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beaverlid

Looks good. I forgot how dark these are when you first get them. I t will fade a little with time amd take on its own character. That is when they really shine in my opinion. I read over and over when I received my AB 4 years ago to wear it and not baby it because it doesn't need to be babied. Take ...

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Nice Fedora! What type of felt is it made of?

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Kredepops wrote:

My Magnoli HJ ToD

This is a nice looking fedora. It has a nice lived in look. Is that a display hat or is it ever worn?

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Nice Fedora nicetrylaoche!! It is good to see another Adventurebilt being turned over to a satisfied customer. Enjoy!

beaverlid

Great looking fedora! It has been a while since I have seen a new AB posted. Thanks for sharing.

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The Tomb Raider.

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Bogie1943 wrote:Here is my Adventurebilt Raiders I have had for years and years. I'll try to find the paperwork on this lid. I'm curious to know how long I've owned it.

I love the character of this hat. This is a beauty of a fedora.

beaverlid

LLS, I like the decal on the truck in your avatar. It looks like a silhouette of a man in a fedora if I am not mistaken.

beaverlid

This is a shot of my Adventurebilt after it was completely soaked in a heavy downpour that was thanks to Irene. A tree went down across my road and myself and a few others moved the tree over into the ditch while it poured on us. http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv304/beaverlid/WETFEDORA.jpg Beave...

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John, congratulations! Well deserved. I hope this leads to bigger and better things. It is satisfying to know that I now own a fedora from 2 famous hatters

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I am pretty sappy when it comes to my possessions. I own a few fedoras. My favorite is my AB CS that is now a few years old. I have grown quite attached to my AB. As a matter of fact the AB is the only fedora I wear. I frequently tell my family 60 or 70 years down the road (hopefully) after I have p...

beaverlid

Great thread! Thanks for posting.

beaverlid

Nice fedora! It is amazing that there are literally thousands of photos of brown fedoras on this site and I never get tired of looking at pictures of the new ones.

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I actually love this story. It is very fitting that a man of 84 years wants a fedora made for him. He was alive when fedoras were on every mans head. He lived in the era of fedoras. With my rudimentary math skills I was able to deduce that he was born in 1927. The men and women that came from that e...

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I e-mailed back and forth with Steve at Adventurebilt about pouncing. This is what he had to tell me and it seems relevant to this post. "Hello Chris. Sounds like you fixed the fuzzes. Depending upon the run of felt you have, pouncing with 320 grit up to 2500 grit really depends upon the felt. ...

beaverlid

One way to solve this is to go with a custom hatter. Tell them your concerns and maybe send them your picture and let them design a fedora that suits you better while still giving off that Indy vibe. It will cost more but in the end paying less for a hat you will never wear really gets you no where....

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The same hat I wear everyday, AB CS.

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Now that's a CS fedora, dang if it don't look like it's been acouple adventures. Mine looks like it just came out of the box. Croft :mrgreen: It is hard to get an AB to look like it isn't new out of the box. It has been said a thousand times on COW but I feel obligated to say it one more time; AB f...

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The old Adventurebilts still get praised because they look better with age. There is nothing in the hat world like a broken in fedora.

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Thanks for the kind remarks gents. :TOH: The fedora really is soft but solid at the same time. I am learning that is one of the great qualities of a beaver felt. She looks a little beat up and dirty but that is the way I like her. One day I will get Steve to clean her up, but for now I think I will ...

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I like the side profile picture of the fedora resting on the box. Nice!

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Cow doesn't have a whole lot of topics hitting the fedora section so I thought I might put this up for something for everyone to look at. This fedora is roughly 2 years old. It is my go to hat. I wear it everyday rain or shine. I wear it with formal attire and rugged attire alike. I feel naked witho...

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Always glad to lend my talents for the good of the forum.

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Wow, You create a thread, one that is a repeat of another thread at that, walk away for a few weeks and come back to find out you created a monster.... :shock: At least it makes for interesting reading during the holiday lull. I wish I had the little smiley of the popcorn eater to post as this threa...

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Was it a Milano?

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I just saw a childs Indy fedora on Amazon from Costume hub for $10.46 plus $3.63 s/h

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I was browsing the web and came across this fedora. No I am not thinking about buying one. I am quite happy with my current fedora. However, when I saw this I was shocked. I only hear the dp get the worst of the bad press around here and wondered how many were aware that they produced a beaver felt ...

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Todd's costumes sells kids Indy dorfmans for around $50.00. Or at least he used to.

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I always loved the looks of this hat. Hollowpond posted some pics wearing it in washington dc. I always thought this lid was a great LC. This is a great acquisition.

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I like this! Thanks for sharing.

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Hollowpond that LC was a beauty. Whoever got it has IMO one of the best looking LC fedoras out there. Bink however makes a valid point, an ABD is not to a bad trade.

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I gave BendingOak a hat to refurb roughly a year ago. It had a tight raiders pinch and I wanted it to have a loose pinch resembling the last crusade. The problem with this conversion, not any fault of Oaks, is the faded crease line in the felt due to the tight pinch. That is one draw back to this ty...

beaverlid

It is awesome that both hatters of KOTCS have had their hands on this Fedora. Excellent find!

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I love the look of both the Fedoras. It is amazing however what a difference the ribbon can make in the appearance of a hat. Discount the superior quality of the AB which I am only assuming is beaver, and just look at the lids side by side and the AB in my opinion is the better looking one. It is ni...

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What is your budget? I would soak the soiled fedora in rubbing alcohol and then scrub the you know what out of it where it is stained with a toothbrush if you are attached to the lid. But if you want a knew one then the budget you are on will determine the suggestions we give.

beaverlid

To be honest, I like being out of fashion, if thats the classification wearing a fedora puts me in. Have you seen what people are wearing these days?!!

If thats how I have to dress to be fashionably acceptable, I will just continue to be the unfashionable one in the crowd.

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I am not sure I like Indy's new Fedora. It looks a little off....

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I would grab the same hat I grab for every other occassion. My AB CS. I have a few other nice hats but I find I have a hard time not grabbing my go to fedora. So I guess hunting zombies wouldn't change that.

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Great pictures! It is nice to see gear subjected to the elements.

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Marc, It is great to see you make such a piece of art for Fedora. He has given so much to this community and all the while staying level headed with his great success. You appear to follow that same trend. Nobody deserves such a rare and fantastic hat more then Steve Delk. :clap: Fedora I hope you e...

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I guess the point everyone is making is that Steve Delk is his own man. He can do what he wants with his time both on and off and his business. The key point here is that you were aware that there was a wait time. Whether that time was specifically stated or not is irrelevant. Your impatience with t...

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Oak, I own a wested raiders and to say what most know, the hide doesn't come close on my Wested. Your TN looks better in the picture than mine does in person. That hide is super luxurious looking. The inscription makes it all the more special. Nice hat by the way! Who made that for you? :P Beaverlid

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Marc, I commend you for the very selfless deed that you are doing for Fedora. It sounds like they will be a couple of beauties. One of the things I love about my AB beaver is how it feels cool to the touch because the beaver felt is so great. It sounds like this felt will surpass it by leaps and bou...

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COME now, beaverlid, you didn't honestly think John would make this hat and NOT have the right ribbon, now did you? :shock: :lol: ;) Regards! Michaelson I have brought shame upon myself! :oops: I should never have doubted. :P Actually I was curious if he had that ribbon in the special type that onl...

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jlhampton wrote: i say, just get what you like and don't worry about what other people think and you will never go wrong.

jlhampton

Best advice in the whole thread in my opinion.

beaverlid

Excellent!

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I would like to see it as well. Oak are you going to use the wider ribbon? I am assuming the special ribbon you use on the other indy hats is not available in the proper width.

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If you have an AB go with the CS. To have a hat made by the maker of "THE" hat is priceless in my opinion. Just ask the guys around COW what they would give to have that oppurtunity with the old HJ from the original movies. One day an AB CS in my opinion will not only be rare, but priceles...

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I went back and looked at the thread when you got the fedora and it has aged really well. Have you had to reblock it? Or is it a light duty hat. In other words have you had to baby it and keep it out of the bad elements such as heat, rain, snow, etc ...

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Tremolo, I agree with you that the YIJ fedora is getting more popular. If people keep releasing images like these more and more people like myself will see the better side of the fedora in the television show. I stand by my opinion of the fedora in some of the appearances during the run of the show....

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