Club Obi Wan

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Welcome John,
Just had to say EXCELLENT artwork on your site. Love the tornados.
Do you work in oils or acrylic?

Jeff.

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3thoubucks, do you have an address for the BCF site? I tried a search but the site I found had no hats at all

Jeff.

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Good looking hat Kalkamel....So good in fact that I've just ordered a Fed from Hatsdirect too

I think your hat will see you through many adventures. Nice display you've got too.

Jeff.

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Nice looking hat Indy45:) I like the idea of the lighter felt a lot. I wonder how the Traveller would take a new bash? I'm thinking raiders bash. Maybe the crown isn't tall enough to make it? Still want one though. Agree with Michaelson on the straw debate.....Can't wear one without thinking of plan...

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After all the stuff I've read on this site about HJ I've come to the conclusion that they really aren't interested in producing 'The Hat'. Their site is mainly pushing the overpriced 'quality goods to the discerning upper class gent and lady' items. Their credo might be "Why should we have all ...

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One of my favorites KT.
However, my normal paranoia is still there. This is something else

Remember, it's the optimists who are mentally ill

Jeff.

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Kilgour Trout wrote: P.s. One last thing, is it just me or does everyone feel a little weird these days? Man...Must be cabin fever, but I can hardly bring myself to post, make phone calls and bring wood in for heat! Hmmm.... You're not alone in feeling this Kilgour. Something's in the air. Even had...

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Hi Jpenman, Of course you can question something my friend :) I'll defend your right to question anything to the last drop of red juice in my body! :lol: But I also like to answer questions as well as I can. You might be right, but I might be right too. It does look like it's floating I agree. It's ...

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I know Jpenman, that's the pic I was referring to . Have a look at the left hand light (very white daylight reflecting on his white shirt) and the right hand light (very lampish and yellowy) then look at the hat. It shows the same hue difference, albeit less noticeable due to the dark colour of the ...

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Looks genuine to me. Looks like he had a window with daylight on the left and a lamp on the right. The different hues to the two lights appear the same on his shirt as the hat.

Jeff.

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Nice one Canyon. That hat oozes quality!

Jeff.

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Thing is Shawnkara that I think most of the fur felt bodies are imported from places like China, where caring about our furry friends is not exactly a priority.
Ditto with most other fur felt exporters I think.

Jeff.

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Brilliant! That one on the bar looked friendly enough to shave! Another problem just thought of. If these shaveable beavers were to have any quality of life they'd have to be kept in the same conditions as they live in. Imagine how cold the poor shaved beaver would be in the water? Sounds impossible...

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Hmm interesting criteria. There are lots of predators that are predated upon in the world. What's the difference between a sheep and a fox except maybe numbers? Also in some areas beaver and fox are pests which are too many in number. If we kill them to thin numbers what's wrong with using the skins...

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Sedative use is full of difficulties. Each beaver would have to be given it individually, by a vet. Each beaver would need the correct dose for body weight. After the treatment the beaver would need to be kept warm and probably in a seperate cage to other beavers. Would they bother is the question? ...

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You can tell a proffesional beaver shaver....They're always called "3 fingers jackson" or "ole Leftie"..... They kill 'em I'm afraid. Although....I have heard a rumour that SOME beavers are grown from a very young age in captivity, and shaved with ease as they are so tame. Still ...

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Good news J_Weaver

If I attack it enough then it should be possible....Hmmm A years wear in a day? Get my tool kit!

Thanks for the info

Glad your Dad likes the hat as well

Jeff.

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Renderkingfisk, as a member of the NRVA perhaps you can tell me if it's possible to soften up the Fed by the Keppeler method (massaging and manipulating the felt) as mentioned in another thread? I've been put off the deluxe because you can't get the carbon grey anymore, and the fed is the only affor...

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Thanks Canyon

I feel I already know you a bit, having read a few posts, seen a few pics of the conventions, and even read some of your writings at the fedora chronicles! Good to see you're still active here and wearing the hat

Jeff.

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Graphite grey sounds cool Michael. I won't be too concerned about matching it with clothes, as it will be worn with everything from jeans to paint covered work trousers to smart suits. Glad you put the poster up! It's actually a good looking poster as well, unlike other freebies you see around. Kt, ...

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I'm no expert Michaelb, but I think that the stiffener doesn't give a lot of protection against water. I gather from various sources that a water repellent spray (like Scothguard makes) is the best thing. I could be wrong. I'm assuming that stiffener doesn't give a lot of protection because when you...

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Mjcr, you are lucky getting that Deluxe for the Fed price!
Altern, great looking Fed

Well packed too.

I've decided to get carbon grey. Still bouncing between the fed and deluxe

Jeff.

P.S..Have any of you put the Akubra poster on your wall??

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Cheers Indyjim!

Agree totally

Jeff.

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Hi Mjcr, That's great news! I know the charge they add might be small, but it niggled me to think the Gov had yet another way of fleecing me of my hard earned cash :D What's your deluxe like? Is the felt nice? I'm saving for 'the fedora' at the moment, and had actually forgotten about the Fed Deluxe...

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Or possibly releasing a tiger??

Jeff.

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Hank Jr, you've just convinced me beyond any doubt to get an Akubra Fed

I was seriously considering getting one in the new year, now it's a certainty!
Of course....Now I have to decide whether to go brown or grey....

Jeff.

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There's nowt so strange as folk Strider :? He acted like a dipstick, not you. Who knows what he had on his mind though? I've alienated a few people in my time due to being focused on some terrible personal troubles, and I just couldn't be bothered with anything else at the time....Even so if someone...

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I know what you mean Strider. I started off wanting a leather stetson style hat, then looked at fur felt Akubras, then found the Indy site and realised how much I loved the films :D Now I'm going all out for an Akubra Fed, and hope to get the shirt at the very least. Indys' clothes just look good fu...

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Hi All,
Just thought I'd have a poll of who's a fan purely of Indy gear, and who's a fan of both Indy stuff and vintage clothes in general, and who's a hat freak or fur felt fetishist!

Jeff.

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Pitfall Harry wrote "I still think everyone is over analyzing how the hat got it's "look". I bet you could go outside and lay your hat in the street and let a truck run over it and you'd get the correct look." Heh, yeah you might be right, however I do get a kick out of people w...

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Indiana zach wrote " the fur is accually like vel-crow and it is pressed into felt I found it very interesting." Yes it's interesting stuff :D That vel-crow quality is what holds it together so strongly, actually producing the strongest cloth made. Nice to know when you're wearing your fe...

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Hi James, yes, it's real beaver and rabbit fur (a lot of people, me included) didn't know about that until I started studyuing felt a bit). They use the thick soft fur that's closest to the body of the rabbit of beaver (can't remember the exact name of it) and remove the thicker 'guard hairs', which...

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Well folks, I just looked on the customs and excise site. Looks like bad news....Prepare for a dry read.... "When goods are posted from outside the EU customs duty is only payable if the amount of duty is £7 and over. This applies to both purchases of goods and gifts. However, import VAT is pay...

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Thanks for the info Strider :D I look forward to moulding my hat! I hope you're right about the tax. The only time I ever bought anything from America I got taxed (a Kukri made in Nepal and sold in America). I think it might be different with goods from Australia. I can only hope so. I've just reali...

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KT Templar said "We can blackball any Customs and Excise guys who pipe up. "

Or at least whip 'em.
I'm in Bournemouth KT. Maybe Akubra could write 'gift' on the box. I hear that works in some cases. The joys of rip off Britain....

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GraveRobberGreg said " First it starts out with a hat. then you have to have a jacket and pants and a shirt then the MKVII finds its way to your door and so on and so on." (I haven't mastered that quote business yet!) Haha! I'd better win the lottery....I can't wait to get the whip! I know...

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Thank you for the welcome and replies guys:D Hopefully someone from the Uk will know. It's typical of England that the cheapest way to get a good hat is to have it sent from the other side of the planet :? I'm only just catching up with my love of Indiana Jones. Last time I saw it was about 15 years...

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Hi to all, I've been lurking for a few weeks reading the archives and enjoying every second of it. I'm in England and have decided to order an Akubra federation in the new year, but am a bit concerned over possible customs 'tax' being asked for when it arrives? I get the feeling that a product from ...

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