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Thank you for the kind words, everyone. What can I say, John is magic. He most certainly saved this hat. I have been wearing it pretty much non stop for the last few days. I have noticed lately that there are many many more fedoras showing up out on the streets, however they all seem to be the same ...

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Wow, that really does look beautiful. I rather like the darker gray colour, personally. John did a bang up job again. Even the front dents are better defined and have have more character. Very nice!

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LOL, no worries.

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The conundrum was well documented in the first post, Bink. You are witnessing the solution to the conundrum here. The hat that I had ordered from Camptown was the wrong size from the get go, even thought Ken had insisted he changed the size. I was un-convinced because of a few statements he made, ho...

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Well, I got my Camptown back from BendingOak. I am one happy customer. Perfect fit. Sure it's no longer an Indy hat, but it is one I can at least wear, and with pride. Seeing this hat on my head has made me even more hungry for one of his Beaver Raiders lids. Oak is a man who knows his stuff. Thank ...

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Well said, Mountaineer. I feel the same way. You know, I have never actually been chased down the street by a crazed person with a measuring tape. See, I look at the over all garment and never fretted over the details mentioned by VP. Annnnd in the year and 3 months that I have had the jacket, been ...

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Can't speak for the others, but my back panel doesn't meet at the seam. As for the straps on mine, I was letting them sit so loose to try and combat the billowing action pleats. That and also I heard that they can pop if they are cinched up too tight. they have been that way for so long I just got u...

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I have had my Todd's standard (it's a medium) for a little over a year now and absolutely love it. It just gets better with age.

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Personally I love the look of the turn but don't have a hat with one. I tried in the gray wool felt hat I have however there is a plastic ring in the brim and it refuses to allow the brim to warp or droop in a way I like so I cannot put the turn in it. I've tried, it just doesn't keep. Of course onc...

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Thanks, worked like a charm!

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Any tips on getting rid of any obvious 'I used sandpaper' lines in the jacket if you get them? And also just because I want to cover the bases, what about tearing the leather? Good, bad, easy or hard to deal with? Just curious.

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BendingOak wrote:All Raiders hats new or re-block will be coming off these blocks. No matter the color unless requested to use the old block.

Sweet!

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Good Golly that looks great, Oak! Fantastic work! Is this the block you will be using when you re-block mine?

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My word these are some absolutely gorgeous hats! Great work, John!

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Wow, fantastic shots, Mitch! The hat looks stellar and suits you perfectly. Great work, John, great work indeed!

Mitch, every time I see your shots I think to myself, "That's how a fed should look on someone".

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Sorry if I got the wrong impression from your post. I'll be the first to admit I may have misinterpreted you. Thanks for the votes of confidence from everyone about Oak. I know I'll have a great hat that will look right for me. I'm fretting over nothing. Oak genuinely cares about his work and will d...

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I make no apologies for the trim I did, and I would do it again in a heart beat if I felt it necessary. I'm a hands on kind of person, you don't learn if you don't try anything. This is what I don't appreciate it's the feeling of being scolded for what I did.

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I know I am in good hands, and I know I will have a great hat. I didn't take much off the brim at all, but Oak said that on a brim an eighth of an inch may as well be a mile. I didn't want to challenge him because I know he knows better than me. He explained his trimming process and I didn't leave h...

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I did have a good talk with Oak about my hat. He basically told me that in the end I will have a wearable hat, but most likely not and Indiana Jones hat. He's going to have to remove too much of the brim or something to that effect. Apparently even the little bit I trimmed off the brim was enough to...

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Hi again, Sorry I haven't been around much lately, just busy with things in my life in general. Well I finally got my hat in the mail and off to Oak on Wednesday. I dragged my heels a bit, but figured the rush wasn't necessary as he wasn't going to be able to do anything about it for a few months an...

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Absolutely fantastic looking hat there, Hardbop. Looks great on you, I wouldn't change a thing.

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So I was wondering, is there really that much difference between the regular Fed IV and the Deluxe? It's going to be a few more months before my Camptown is wearable and my gray fedora is, well, I'm not super happy with it so I am considering getting a fed IV in the mean time.

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I have a Todd's standard and love it! It's my lucky jacket.

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I had a really good talk with Oak yesterday. I'll be sending the hat off on Saturday.

I agree, the sound of "Camptown Penman Legend" does indeed have a nice ring to it.

I look forward to seeing what he does with your Metropolitan as well. I am assuming you've sent that off to him.

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I tell ya, get her tweaked to be a Rorschach hat, you've got the perfect base for that. ;-)

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Please do HardBop, that would be great to see. Post here if you like.

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Nice actually, it would make a great Rorschach hat from the Watchmen.

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Thank you everyone for all of your fantastic advice and wisdom. I have had contact with Oak and I think I am going to go the re-block route. This might sound silly or superstitious to some but I feel that this is my hat and it just needs a little more loving to get it to fit me. Then it'll be my Cam...

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No problem Michaelson, it's why I started the other thread, so as not to muddy this one up too much.

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Here's a method I know works to size down a hat. If you have a hat that fits you right, take a leather belt and put it around the outside of the crown, down against the brim until its tight. Make a new hole if you have to in the belt to put the buckle through. After taking the ribbon, liner and swe...

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you can make big hats smaller. a reblock of this nature would mean a complete tear down and rebuild of the hat. i'm assuming oak and steve have pretty long lead times and i thought steve didn't do reblocks on non-AB's. Well this is a 57 made on the AB block, has Adventuebilt right on the crest in t...

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That is what I am trying to find out. Is it possible to re-block a hat smaller? If it is possible I would like to get it done. If it is AB or Penman that does it I'll be happiest, and I am willing to pay for the service too, because it is going to cost me to buy a new hat, even if I get a FedIV. I h...

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Thanks for you reply, but in all honesty, there is nothing Ken can do, and I really don't want to deal with that. I was crystal clear with him in what I wanted and he just ignored my concerns. He has enough @#$% on his plate, he can't afford to refund my money as there are several people still waiti...

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Well if I thought that would solve the problem I would certainly try that, bit the issue I feel is the over all proportions of the hat itself needs to be taken down a notch, here... from front to back it fits pretty well, and I'm using foam tape, http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/405/campkc6.jpg Howe...

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Hi everyone, I recently received my Camptown Legend 57. Thisis an absolutely gorgeous hat. The felt is soft and beautiful and it took a bash with little effort. Best hat I have ever owned. The catch? I can't wear it. After months and months of waiting the hat arrived, sadly, too big for me. I have t...

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Here are some better shots if the lid on my bean. In some shots, at certain angles it looks pretty good, but in others it shows it's just a touch over sized. opinions wanted. And how's the bash coming along? I figure outside un-biased eyes will give me a real sense of how the hat really looks. this ...

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Thanks for all the input everyone. Oak, I agree that these aren't the best shots to get a proper idea of the over all proportions. I value any input you might have when I have better pics. I'll take some tomorrow during the day to get some natural light. My honest feeling is that the hat is just a t...

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OK here are a couple of quick shots now that I have gotten a bit of a bash in there. This is my first real hat of any kind of quality and I have to say WOW! This is a nice hat, very soft felt. My only concern is, and please answer honestly, does it look too big? I am considering trimming the brim mo...

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My Legend 57 arrived today, pics to follow.

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The colour looks great there, Shane. I'm diggin' the pic, too, fun shot.

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Yes it is true, though not as 'good' of quality as the Wells, the Todd's gloves have taken more abuse than I thought they would. I can't deny that. They are actually leather after all, just not as thick as the Wells ones. And they certainly do look the part. I still feel 'Indy' with Todd's gloves on...

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Great stuff! Nice work on everything. I assume you had to hand fashion the bow yourself? I should look into getting some ribbon myself, i get the feeling that it's one of those things that just needs to be periodically replaced anyway. The ribbon on my gray hat has salt marks on it from sweat that I...

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Again, that is a very nice hat. You look quite happy there, great shot. I like the ribbon change, too. How does the bow look on the new ribbon?

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I intended to post this info in the other thread that Mitch started but it got locked as I was typing. I can't understand why as they are really different topics, but oh well, this info is for you Mitch if you read this. For the record, as a person who has owned both genuine Wells Lamont gloves and ...

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Looks great! The bash and brim shape are quite nice actually. Camptown does it again. Congrats on a fine lid, WalkingEye.

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Long time huge fan of Bruce Campbell here. The man is awesome. Dangit, now I need to buy a DP. Who would have thought?

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Wow, she's a beauty. Great find.

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Ahh, my mistake, sorry. Cool, I'd love to take a trip to New York. I'm not making any promises but I am going to look into the possibility.

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I would love to make it out to the QM sometime. When is the Florida one happening? As for the whip it's an 8 foot Paul Stenhouse I was able to acquire from a friend. Here is a shot of it, I've since removed the knot from the fall. :shock: http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/570/2516476202f047b28b32o2...

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