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Well, Hello All, It has been a LLLOOOOONNNNNGGGG time since I walked through this door. Thank you, :M: for reaching out to me and making me aware of this recent activity here. I have been out of hat making for many years, now. I don't even care to rehash all the changes in life since then. However, ...

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Update, hat arrived yesterday. But it got beat up badly in shipping, including something weird with the sweatband. David is just as puzzled as I am. Hat is going back to him for repair. I'll post pictures after I get it back from him. ](*,) No doubt he will take care of you. He's a real stand up gu...

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I was doing some update shots of my hats for my revamped website coming up. I was working with different lighting and as I reviewed my shots, I noticed the well known hat debate of Grey versus Brown on the travel hat color. Now before churning up that old discussion, I just want to say this is just ...

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My Garrison Rabbit Raiders in full sun... http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/delachic/IMG_20170224_161533286_HDR_zpsbphkk8b4.jpg Thank you for posting your hat this way in full sunlight. I really like the contrast between the hat and ribbon. It looks great on you. Looks well balanced on you. :TOH:

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Oklahoma Jones wrote:I get more comments on my Garrison than I do from other vendors' hats. I really love it!!

That warms the heart.

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$\:D/$

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Hi guys. Some of these questions I can answer and some I can't. So this brochure is from the mid to late eighties. You also have to account for the fact that hj changed hands many times during this period. Completely new staff, with Richard being the only "legacy" staff member kept on. Wh...

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Hey everybody, Now that Jack@HJ has been sheding light on so many questions that have been discussed COW, I thought I'd bring up a related mystery. http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo43/27561966/HJ_catalog-vi_zpsursgyxn4.jpg How many here remember this picture? This was one of those items being di...

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Rabbit

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Nice bash. Looks too tall though. :CR: LOL! It's actually 5 1/2 OTB. Looks shorter than the new HJ imo. :TOH: anindyjones: Your pic look like the "whip swing over chasm" hat. The numbers I pulled from the pics of the film hat are: Front 4-1/4 to 4-1/2", Side 5", Rear 3-3/4"...

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As some of you may already noticed, my site is back up and running and my email is getting through now. Thanks for watching out for me. This little incident was incredibly enlightening. IT stuff

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whiskyman wrote:Mine seems to have been lost

I'm going to do some investigating from my end.

I'm sorry this has happened.

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I love looking through this post!!!

It warms the heart. Looking good.

You might want to look into the Vendor section. I just posted some interesting news I am very excited about..

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I swear Chris, your hat is proof that the more you wear the hat, the better looking it gets. I see all the "Raiders traits" in your "sideways" post

. Makes me proud.

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I do treat my hats with a water repellent. Let it get wet. If it gets soaked, use good practice. Push out the bashing and let it air dry on a hat stand. Put the bashes back in and go on about your business.
A flight in an open cockpit plane does the trick, too.

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Have added another hat coming from David's shop. This is a reblock from a vintage licensed hat I found online talked about in this thread. http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=61658" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I was looking for a lightweight felt for warmer w...

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Awesome pic, Chris!
I got to be an extra on stage for the street fight scene one year. It was great fun. $\:D/$

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Texan Scott wrote:I thought you missed an opportunity to be "Garrison Ford?"

OMG!!!! Texan Scott, you just coined a great thing. Been staring at me all these years and I never thought of that.
Genius!!

$\:D/$

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Hello Paladin3, I am very grateful for the immediate endorsements from these fellow members. :TOH: . After finding this site back in 2005, I ordered an Akubra Federation III. I wore that hat a good while until I bought an Adventurebilt from Steve. Akubra makes a decent hat and I have reblocked a few...

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Your are the knower of things. We are cool. I am just professing my experience. It is always "User beware" on things.
Got a fresh pot of coffee made if you would like some.

LLS

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Hey ChrisMD, As you know, I am a land surveyor and wear my rabbit Raiders in all weather and climates everyday. I treat all my hats with a water repellent that Steve Delk insisted I use. The hat can take it. Just pop the shaping out to let it dry over night and set bashes back in the next morning. W...

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Back in 2004, when I found this site and lurked a few years before joining, I bought my first Akubra (Federation III back then). It was a great first Indy hat. I wore it for almost three years before getting my first Delk Adventurebuilt. The Akubra has always been a good quality hat an attainable co...

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:M: , You are the Knower of Things. Icemanfred, welcome to the midst. The Dorfman Pacific is a great route to go. A good starter hat. I would have loved to have had this hat back in 1980 if I was a youngster (I was 15 at the time). It would be a nice hat to wear and play in. I would have been runnin...

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That looks awesome! :clap: Is it beaver or rabbit? I went to their web page and I see Standard Raiders style and Streets Of Cairo, but nothing about "Idol Grab" style. What's the story on that? Georgia Steves' hat is made of rabbit felt. When I was devising the categories for the Raiders ...

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FYI. I have made a little post in the Vendor section.

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Gentlemen, I was wondering if there are any opinions on whether the Garrison "Raider" (no turn) will take a CS bash? Thanks. I say it will have a relaxed Raiders look. My block for the Raiders hat is way different from the CS block. The center dent will be a little deeper than the CS bash...

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Geno wrote:Well, after all of this, I think I've made my mind up.

I'm gonna order a Garrison Raider in rabbit tomorrow.

You have chosen......

........Wisely. $\:D/$

I know. Shameless self promoting

, but I couldn't pass that up.

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Hey 4505marcel,
Didn't mean to beat you to the post. I just really like the way you beaver Cairo style hat turned out. Your hat does look great on you. Thanks for posting your convention picture. Your wife makes a great Lady Croft! Ya'll are a good looking team.

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http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo43/27561966/BeaverCairo1.jpg http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo43/27561966/BeaverCairo2.jpg I wanted to post a pic of this hat I recently sent to a customer across the pond. It is the Cairo style hat in beaver felt. I am quite pleased at how this style of hat...

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Hey fellow Indy fans, Sorry for the "off the grid" of late. I have been sidetracked with many surveying projects. Today, I have been catching up on emails and PM's. Thank you for your patience. I am back in the shop this week and this coming weekend. Just to let ya'll know, not only have I...

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Great posts, folks. Thanks for the support. Olidale Jones, Father and son bonding with their hats and at a zoo. Fantastic! Memories that last forever. :tup: Bish, That bear had no clue what it was getting into. I bet he wishes he has stayed in bed. (or as we say in Georgia "stood in bed")....

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Bink is right. Combo of factors. Available block size is the biggest factor coupled with the time delay. I hit a streak of sizes that fall into the same two block sizes. That, with the time delay, pushes production back a couple of weeks. I will do my best, though. Thanks for the understanding. :tup...

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I was talking with binkmeisterRick earlier this week about this. I have been absent lately and I just wanted to give a “blanket” update to my many customers here. Just after the Memorial Day holiday, I had a big survey project, that was supposed to start back earlier in the year, suddenly begin. It ...

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My current turn time is at 6 weeks for hat orders. Surveying has gotten heavier so I get pulled away, but want my customers to know that I work hard at keeping the hat schedule. Thank you for your support and patience. I remember having to wait 8-10 weeks to get my Boba Fett. Most exciting day of my...

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Thanks for all the interest and the continued post, everyone. I was out of town quite a bit last week before the holiday weekend and have just now gotten some time to get caught up in some PM's and email. Oildale Jones, I am sorry about the brim issue. I am sure you did a great follow up on the brim...

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You are very welcome, Jeff.
I really liked the look of this hat. The black felt was super to work with. I wasn't sure how it would look after working on so many brown colors. I loved the look of the hat in person. Glad you are pleased. Thanks for posting pics. You do it justice.

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Not for me. We are getting an early taste of summer here in Georgia. I was on a survey project an hour south of Atlanta today, wore my Cairo hat and sweated every moment. I was no hotter under the hat than the rest of me. It is just part of wearing fedoras.

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I have had a lot of inquiries lately and wanted to direct folks to this post. Be sure to read to the last post.
http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f ... 7&start=50" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Thank you, Bish. I am humbled and very happy by your words.

More ladies look than you know.

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Wow, awesome looking hat. It really fits you well! Gosh, these hats are all stunning! How is the flex of the felt? I'm guessing this is the rabbit? Looks fantastic :clap: All these hats have been rabbit felt. The hat flexes easily. When the wind blows, the brim gives similarly to the Tanis dig suns...

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Fantastic, Bish!. I was telling, Bish, when I sent his hat out, that the latest supply of my sweatbands are the softest I have ever felt in my life. The "bunching" is the result of the softness of the leather. while I was istalling these, they just folded away. Makes the hat a complete cru...

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Yes, Aragorn658, You are the first to ask for a Temple of Doom hat. I have not really posted about it yet, because I am in a block development stage. For the past year, I have worked on several hat endeavors and am beginnin to expand my line. I'll post in the Vendor section when I get my "ducks...

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I do waterproof the hats. However, it is a good idea to retreat the hat from time to time. Scotchgard is fine to use. PM me for a protocol. :TOH: PS I really liked the way Indiana Jeff's latest hat turned out. It is an impressive looking hat. :tup: :tup: I have added it to me standard hat style offe...

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I was in Florida over the holidays and saw the Indy stunt show. The stuntman playing Indy definitely dodges boulders better than me...but I think my Garrison wins the hat competition: http://web.me.com/johnleonetti/cracktice/121911.html#73" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Yo...

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"In that case God be with you in your quest." :tup: :tup: I love quoting movies in regular conversation. :mrgreen: Also I was outside doing some work today and I wore full MoB gear - with the new hat. Thought you all might like to see how it looks in a slightly bigger pic and with full ge...

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Mulceber wrote:Thanks guys! I wore it today downtown and the resemblance to the Raiders hat was uncanny. And with such floppy felt and a butter-smooth sweatband, I hardly knew it was on my head. -M

Music to my ears.

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Finally posting a pic of my new SOC Garrison! \:D/ I still hope to get better shots. For me the Fedora is the most difficult to photograph as lighting, camera distance and angle affect the shots so much. Also, I'm still working in the pinch and overall shape. The pinch is still a bit loose for Raid...

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Hey Indiana Jeff, I am glad you posted your Bogey hat. It looks good on ya. Very distinguished looking on you. I love this color. I have had several local folks request this color from me since making yours. I think it works well. It has such a deep, rich pine tone to it, it takes being next to gree...

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Sweet!! Sweat.

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Nice, Holt. Very Nice.

Dittos what Nebraska said. You definitely have the eye for the Raiders hat bash style and what angles instantly work as a frame of reference. That appears to be a good block to work a hat on.

LLS

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