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airforceindy

That certainly IS a beauty... I'm really hoping my wife took me seriously when I told her I wanted a Penman Raiders Grey for christmas this year... Fingers crossed!

Regards,
AFI

airforceindy

I had a similar moment this weekend when I went into the grocery store. I was wearing my AB, with a Carhart coat and plaid shirt, my standard civvy uniform. I was running my my card at the checkout, and the bagger (a lady about my mothers age) looked at me intently for a few seconds. She said "...

airforceindy

I started with $40 wool Stetson Outback a few years ago. It's a real addiction/disease: I'm up to 2 Delk-made ABs, 1 Fed III Deluxe, and 3 vintage ( Dobbs, Resistol version of a Stratoliner, and a Stetson Sovereign, all from the '50s as far as I can tell). Still hoping the wifey will oblige me with ...

airforceindy

I remember when Steve was talking about that... wasn't it a copyright thing? We all know Lucas will sell ANYTHING, but he also jealously guards rights to EVERYTHING. Couldn't recall if he kicked up a stink about the headpiece as a logo...

-AFI

airforceindy

Thank you all, gentlemen! I couldn't be happier with this old treasure, a valued possession of an esteemed member of our little fraternity. It has CERTAINLY been well cared for, and I will continue to do so myself. I was tickled that it took the diamond so well; I've been enviously looking at all th...

airforceindy

... since I don't have a model name to go with it! Received this in the mail today, and she's a beauty. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3657942339_58b93760e6_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3657942415_ed4cfff606_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3658737070_6eb2432b7f_o.jpg http...

airforceindy

For some reason or other, I thought you were the only one that got one, Bink. Well... cool! I'll admit, I'm jealous, but I like the hats I've got pretty well, even my stinky beaten up one. Might I add (gotta get my brags in somehow!), I got my Sergei-tribute hat in the mail today. It's a beauty that...

airforceindy

Michaelson wrote:Totally understood, my friend.

The 1919 is an AB.

Regards! Michaelson

Ooooo

Mercury? I always thought Bink was the only one who got one of those babies...

Anyway... I digress.

airforceindy

No holes to speak of yet.... Key words here. His does. No one mentioned killing off an old hat just because it was old. I have one that dates back to the early 50's that gets regular wear. Thing is, it's in fine shape, is STILL rebuildable, and NO HOLES! I have another that has felt going back to 1...

airforceindy

I have an antique-store Resistol that I reblocked myself , on a block that I made myself , with a bow I made myself , and a JW Hats sweat, all hand-stitched by me . It's sweat stained, it's filthy, it smells of old grass clippings and wet dog when it gets damp, and it is not allowed anywhere but the...

airforceindy

I'm at the point where I don't get mad when someone makes a comment about my hat, but it DOES make me mad that people can't at least tell the difference between a cowboy hat and a fedora!! Come to think of it, people's lack of attention to detail has always been a sore point for me. The type of peo...

airforceindy

Lucky duck! I'll have look around on the supplier websites... Thanks.

-AFI

airforceindy

Well done, Nicolas! May I ask, where did you aquire the straw capeline?

-AFI

airforceindy

My $0.02 - Nobody knows the whole story, for the obvious reason that Jimmy just doesn't talk/write. He might've done a 4 month stint in the county lock-up or spent 4 months praying with the Dalai Lama for all we know. When it's all said and done, though, he should realize that he's only hurting hims...

airforceindy

The bash is all Steve's doing, as it survived the USPS better than some others I've heard about. I love how deep the side dents are in this thing!

airforceindy

One more pic, with a little better lighting. My boy is wearing my old Fed Dlx.

airforceindy

Date Ordered: 15 Sept '07 Date Received: 26 Mar '09 Total Wait Time: 18 Months, 11 Days Well, the day has finally come!!! The white box arrived this afternoon, and there was the thing I'd been waiting for longer than almost any one thing in my life. At 23.5", it fits like a glove with little or...

airforceindy

Thanks, guys. Getting kind anxious here, as I start the roadtrip/move/U-Haul Adventure at dawn on 1 April. I'll try the phone tomorrow, if there's nothing in my email by then. Wifey's a little ticked about it to boot: "You need to get your $260 back! This ******* ridiculous!" Not going tha...

airforceindy

Been trying to reach Steve about my 18-month old AB order: 4 emails unanswered, just sent a 5th attempt. I'm moving 3,000 miles away in less than 3 weeks, and can't reach him. Wondered if anybody knew anything I don't about his current status...

AFI

airforceindy

I have been just as guilty as everyone else, but it's true: this thread has become more of a gripe fest than a simple (if not, rudimentary) tool to gauge ABOUT when we should be receiving our purchases. In light of that fact, and as a "sort of" act of repentance, I will refrain from furthe...

airforceindy

Hey all, I just got an email from Steve saying that he was on August 2007 orders, and that he should be making mine within the month. So this should make the people who ordered in August excited at least! :lol: ~James Yeah, he told me the same thing in November, and I'm a September order! Steve's a...

airforceindy

2 ABs; 1 Brown Raiders, 1 Brown CS (still on order)
1 Fed III Deluxe, non-Indy
1 vintage Stetson Sovereign 20 (still working on it)
1 vintage Dobbs linerless (still working on it)
1 vintage Resistol 8X Western (reblocked at home to 'Indy-esque')

... way too many baseball caps to list!

airforceindy

For Indy style, obviously there's no binding... but that doesn't mean it doesn't look good! Not sure if there's actually any durability enhancement; if anything, I would think that the ribbon would scuff up much easier than the felt it protects. If protection is it's main purpose, then you may wind ...

airforceindy

Joined!!! Sure hope we can get Steve/Marc or both on board...

airforceindy

15 Sept 07. Still nothing, and no word from Steve since early November when he said he would probably be working on it that month.

Getting antsy...

airforceindy

Hate to disappoint you, but you probably won't see it until Feb-Mar, maybe later. It all depends on Steve's backlog, and 58 cm is a pretty common size. I'm still waiting on mine (60-61 cm), and it's been almost 15 mos.

airforceindy

IndianaLV wrote:I'm on almost 15 months right now. To quote Henry Jones Sr. (sort of): "Only the patient man will pass..." ;-)
I ordered on 10/09/07.

Me too... 9/15/07. 15 months 10 days from now! "All I want for Christmas is my new-A-B, my new-A-B, my new-A-B!"

airforceindy

I seem to remember somebody saying that denatured alcohol is the best (if not the only) way of removing stiffener.

But, I could be wrong...

-Andy

airforceindy

Got a email from Steve today; says mine SHOULD be getting started this month, and I ordered 15 Sept 07. Hope that gives some of you other guys who are waiting a bit better idea...

afi

airforceindy

Have no fear, my friend... Steve's ways have mystified many of us from time to time, but he has always come though and proven trustworthy. Shoot him another email, put something like "July '07 Order Confirmation" in the subject box, and wait patiently. Your size may be one of the more comm...

airforceindy · AirForceIndy - CS bash, 23 1/2", 09/15/07

AirForceIndy - CS bash, 23 1/2", 09/15/07

airforceindy

*bump*

Anybody have any recent deliveries and order dates? Have we even made it through the August orders yet?

AFI

airforceindy

Thanks, Mark! Your posts last year about making your first hat were a great inspiration for me to eventually do this one, so my hat's off to you!

-Andy

airforceindy

I must admit, I did the whole 'non-destructive reverse engineering' thing to my first AB... sorry, Steve, I just have a horrible need to see HOW things work and are put together! When my new one comes in, it won't recieve the same treatment! I resized it on my block, cut down the sweatband by about ...

airforceindy

Thanks for the comments, everybody! I've settled on just keeping this one 'Indy-esque' rather than full-blown Indy, as I already have 2 ABs and a Fed Dlx. I like the narrower ribbon, and went with a simple design for the bow. The only embelishment was the seams that I left on the knot part; just a l...

airforceindy

Inside and out...

Lemme know what ya'll think!

Regards,
Andy

airforceindy

On the head, after rebuild...

airforceindy

It's been a while since I've posted in 'The Fedora', but I'm back, and I finally took some pictures of the first hat I renovated on my homemade hatblock. It's not quite Indy, more 'Indy-esque', but I'm pretty proud of it. The hat I picked up at an antiques mall here in Rapid City, the ribbon and swe...

airforceindy

Good spot to look for sweatbands is www.jwhats.com. I discovered him on the Fedora Lounge, and have spoken with Jim on numerous occasions. He also carries liners, and hatband. He'll be more than willing to help out aspiring hatmakers, particularly when you drop Club Obi Wan or Fedora Lounge. Check h...

airforceindy

I've made my own block, and just recently finished re-vamping a early '60s Resistol Western on it. I've been meaning to post some pics of both, as I bragged up my planned efforts on this forum some time ago; life gets a little busy sometimes! I will try to post the results sometime this week. But......

airforceindy

Hmmm, best place to get a hat body... Go where the 'pros' go. Winchester Hat Corp, (931)967-0687. Ask for Greg. This is the same fellow who supplies Steve Delk (AB) and Art Fawcett (Vintage Silhouettes). Pure beaver bodies were going for $55.50, and rabbits for $28.25, when I checked with them earli...

airforceindy

I just finished up my own block, and here's what I found. Mine is completely non-tapered; the only place it deviates from straight up and down is where I started carving the dome. After re-blocking an old Resistol western, I found that it looked fantastic open-crowned. My dome, as others have advise...

airforceindy

That would be the famous VS "Conformer". I'm still wondering what the heck that thing looks like... Guess I 'll just have to save my pennies for an 'Art'.

airforceindy

What's up with the pics of the Henry not coming up?

Darn it, everybody's seen them but me!

airforceindy

Thanks! What can I say, it's an amazing hat! Can't wait to see how my Adventurebilt holds up-when I finally get one that fits! The one I have now would just blow right off... not taking any chances.

airforceindy

Dang it, I knew someone would get me with that someday! Okay, it's 10:15 MTN time, and I was out in the snow for about an 1.5 hours or so this morning until 8:30-ish. Here is what it looks like outside right now, which is a fair approximation of what it looked like two hours ago, and here is my Fed ...

airforceindy

I finally had the opportunity to put my Fed Dlx thru some decent weather testing. We started getting a pretty good blizzard last night here in the Black Hills, with winds around 35-45 mph, and sideways rain and snow. I was fortunate enough to be on standby for the electric shop at the base, and got ...

airforceindy

Gotta say, these Fed 4s are looking amazing! The lowered crown really looks great, and takes it from "Indy Hat" to "every hat". Ron, I probably won't be in the market until xmas, but I'll pose this question anyway: will the Fed Dlx 4 ever be offered in Carbon Gray? I currently ow...

airforceindy

I have also ordered a SOC from Peters Brothers. I got the hat in the soft rabbit fur felt. I am told I should get it in June. Anybody else have one of these? I ordered it before I learned about ABs. Oh well. It will be a great hat and my favorite until I get the white box from Mississippi. All the ...

airforceindy

According to the link that AC posted, the Fed and Dlx are only offered in the Dark Brown. I was under the impression that Ron was going to be offering them in a broader range, to include the tawny fawn, black, and carbon gray. Or is this just a slow start with the new product? Anyone have an answer...

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