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ddibling

Panama Tom Jr. wrote:The only thing about it is that you've got to be careful not to bump the buttons

You are absolutely right! The watch is beautiful but I keep bumping the buttons somehow. I haven't figured out how. But it's annoying!

Dean

ddibling

I have an oil-finished leather Akubra Outback that I wear when it's really raining...the water just beads up and runs off. Not very Indyish, but perfect for rainy weather. I bought a relatively inexpensive authentic straw Panama (from Ecuador) to wear in the summer and while I'm waiting on my AB. I ...

ddibling

Chiliana Jones wrote:i wrote an essay on that last year actually at my first year at filmschool.CJ

I'd like to read that essay, if you don't mind and it's in English. Typical American...I can only speak American!

Dean

ddibling

I've been mulling over the fact that Indy wears a dark hat while Belloq wears a white hat. I'm trying to think if there's any significance to that. I mean, was Spielberg trying to say something with that? Or was it just the fact that the brown hat looked better with the brown jacket? Storytellers so...

ddibling

viewtopic.php?t=27409&highlight=hole

Check this out...

Dean

ddibling

Unfortunately, it's a very natural motion to grab it by the crown, but I guess you need to be very careful to be gentle when grabbing the pinch. The thing is, when you've got a hat in one hand and something else in the other, how do you put the thing on without grabbing the pinch?!? Yours in a pinch...

ddibling

Disregard....found it!

ddibling

Ok, I apologize ahead of time...I can't get search to work for me, or I'm impatient, or.....

Is there an official brim width? As I wait (very patiently

) for my AB, I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about fedoras.....

Yours in hat-sickness,
Dean

ddibling

Somebody recently posted a link to a National Geographic video that showed Harrison Ford flying some of their photogs around. In some of the shots you can see that he's wearing....dare I say it...an earring!

So where does that leave us?

Dean

ddibling

Can you post some pics of the project? It would help to see what you're talking about!

Thanks,
Dean

ddibling

Wraith,

If you're asking me, I bought one of the new production models from S&W.

Dean

ddibling

I wouldn't sweat the M1917 thing if I were you. As I understand it, Indy's wasn't an M1917 anyway, it was a Hand Ejector Model II. ( I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong! :wink: ) But the HEII and the M1917 are almost dead ringers for each other so, personally, I don't think it's important ...

ddibling

Cool...thanks for the pointers! I've discovered recently that I'm really into this 30's - 40's retro thing. I've always like fedoras but until recently, I've never bothered to buy one. Which is really strange considering the number of hats I have laying around! :wink: The fedora, the jacket, these w...

ddibling

Panama Tom...did you have to post that?!?!

Now I think I may need a new watch....dangit!!

Actually, I just ordered this one a few days ago...http://www.stauer.com/itemd.asp?ItemNo=13372...strange how these posts seem to coincide with my spending patterns....

Dean

ddibling

You could just tell people it's a bullet hole...

Dean

ddibling

I don't think that Indy would wear an expensive watch, gotta remember he is a teacher. If anything I could see him wearing some knockoff he picked up from a street vendor :lol: Yes, but he was a teacher who was also running around "obtaining rare antiquities" :D I'm sure he was well paid ...

ddibling

It does make it hard to browse. Also, can you not specify a delivery method (i.e. overnight)?

Dean

ddibling

Now if I can just figure out a good way to get these empty cases out of these moon clips without ripping my thumbs off... Try this: http://mooncliptool.com/ I bought one of these reissue M1917 last fall and I love it. Actually, it's the same as the Model 22 with the exception of the barrel length, ...

ddibling

I may have missed this (I did search but came up empty) but does anyone know of any good books specifically about hand-made men's hats and the various bashes/techniques?

Thanks,
Dean

ddibling

I took the page from Frames Direct to my eye doctor and they ordered them for me, so I had the benefit of a trained professional fitting them to my head. Be advised, though, that those glasses are big! I like the frames but the cable temples were just too huge for my head! I had to go with regular t...

ddibling

That does look much better! Could we get a pic of the top?

Congrats!
Dean

ddibling

I don't wear my holster in "public". I do wear it around the farm with a fully loaded Smith and Wesson reissue M1917, .45 ACP with either hollow points or shot shells. Lots of pesky coyotes, rattlers, and poachers around these parts!

Dean

ddibling

Great looking lid! Does that have the turn bashed in?

Dean

ddibling

The ad says they are "whipcord fabric". According to the definitions of textiles at apparelsearch.com, "Whipcord is a strong worsted or cotton fabric made of hard-twisted yarns with a diagonal cord or rib". It is a little different than your run-of-the-mill khakis, but who wants ...

ddibling

Interesting! I try to learn something new every day, so today's covered! Thanks!

It's just One of those colds that wakes you up and makes you look at your computer.

More evidence of that "computer virus" that's going around!

ddibling

I bought two pair, one khaki, one charcoal, and I think they're awesome! Absolutely the best pairs of $19 pants I've ever bought! :D They're great for the office, but I, too, didn't think about the wool requiring dry cleaning. I guess others don't agree but they're they best pair of khakis I've ever...

ddibling

Yeah, that sounds like an...uh...interesting thing to do to your hat. I've read about using a damp cloth to clean your hat, but I was assuming they meant damp with water, not anything any more volatile. Did you read about this somewhere?

Dean

ddibling

impulsive or compulsive ?
Wink

Uh...some of both.

ddibling

Can I count the two that I have on order? I just ordered an AB because I really, REALLY want a cool fedora! Then I read Kaplan's thread about his new Belloq Panama and it looked so good, I ordered one of those, too. (I'm a little compulsive!) I figure the Panama will be great for Georgia summers whe...

ddibling

Thanks, rcinlv! That's a great set of pics. It's amazing to watch the basic hat blank turn into a finished piece. You're right. It's here, in case anyone else is interested. http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t=22381&highlight=making Marc's tutorial is awesome! By Marc's calculation, it t...

ddibling

Here's an interesting article for those who may be interested.

http://www.felthats.com/hats_info/making_felt.html

ddibling

Unfortunately, this link seems to be dead. Anyone know if it was moved somewhere?

http://eaglesnest.goblinjournals.com/pagey.html

Thanks,
Dean

ddibling

Thanks! That's a good start!

ddibling

Ok, now that I've committed myself to a really nice , really expensive hat, let me demonstrate my newbie-ness by asking the following question. Would someone direct me to a good website(s) that would explain the hatmaking process and some of the terminology that flies around here like snow outside a...

ddibling

Canada,

To go back to your original post, and sorry if I missed this somewhere, but what sort of degree are you working on and how would you connect Crockett with Indiana Jones? Just curious...

Dean

ddibling

You could always wear your hair in a spiky style...that would help keep your hat on in the wind, swinging from a whip, draggin' behind a truck....

ddibling

7 1/4 for me. Looks like I'm pretty normal!

ddibling

I'm sure you guys are right, but for some reason I'm more nervous about shelling out that kind of money for a hat than I was for my Wested...or my reissue M1917!

ddibling

Ok, I finally did it...I placed an order for an Adventurebilt.

You guys better be right!!!

I opted for the seaplane gray and the seaplane bash...I want it to be sorta "dressy"...gonna wear it to the office!

Now the wait begins!

ddibling

Jeez, I really am an amatuer at this! I only have one...a Wested LC lambskin. Which I love to death and intend to be buried in! When I was a kid and the first movie came out, I commandeered my Dad's military flight jacket (an A2, I think, it had a furry collar) and wore it almost to pieces. It's sti...

ddibling

Ok, I'm sorry I'm new and don't understand, but could someone explain the difference between an AB and an AB Deluxe? Also, who is Steve and who is Marc?

Thanks!

ddibling

I don't know if you really should be worried...I wasn't expecting mine for at least another week. It was a little disturbing, though, that I didn't get an email saying the jacket had been shipped. Still, the jacket looks great and came in sooner than I expected.

ddibling

Oh, Happy Day! :D The mailman came to my door this beautiful rainy morning and what did he have in his crusty little hands? A puffy white mailing envelope from Great Britain! Woo Hoo!! I ordered an LC, brown lambskin, cotton body lining, satin sleeve lining, and underarm gussets added. As noted by s...

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The good guy always wears a white hat?

Official brim width?

Re: The raw firepower of Indiana Jones!

Books on bashing?

Hatmaking and terminology

I did it!

A Lowly Newbie Chimes In....

AB vs AB Deluxe? Steve?! Marc?!

Happy Day!