Club Obi Wan

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So these days I have the hats blessed by the Saint of Profound Luck- no extra charge for that. :wink: If you are not comfortable with the Saint, I can get a local Hoodoo woman to scratch it with a chicken foot and mumble some mumbo jumbo over it to satisfy. :lol: Fedora Now you've done it Steve...y...

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I give you my word, that the seal which skin I bough would have been shot (again: not clubbed) no matter if someone would have bought the skin or not. - I do have a conscience too after all. And it's certainly not a baby seal, for two little reasons: too little meat and it's forbidden to shot them....

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Marc wrote: One would think that people would check the alternatives before spending £165.00 on a hat...

You're right Marc, it's crazy. Anyone who wants a genuine DP can get them from me for only £130.00 each! (PM me to place an order

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First, I would love to see a stitched-in liner logo in any form; the printed logo on mine almost totally disappeared last month when I washed my liner! Second, I really like Michaelson's proposal of a choice of logos on the liner. One thing to consider would be that Raiders HJs apparently had the bl...

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I like the way they turned out, but honestly, I can't tell the difference between the grey and brown hat. Yeah, many of us have the same problem apparently :wink: :lol: In all seriousness though, that's an excellent bash you put in there fatdutchman! It looks very Raiders, better than I would expec...

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Todd has knack for getting a better Raiders look out of the current HJs than anyone else can. Good purchase.

And welcome aboard, Bryan!

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Hi Marc, Thanks for comfirming that. I was just wondering whether your artificial aging process might have been something that Borsalino (and possibly other hat companies) used to do back in the days when they actually cared about making good hats, but have now stopped bothering with as just one of ...

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What a wonderful posting. Years ago I always wondered why my grandfather's Borsalino NEVER changed shape after a soaking and my own Borsalino did. A posting like this tells me I am not going nuts. At least not on this topic. :) Funny you should mention that; I swear someone posted in this section s...

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Ah, Venice.

A fine hat, and excellent choice of locations for pictures. I find myself wanting a picture of you in front of the library climbing out of a manhole cover, in among the tables...

Sounds like you had excellent timing on buying hats in both cases; congrats on the new AB!

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Personally I'd love to have one of the early 80s/late 70s poets that Fedora and a couple of other folks here have. The ones that were obviously blocked on the screen accurate blocks are beautiful hats. Still, even if I had one I'd save it for special occasions and treat it with great care. My AB wou...

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Hi all, I really don't think this is a fair comparison; if we were just talking about looks, that would be one thing, as that is fairly subjective unless you're a total screen-accurate fanatic. Before I voted on one hat versus another, I'd want to know "for what?" If you want a nice lookin...

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I have decided that the hat in those scenes was gray. No, I'm not going to back it up with any evidence, I've simply decided that it must have been gray. That way, I can refer to my gray AB as my Seaplane hat. Otherwise, I've have to call it my Cairo Nazi hat, and I'd just rather not think of it in ...

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I think it looks great, and the wearer certainly carries off the attitude in a way that works with that look. I've lately been re-watching the Thin Man movies, and he looks like could have just walked off the set ("Yeah, Nick sent me up the river a few years back...") One of things about a...

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Hemingway-

I think the main reason that your borsalino looks "boxy" compared to a Raiders hats is because it is less domed, not because it's untapered.

A fine looking hat though, I'm jealous! Why do they always stop making the good stuff?

:evil:

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A good observation and valid point Erri. On the other hand, I think Marc and yourself also raised a valid point; most folks here don't want a hat that looks like the Raiders hat at its most tapered, as most of us here think it's rather ugly! Shouldn't we be able to get a hat that looks the way the s...

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Wow, Mark, that's gotta be the most beautiful kind of ugly I've seen this year!

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I must add my compliments on possibly the most perfect Raiders look I have seen in any hat since the original. Excellent job on the bash! Ok Gents, this is a reg. oval hat on a long oval noggin' with a deeeep crease in the back. And THAT does it IMHO! I have a long oval noggin' myself and extra had ...

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Looks kinda tapered!!! Fedora Actually, last time I watched Raiders I was noticing how in several shots the hat does look just a little tapered, depending on the camera angle...just like my AB looks tapered from certain angles. I think it's partially the camera angle, and partially slight variation...

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Geez guys, you realize you've just killed one of the main points of conversation in this forum; what are we going to argue about now? :wink: Seriously though, great work on the superimposed images, and greatest of thanks to both Steve and Marc for being so obsessive and meticulous in reconstructing ...

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He said the hat looked better on his daughter than himself, and I am including those pics as well. Wow! No offense Paul, you look great in that hat, but I have to agree with the quote above. Might I humbly suggest it's time to order a second hat for your lovely daughter? In any case, a great lookin...

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Thanks Darth! This has been another topic of debate here for some time as well, since you never actually see the lining in Raiders. I appreciate the info.

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That hat looks great, and I think the dust only helps with the SOC look! I'd love to see more pictures from other angles, if you get the chance.

Coincidentally, my own Fed is being reblocked right now for a Cairo bash...and it's going to be my work hat

Regards,

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Hi Darth, Perhaps this is slightly off topic, but do you recall which crest the Raiders hat had in the liner? Oval, Pentagon, neither? Apologies if you have already addressed this elsewhere, but I didn't see any comments when I read through your older posts... 3thou- That hat looks great! What hat d...

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Hi all, It would take some extraordinary new evidence to convince me that HJ had some sort of secret block, extremely similar to the poet block we know they used in the early 80s but ever-so-slightly-different, which apparently was only used in the Raiders hat and no one has ever found an example of...

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Steve, One question; is the AB deluxe in the photo being worn, or is that a shot from it sitting on a table? In any case, several people have observed that Ford's main hat in the desert scenes fit quite snugly, and that tends to alter the front/back taper. Also, the Raiders hat shows major back tilt...

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Hi Randy,

I love akubras; they're tough, durable hats and you can do all kinds of stuff to them; the more you beat them up and personalize them the better they look. I really like what you've done with the brim!

And welcome to COW!

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Sounds good; have any pics, or a link?

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Now, the thing is, if I am accepted, I dunno what I will be allowed to say publically. So, if you guys ask questions and I do not answer, it is not my fault. Well in that case, let's hope we...uh...don't hear from you soon...I think... :-k Hey, whatever happens from here on in, this is an impressiv...

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Steve and JerseyJones, I was mostly being sarcastic in case that wasn't clear. I actually prefer the smoother transitions that you guys do over what I hear Swales sometimes did, but I don't care if it's totally perfect either. There's a fine line between intentional minor imperfections which add cha...

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Steve, you realize that the nice smoothly transitioned deminsional cut you put on your hats isn't totally Raiders accurate; you should have just chopped a bit off the sides with scissors and left it chunky, Swales style

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Also, I found no glossary. What do these mean? *dimensionally cut (brim)? *straight-side crown? *tight pinch? *brim? *difference between side and back/front? Please help Obi Wan Kenobi, you're our only hope. Dimensionally cut brims are wider at the front and back of the hat than on the sides. This ...

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Batfan, Welcome to COW! I'd agree with Pitfall, the Akubra Federation is a great hat for under $150. The next step up from that hat is the Camptown from Jersey Jones. It's just within your stated price range, it is made from good felt, has a ventilated sweatband so it's less hot in warm weather, isn...

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I ended up using some more steam today and messing with the bash and the sides a little more. Here are some photo's of just the hat and me with the hat on. Try and guess which is which! :lol: I might suggest making the center crease a little deeper on the back, it would drop it down lower for a mor...

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I have learned that you can't just hang around here and not begin to want the best hat in the world. You tell yourself "I only need one, then I'll be OK," but it doesn't end there... :twisted: Seriously though, welcome aboard, and be sure to post pics when your new favorite headwear arriv...

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He can reblock Akubras for certain, and they look excellent when redone on his block; you get pretty much the toughest rabbit felt available with the best block shape available. I'd say this is one of the best deals in Indy hats, in terms of price versus looks/toughness. Marc can do the same, see th...

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Congratulations Taz, and welcome to the club!

That side profile shot looks fantastic; I wonder if this is one of the first ones done since Steve adjusted the dome on his block?

In any case, fine lid. Be careful, these things are addictive...

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I am just so gratified that one guy, a notable guy by the way, likes my hats so much that he wanted to do this for me. It is amazing, the generosity of some folks. I am still in shock. Fedora You're absolutely certain this guys is on the up and up Steve? I suddenly got an image of this fellow getti...

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Wow. I wonder why that style was selected over the "SOC Bash"? Do you know if the hats their wanting for the 4th film are all supposed to be modeled after a particular scene....like "The Idol Grab" or the "SOC Bash"? Hi Pitfall, You might want to read Fedora's long pos...

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I think this effect has to do more with hat fit and how much of the skull pushes forward against the headband into the hat. Does your hat fit nice and snug without being too tight or is it loose fitting so as not to mess up your hair after you take it off? I'm guessing your hat fits snug if you're ...

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I would sure like to meet them, maybe we could organize something down here. Hey! a picture of all with a pyramid in the background... all dressed up (I'd rather say "in character"), how cool would that be? A Mexico summit with a trip to the pyramids would be fantastic! Please let us know...

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That is indeed an interesting find there my friend! :D I think this might be another part of the Raiders hat we cane chalk up to natural use. I'll second this observation; I just noticed the other day that my own AB has recently started developing the same effect. One question Tone- Does your AB ha...

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Will water leave stain marks on the Akubra Deluxe? ... Truthfully, it will take years for my stuff to distress. :D Nope, a little water doesn't hurt the Akubras. They're made to be worn outdoors and take abuse! That's what I love about them; they've got dress hat looks with outback work hat toughne...

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:D YAAAAAAAAY! Finally, a qualified Indy fedora! It's weird, isn't it? You don't notice just how bad the other hats are until you get a really good one. And then there's no going back. ;) (I wore a wool, tapered and everything, for an Indy fed and still laugh at myself to this day thinking about th...

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Ragingblues wrote:
Could you say that he wore his hat in a "timely fashion"?

Ken

You could, but it would probably just tick him off.

So I guess he was a gearhead...literally?!?

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BTW, I know these've been posted before, but as Steve mentions the HJ I own and has used as a basis of his fact finding, I thought I'd post some pics again. Wow, that's a great hat! Thanks for posting those pics, I hadn't seen them before. If the crease was just a little deeper front and back, you'...

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P.S. Anyone else - have you had your AB literally soaked yet? What happened? Well, the short answer is "not much." I've been wearing my ABs daily for the last few months and today is maybe the third time in as many months that I've seen the sun clearly. I've had both hats on during days w...

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Looks like the one of the right has had a bit more bleach applied to it; it's more red and the ribbon is lighter. Or perhaps it got to see more weather if it was distressed naturally... I also think the hourglass shape it has acquired is interesting. It's like it wants to do a Cairo mushroom but the...

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Completly straight sided. Now here is a hat off of that block. Notice the creased in front and back reverse taper. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/fedora1951/reversetaper.jpg Hi Steve, Do you have a pic or two handy of what hats from that block looked like, fully finished, bashed and pinched...

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Here's another theory (which I'm sure has been already proposed somewhere else) to explain the difference we're seeing in the side profile. 3thou, you pointed out in a earlier thread that the Raiders hat in many scenes appears to be extraordinarily tight; I believe darthjones also confirmed that the...

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I just suggested the repro idea as these old bags are wonderful and true works of art in terms of longevity....that said, though, nothing will break your heart faster than if, no, WHEN you either tear a hole in an original, or the thread starts unravelling. There's no going back, as these ARE 60+ y...

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