I'm very impressed with the skills of members like fedoraiders and Holt. The only thing that always bothered me on the Federation is the color never seems right. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I got my Henry. That color was spot on, in my eyes. The pics I have posted before and are a bit overl...

My new fed IV came with the ribbon like that, too. It just may be the way they stitch the ribbon to the regular fed IV. Nothing on my hat was loose, so I slightly changed it a bit. I had a Regular in the past and the bow looks like the one on my Deluxe. ;) Plus, this is the first of all the Akubra ...

My new fed IV came with the ribbon like that, too. It just may be the way they stitch the ribbon to the regular fed IV. Nothing on my hat was loose, so I slightly changed it a bit.

Greetings all. I received my new Fed IV yesterday. Very nice indeed. Not sure about the blocking style I will end up with. As you will see I gave it a quick LC look as I was running between film shoots. After seeing what Penman can do with one of these I may be going that route. Very nice work! Any...

BendingOak wrote:Sorry, I must be getting old.

I think a flange would solve your problem. If you pay for shipping to and from. I would offer to flange the hat for free.

What's a flange, sorry, I'm not a major hat expert. Emphasis on major.

BendingOak wrote:What brand is it?

I've had this hat for almost two years and have actually never paid attention to the brand, and I can't find the brand on the hat anywhere.

Here we go. My brim snapped down way to far for me. http://twitpic.com/1a3xg7 THis is the left side curled up, and it dips down then curls up. http://twitpic.com/1a3xfd This is the right side of my brim flattened out, which causes the front to bend down too far. http://twitpic.com/1a3xht This is my ...

Now I can't see my own pics! I working on it now!

THey got darker as I put them into the computer, unless you can't see the actual photo. I'll try another take another set of photos.

Finally, here's the pics. Things got quite busy. http://picture.vzw.com/mi/507771048_1787585604_0.jpeg?limitsize=345,345&outquality=56&ext=.jpg&border=2,0,0,0 http://picture.vzw.com/mi/507771306_1787586552_0.jpeg?limitsize=345,345&outquality=56&ext=.jpg&border=2,0,0,0 http://...

I'll try to do that soon, sometime tonight.

The Indy hat is characterized by a slightly upward curl on the back portion, and slightly curved downward in front. I like the back of my hat very much, it looks rather good. It's the front and sides that bother me, If I could flatten the front and sides, then I would be much happier with my hat fo...

Texan Scott wrote:Time for an upgrade?

Sometime soon, not sure how soon, I am getting a new Fed IV.

Chewbacca Jones wrote:One important thing to know - is it wool felt or fur felt?

Wool

I own an Officially licensed hat I got from Disneyland a couple of years ago, but as I reshaped it, the only problem I have with it is the brim. This brim wasn't originally flat, it was shape to slouch some what. So, I was wondering of someone knows how to flatten this kind of brim, and if so, shoul...

After seeing this post, I really want to buy one of those! I've been looking at the same jacket for two months, but didn't know how well the jacket might fit or how light or heavy it might be. Unfortunately, I don't know when I'll be able to order one.

My hat has started to wear out near the top of the crease, as I can never quite get the shape the way I want it. So I believe that handling the crease like that may cause it to wear down.

http://twitpic.com/zy7og It looks okay, it took me a long time to get it looking like this. but it shrank a bit since I wet it, so when I wear it, the front brim slightly warps from the shape I want it. http://twitpic.com/zy80f here's me wearing it. I don't like how I posed for it, I took it with m...

I see a wide variety of hats in my small town, and the majority of them are either those smaller brimmed fedoras or older gentlemen wearing hats similar to fedoras. I think I'm probably the only person in my town that wears a fedora, besides a COUPLE people that are way older than myself. It makes m...

I thought today was only Ugly Shirt Day, not National Hat Day, Too! I'm am now glad that I wore my hat today! ( even though I always wear it) Today was also Slap-a-Thigh day Friday among my friends, it gets quite violent... Happy National Hat Day!!

jnicktem wrote:http://hatsdirect.com/cgi-bin/products. ... Federation

thanks

Where do you get a blank hat like that? By 'blank' I assume you mean an uncreased, or unbashed hat. The Akubra Federations, the current one being the IV, comes uncreased, and you do it yourself. Its really not at all difficult. All you need is water in a spray bottle, and your fingers. As to whethe...

maboot38 wrote:And here is a collage of the attempted SA conversion (original across top)
There is just nothing you can do with that taper:

I did that same thing and that's almost exactly how mine turned out.

Where do you get a blank hat like that? By 'blank' I assume you mean an uncreased, or unbashed hat. The Akubra Federations, the current one being the IV, comes uncreased, and you do it yourself. Its really not at all difficult. All you need is water in a spray bottle, and your fingers. As to whethe...

The mail just arrived with my new hat.... so without further ado, here it is (a Fed IV deluxe). It's my first fedora and so also my first ever attempt at bashing a hat, so hopefully it came out ok... http://www.z3enthusiast.com/images/personal/fed4/fedbox.jpg http://www.z3enthusiast.com/images/pers...

thank you, I actually just did that. I can never go for that Raiders style brim though, so I decide for the Raiders bash with the LC style brim. Hopefully it retains its shape. I'm glad that I never used steam!

I have this officially licensed Indiana Jones fedora that I have rebashed, but the brim isn't quite the way I want it. I take this hat everywhere I go, and when I do, I always concentrate on the way the brim looks. It never looks the way I wantit. The hat has also faded a bit since I've worn it. May...

Castor Dioscuri wrote:See, why can't everyone get these kind of remarks instead of snickers and folks going "DOCTOR JONES! DOCTOR JONES!"

I completely understand, I've gotten that twwice know ,and both times I wish i replied "What is it Short Round?"

When I started wearing my leather jacket and MK VII to school, I started asking people if they could guess who I was going to be for Halloween. Every time they said "Indiana Jones", I put on a serious face and said "How did You know." Even before that, when I only had my Fedora, ...

Ah... yes, unfortunately I don't know what was actually used in the movies. But I do think the gold polishing cloth would work well. It's very soft - like Bink suggested - and wouldn't scratch anything. How about something like this? http://mattwisdom.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/linus.jpg I don't t...