I just about flipped when I got into IJ and noticed the bag.

I have a block (styro) which works very well...but maybe a little short to stretch, untaper the dorfman

Nice. I managed to snag one at booth at a WW2 re-enactment fo $20.
The best part was, I had no idea it was THE bag. Just thought the squarish look was familiar

Thank you!

I wet down my fed IV for a reblock, and a bright green discoloration has showed up on a few parts of the hat.
It dosen't look like mold, but its still unnerving.
I think this has happened before, and it disappeared. I think.
Should I be worried?

Like this:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28401&start=0&hilit=dorfman

I meant stretching the crown to look taller, I saw somebody's hat on another forum who said he stretched. But so far, my reblocking hasn't worked. I've managed to reblock a fed IV, cowboy hat, and a wool hat and they look great, no trace of the original shape. The Dorfman isn't doin anything except ...

Making a pretty badly tapered dorfman look like a decent hat. I'd like raiders, but i'll settle for LC.
I've seen some amazing things done in the way of raiders on here.

whats a good way to stretch a hat, specifically, a dorfman fur?

Ok, I need some serious input. I have 3 hats, a dorfman fur, a fed IV, and a vintage(?) cowboy hat(which is now a fedora. I built a block from styrofoam and re-blocked my cowboy hat a few times, and it looks phenominal. \:D/ I tried my dorfman and It just turned even more tapered and the brim warped...

Thanks everyone! I live near Nashville, so there are western stores a'plenty. I'll work with the syeam and see how that goes.

first of all let me start by saying I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! Onto business. My fed IV standard's brim has become floppy in certain spots, mostly on one side. It creases down while the rest of the brim wil be shaped in the same curve. comparing the 2 sides there isn't too much d...

Is there a way to repair it?

Has anyone ever had any incident where their hat's felt has rubbed through or a hole formed?
Is it related to the "fuzziness" of a hat?

Guys-
thank you for your help; it was quick and usefull
I almost sent it back to Australia

Ok guys....sorry for the delay. I just got back from a camping trip, which I wore my Fed on most of the time. But now I have a problem :shock: When I took off my hat I noticed a metal rod protruding from the back of my sweatband, which promptly broke off after VERY SLIGHT handling. I wasn't too wori...

Thank you Mitch!

feels great to be here!

Hello all! I have been a long time lurker and have just joined after far too long \:D/ Thanks to this page, I have been introduced to the Fed IV regular after a series of misinformed purchases, including a wool felt dorkman pacific :x and a Pendleton"Indy Style" (Which wasn't a bad hat, it...