys, apologies if this is old news to you all. But I have been out of pocket for some time and unable to read posts or post myself. What ever happened to Fedora's possible film connection with the Indy 4 project? Last I heard, he was doing something, but couldn;t say and then that thread (whcih I c...

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That looks just like my Akubra, which has served me very well since I received it some time ago. I wore it recently in a Christmas parade that my scout son took part in. I was one of the parent volunteers who walked and sometimes jogged by the floats. Indy Jacket and Fedora accompanied me.

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I cannot believe that I just found these things, but about three years ago I ordered a pair of the taupe pants from LL Bean. The reason I never wore them is that I ordered one waist size and these came to me at least oone-inch smaller. But I told myself I'd lose some weight and they'd fit. Needless ...

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considering I really haven't a clue what I am doing, I was pleased with the outcome.

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Yes, I think my hat most looks like Last Crusade style. The lamp shade is ToD.

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Here are a few pics of my Akubra fed after a little ironing and shaping. The brim stiffened quite nicely. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/shadwell55/IMG_6605.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/shadwell55/IMG_6601.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/shadwell55/IMG_6608.jpg http://i...

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Ironed my brim just now on wool setting with cotton cloth barier, as per Michaelson. Will post pictures from work tomorrow. My server there is superfast, while the home connection seems to be run by hamster power.

I think I have a combo raiders swoop, last crusade look
thanks for all the help.

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my huskers will be delivered on the 9th. I ordered 11s as the sizing chart dictated that size, but am getting nervous. Wonder if I am really 10.5. Really depends ont he shoe for me this is ridiculous

Adidas sneaker: 11.5
timberland dress shoe/boot: 10 or 10.5
columbia hiking shoe: 10.5

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ordered some carolina huskers last night. I used their sizing chart on the website and figured I am an 11. They should ship anytime and I expect tpo have them in a week.

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This is a pre-owned fed. Given to me by a kind hearted anonymous soul who moved on to greater things---and hats (Adventurbilt)

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does iroing stiffen the brim at all. I have floppy brim syndrome, making it hard to shape the way I want

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Nathaniels website has a image gallery on hat-making procedure. What does ironing the brim do? I thought that might hurt the felt

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actually, i forgot about it

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did the lampshade trick on my fed last night. hot tap water on the sweatband, and left over a lamp with the band still folded out, for about 3 hours. Nice and snug on my head. I'll try to get my wife to snap a pic or two The hat fit, mond you, but was slightly loose on the sweatband in the it came d...

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Is your jacket a lamb, goat or cow?

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The huskers look great and the price is incredible.

can anyone comment on sizing? I wear timberlands a lot and are thecarolinas like Timeberland in sizing?

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what is the brand and style name for the wal mart shirts?

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Folks, the LL Bean field shirts are back. You have to search for them. They also appear prominently in their new fly fishing catalog, which I received yesterday.

Of course, the bad news is they are no longer 18 bucks. Back to 39.

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Actually my right sleeve came out better than the left sleeve. So I may do the treatment once more and maybe use the dryer.

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It appears that the field shirt was NOT discontinued at LL Bean. Search for "field shirt" and it comes up. A lot of the sizes and such are backordered "due to heavier than anticipated desire" for the product.

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Folks. Some of us rookies who ordered our westeds didn't think at the time that tapered sleeves were desirable. But I think I found an easy way to narrow/taper the cuffs near the wrists. I dipped the end of each sleeve (up to about 3-4 inches) in water. gave it a good soaking, wrung it pout and did ...

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I just cannot afford Aldens. Is there a close-enough boot out there for around 100 or less? And what is the general style of these boots? Are they engineer boots? field boots? is there a general style reference

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Guys and gals, Need a little help. My 4 year old got hold of my federation and came into the room I was sitting and said, I"I want to take this out, it bothers me." He had half pulled the liner out of the hat. What is the best way to re-glue (and with wht type of glue) the headliner back i...

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Fedora, you saids you watched the three making-of videos. I thought there were only two: a vhs put out some time ago (which I still need to get) and the fourth DVD in the box set. Is there another? And what is the best way to get them

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What movie style does the akubra fed most resemble?

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I would like to give my federation a swoop a'la russ or rick5150. Someone mentioned a little cold water and shaping. Anyone have tips on how to give a swoop to my fed?

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Bink,

I like the look of your federation. Hope all is well after your recent move.

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Anyone have pics of a post-soaking or post-dryer jacket?

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I remember some dicsussion in the past about the effects of a full soak and some have written that the jacket will shrink in size and length. Do you all recall that?

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What I did the opther day was kind of like a damp wipe-down and left it under a ceiling fan for air drying. No real difference as I can tell, but i only did this once. What si like is the look of the leather where the side straps are kind of worn and semi "crinkly" if that makes any sens a...

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A hypothetical distressing question:

What effect if any would daily wiping down a wested lamb with a wet washcloth have? I'd like to distress, mildly, my jacket and like that look, but don't want to hasten its imminent decline by overdoing it.

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While my family and I were at Disney World in Orlando last week (Jan 8-13) I spotted a guy wearing an Indy Jacket (possibly a Wested) whil going through bag inspection. He was farther ahead of me and I was unable to catch up and didn't run into him again for the rest of the day. Were any of you ther...

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I am in Monroe, LA and we barely got touched. Looks like the Katrina took a hard right turn after hitting land. We are, and have been, a quickly expanding evacuee center with refugees moving in by the hundreds daily. Glad to see Fedora is safe. A friend of mine works inthe N.O. mayor's office. He sa...

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On April 18, my order number was posted from Gemma: 4399.

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Back in March I ordered the US wings indy goat. when I got it I was amazed by how heavy the jacket was. It felt like you described--a cold weather coat--very thick and bulky. I returned it for a refund (after a month of calling them asking for the refund) and got a wested. Lighter, thinner, more com...

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Heat in NH? C'mon, I live in Louisiana, come down here for a week and you'll think summer in NH is paradise.

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Thanks for the help follks. Stitching was just too intensive for me right now. Elmer came through fine.

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thanks bink. when using tyhe glue, should I glue it to the crown at all--I am thinking here of the area near the bash. ON secodn thought, I guess not, since you want to be able to rebash and form. so how far up on the crown should one glue? Or does one merely glue around the sweatband only? By the w...

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I'd like to reattach the liner of my new fedora. My giver had removed it for a reason I just cannot recall.

how do I go about reattaching it? What do I use?

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I cannot tell you all how simple it was to dye a tan web belt dark brown. I wear the thing every day--no bleeding whatsoever. Rit brown dye and use the stove top method. simple as pie!

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Yes. I think I've been pushing it too low on my head. But I wear ball caps almost every day and I have to get out of ball cap mode when I wear this.

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the strap, which looped around the back of the bag and really served no function for me ( I am sure I wasn't going to secure this thing around my waist) was removed by me with scissors this monring. But I did leave enough of it to go back and stitch together and make a hook looop if needed at a lete...

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I've been platying around with my new fedora and have a question. When worn properly on the head, should the brim of the hat touch the tops of your ears at all? when I place the hat in what I feel is the most confortable position the brim on each side lightly touches my ears. Is there any "one ...

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I noticed that the ribbon slips up about an 1/8 inch. I thought about putting a small stitch there to keep in place.

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I have tried that, but it still hangs out there a bit. I am hesitant to just lop it off at this poiont. By the way, I bought some brass snaps and replaced the old army snaps that you see in the pics. Hammering those snap rivets is hard. I fouled up an entire pack before I had success. Looks a little...

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any advice re: the second strap? Should I just snip it?

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spome have opined in this forum that the Raiders jacket was the authrentic brown, but all other since were dark brown. this auction page would seem to contradict that assertion.

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Whay kills me is that I went to Disneyworld two months before I got interested in gear. I wish I had paid more attention to the Indy store there, not so much for the jackets, etc, but for the little things I'd like to have to decorate my office. You gave a great looking family. I want to get my kids...

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Got this for 8 bucks from a surplus company It would be easily converted to a leather strap with a few stitches There is another strap that appears to be for going around the waist. Cannot decide whether to cuit it off or leave it. The color is close and the size is almost identical. http://i7.photo...

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