Glad you like your hat and very glad and it was shipped within a reasonable time frame. Perhaps things are now changing for the better. That is very heartening.

actually, it was said that the s a felt I am using is better than the standard. Still not as dense as the u.s. Right now the best way to get me is to call, and leave a message. It is on the top of me website. I got my computer to work well enough to read emails and any that gave me a phone number I...

Yeah, no clue. Then again, cant get JPD to respond to prove out anything .

Oh well, moved on to Mr. Fawcett. No offense, but right now, 12 months is a little long to wait.

Na, just passing along what was said to me. It is hard to find much out on the web though, have done some serious searching but never came up with much. Done searches on beaver felt, beaver felt fedoras, etc, etc... Not a whole lot of info out there.

Just a little caveat emptor. Pure beaver is expensive for any hatter to buy. And if you buy from America or Portugal, you can be assured of the pure beaver content. If bodies are bought from South America or China, the hatter may not get what he ordered. That is, if he orders pure beaver, it may or...

Oh but this isn't all beaver, its a blend right?

Was getting this one confused with Vintage Silhouettes

So, beaver can be ruined if you hurry up the drying process?