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To follow up, I decided to take the plunge and give the ol' clothing iron a shot, emboldened by the advice from many of you fine folks. Having my wife hold the iron helped significantly, so I could focus on rotating and shaping my fedora. It actually turned out really great, and has a nice center d...

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Now I’m shooting from the hip with no ammo. But when ever I’ve done the rit dye process,, I’ve noticed the buttons tend change as well. So you might try finding white buttons , some rit dye in the color you feel matches your minds eye and boil some water and try it. Or am I way off. Like I said, no...

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Bounty Hunter, it appears the chart has now gone, though I never remember seeing one for the boots. I’d ask the specifically about the width of the boot, they don’t do different width fittings. Maybe if they measured the widest part of the sole, for the 11’s and 12’s, you could compare it to the boo...

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Welcome home! Just curious more than anything…..if you measure size 11D, why did you try a smaller size boot? They’re true to size. I’ve never had an issue with this in all the years I’ve been in this, and always get my actual size, and I wear an 11B. Sorry it didn’t work for you, but that info puz...

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Thanks,that’s helpful to see. :TOH: I didn’t initially use heat, I just wiped / rubbed with a cloth. I’ll check later to see how it currently is. Re treating it afterwards. I’d assumed it shouldn’t be treated at all, as it already had ‘too much’. My belief being it was the excess that caused the spe...

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mr_alex wrote:I didn't know MakeItJones made pistol grips. How much that cost you? Post photos of the finished product when it arrives!

He doesn’t. I bought one of the sets he posted above. I used to know how to post pictures. If you, or someone, could pm me with instructions I’d be happy to post.

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Indiana Jeff wrote:You could hit the silver medallions with some gold Rub'n Buff to change the color.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

That is an awesome idea. Thank you.

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Thank you all for responding, I really appreciate it. I ended up getting a set from makeitjones, they TOTALLY transform the look. As with everything Indiana Jones there are varying degrees of accuracy. Past a certain point the only people who would notice are people here on these forums. Whilst I wo...

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Thanks for the explanation, I must have been looking at the wrong thing. They sprayed it on jeans and it made them whiter. I too would very much appreciate a video of you demonstrating this technique. Maybe of you doing a shirt, so I could get an idea? ;) Also, that Tuscan Raider mask / helmet is aw...

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Indy Magnoli wrote:Airbrush with potassium permanganate. Great stuff.

How would you use it? I googled it and it appears to work like bleach, assuming I put in the correct details.

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Hi, I’m wondering if anyone knows where the correct wooden pistol grips, to match Raiders, could be sourced for a S&W .38, Victory model. Ideally they would come from the UK, though I don’t believe they would be classed as parts that require a licence etc, so customs ‘shouldn't’ be a problem. Ho...

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Thank you Indiana Croft, that does indeed look similar / the same. I’m assuming that, if it comes back, wipe off again. Then, when it does stop, use less product next time. It is though a huge relief to know that, A, I’m not the only one and, B, it’s nothing to worry about. Thanks for your photo. :T...

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Hey Raider....FWIW; I think you will like Mag's Bag! I have two of them from him -- with his straps! I have been very pleased with said from day they arrived! W> Thanks, that’s good to know. I’ve ordered a couple of straps too, and I’m very excited about getting it all. Did you choose the modern or...

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I have something similar on a whip i have hanging on the wall, never really got wet and if it had i dried thoroughly. I have a whitish film on on the seams, not all over just at where they over lap. What I do is heat it with a hair dryer, not right on top of it, just enough to get it warm, and i wi...

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Thanks for the pictures. That first one really shows what I hadn’t noticed before. The rest showcase what an absolutely beautiful hat it is.

You know I was going to ask that about your jacket

You mentioned it had a tear repaired. How did that go, in terms of ‘invisibility’?

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If you didn’t see any signs of mildew on any of the other leather pieces, it likely is spew. Not necessarily from the plaiting soap or leather fats, but from the conditioner you applied. You may have applied a bit too much since you were putting the whip into “storage.” Regards, Indiana Jeff Ahh, o...

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Thanks Jeff, I’d never heard of that. Ever. It does look white, though some may say more grey, which doesn’t help. I think it did feel ‘waxy’ so another pointer to ‘spew’, which though it sounds weird comes as a bit of a relief. I just couldn’t se how it could possibly be mildew, but what do I know....

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I discovered, with shock, what appeared to be a ‘fuzzy’ coating on one of my whips. I initially thought it was dust, but nothing around it had the same look. I’m not sure if it is mildew, but it’s the first thing I thought of, as I have no idea. The whip was loosely coiled and hung up as part of a d...

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Hobbit Fedora wrote:Attaching the ribbon to look like the hat is turned when it isn’t.

Thanks, but why is it on the non bow side? Isn’t the bow the ‘bump’? I’ve never heard the bump expression before.

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Apologies, what is the ‘bump out on non bow side’? I’m looking, but I’m not seeing.

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Is there a way to ‘permanently stain’ a shirt so it looks like that seen in the SOC? To be fair you never see his shirt clean, so how it looks at any point in the film would be fine, it’s just that you see all of of it in the SOC. I’m looking for that general look, not specific placement of stains. ...

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Hi, I ordered one last September. I think it arrived the end of November, beginning of December. The bag is very nice, but I’m less impressed by the strap, and the communication. I only got the new proposed dispatch dates if I asked. The strap is supposed to be 52 inches long, but the most I could g...

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While I’d consider a Steel and Jones myself, as your in England, have you considered Wested? Just give them the measurements you want.

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Seeing as Indy was supposed to wear Red Wings until HF insisted on Aldens, you have yourself some proto-Indy boots. That was my initial thinking. The 1907s are kind of... clunky, though, in person. More Frankenstein than Indiana Jones. They seem to be sized correctly, a bit snug at first, so they'r...

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I’ve used draft excluder, the ‘squidgy’ kind that comes in a roll.

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And far as my hat being on top forever, I wish. I'm glad he know has a brown hat to show people interested in a SoC with no turn, all he could show me were grey hats. Croft :mrgreen: I think you should be good. It looks like he places pictures / info for each order finished. Yours was the last hat ...

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Oo oo oo, I know. (Helps that I cheated and researched an old thread). Gorgeous jacket! Sorry to hijack a hat thread with jacket talk. I think the first pic you posted is my favorite hat of yours. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Me too, Re the hijacking. However ‘this’ lid is my favourite, from ...

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I believe it is a Steele & Jones ‘truck chase’ jacket. I’ve been to the site and your hat looks so much lighter in his pictures, as you said. It looks like a different hat. January has been ‘archived’ so I think your hat will remain the one at the top ‘forever’. I couldn’t see it mentioned in th...

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Welcome to the forum! I use a wooden hanger. I have the bag hung over it, with the jacket done up over the top. The bag hangs out the bottom of the jacket. I then have a couple of metal ‘hooks’ that are shaped - S. A large one goes over the top of the hanger. I’ve looped a whip up and hung it off th...

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Thank you Chiliana Jones and Illinois Jones for your replies. Helpful, informative, and very much appreciated.

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Chiliana Jones wrote:All natural dust found its way on the hat just by strolling around Siwa Oasis:

I’d be interested to know how you wore it in the heat of Egypt and managed to get all that beautiful dust on it, but no sweat stains / marks. Please let me know the secrets of your success.

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Here is a thread where I show the use of a cheap tote bag. I've done the same to put my fedora under the seat while traveling by plane. http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54706&hilit=tote" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; If I'm traveling with more than one f...

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Hi, I’m interested in the methods used to take your Fedora with you on holiday etc. I’m probably thinking more of trips that require travel by plane. Do you put it in your luggage, or wear it on the plane? If you wear it would you put it in the overhead compartment or wear / hold it the whole flight...

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Well it appears I may be in a minority here. At work I often feel like the little boy, looking at the King naked, wondering why everyone is cheering his ‘new clothes’. But I digress. Despite liking the LC bash a lot. I would have really liked them to have used the Raiders hat in all the movies. I th...

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That looks REALLY nice. Please let me know the colour etc you chose. It’s the first nylon whip I’ve seen that actually looks like leather. Congratulations.

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THANKS. The best way to describe that is...... WOW!

I think the chances of me doing that, with the whip I have is, well, 0%

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IJJTM wrote:I hold it by the heel knot, but sometimes when I want to be fancy I hold it upside down by the transition knot like Blake Bruning suggested in one of his videos.

The upside down way sounds intriguing. Do you have a link to the video? I’m having a hard time visualising that.

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Probably like most people, who start using a whip for the first time, I thought you held the whip by the handle. It seemed reasonable, as the Turks-head knot would stop it sliding out of your hand. However I’ve now discovered you should hold the whip by the Turks-head knot. Is this right?

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Thank y'all so much for all the input. I just ordered my hovitos (poster style) 60cm Steele and Jones fedora!!!!! I'm so excited to see the pictures when Roberto is finished. He's an amazing guy as well. The absolute best customer service I've ever gotten through any form of purchase. I just really...

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Nosirrah wrote:I keep hitting myself in the butt. I believe that's the "plumber's crack."

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Thank you both. The ones I’ve got are over 4”, nearer 8 / 10. The longest ones are nearer 18 inches. I’ve been having a right pain with crackers lately. Fist one got a big knot in it. I tried teasing it out but the end looks more like a dandelion head now. I put it to one side and I’ll keep trying, ...

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Hi, I’m just wondering if the length of the cracker makes any difference. I’ve had to buy some more, the loose ends kept getting knots, and the ones I was sent vary in length. Some are about the same length as those I’ve been using. Some a little bit longer. However some are really long. So I was wo...

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What I wonder is how tight are people wearing their lids that they need really crank it down so hard as to distort the crown? My main thing about not handling it via the crown is not transferring dirt and oil to the crown. But I also have hands the size of dinner plates and don't really need to gra...

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Ok so on most of my days off, since my last post, it’s been raining. Boooo. I’ve had a go at the overhead crack, but mostly hit myself. It hurts. So I tried the side flick but couldn’t get it to work. However I’ve been out this morning and slowed the side crack right down, and I got results. Yay! I’...

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This begs the question, how does *Indy* put on his hat? :-k Surely somewhere in four movies there's a clip. Any sharp-eyed sleuths want to find it? I can’t do screenshots but he uses the crown to move his hat backwards and forwards on his head. Backwards in Temple of Doom, at the end, just before h...

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Thank you tomek9210, that’s very kind and REALLY appreciated :TOH: I thought number 3 is how I’d just done one, but I’m a bit confused by the picture. It looks lake the fall goes through the top of the cracker and then just wraps around the fall. I can’t understand how that stays where it should. Co...

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Would someone be kind enough to repost the pictures, or new pictures, showing the different methods of attachment as described in the start of this poll?

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Just by way of an update. I’ve received my second pair of boots. Now I forgot to put my orthotics in, so not sure if this is the reason. However they feel great, straight out of the box. I’ve been wearing them all day, with no pain on my heals or from the top of the boots. Great! The only thing is, ...

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Yeah, always try to use the brim and when you set it down, lay it down upsidedown on the top of the hat, not flat on the brim. Correct? I used to do that, but then stopped per this Instagram post from Matt Deckard: https://www.instagram.com/p/B6iI5iGA9TT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" onclick=&...

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I like the look of the Berwicks, not entirely sold on the colour. However I think I could live with it. This thread reminded me that, when very young, I thought that dark brown, nubuck, Timberland boots were ‘close enough’. I realise now that they would only be close enough, if ‘Indy’ were a charact...

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