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Indiana Jeff wrote:If memory serves the CS fedoras made for HF were 23”.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Yes, I believe that’s correct. In generality, HF wears a 7 1/4.

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Hello my friends! It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything and, like with anything, am coming at this all again with rusty knowledge. So forgive me in advance. I just purchased an Advintage hat from someone not long ago. It’s pure beaver and, I knew beforehand, would be too big for me. I bou...

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I have a few AB's I want to have worked on/reblocked. Penman is out of commission due to an injury until who knows how long. We all know the story about how Steve Delk blocked them a certain way that only a "really good" hatter could notice it. Penman knows this so-called "secret"...

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Tibor wrote:All the pics are the same... just say “This image or video has been moved or deleted”.

I see that now!

I'll try to get new pictures put up tomorrow.

Thanks for letting me know.

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So I hate to say this but...it's time to let one of my Nowak CS jackets go. However, I am coming to you to ask your opinion on which one YOU'D get rid of if it was you? Which one is the least screen accurate in your view? I know that if I get rid of one that I will undoubtedly never see it again and...

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Put a touch of Pecards on my Nowak CS to see how it works and this happened. Wondering how to reverse the darkness or at least blend it in so it's not so blatant.

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Just got this hat. Can't believe how fad d it is already. Wanted to have it reblocked to CS but need to know first if it's possible to bring back the Sable brown color first.

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The hat DIDN'T sell for $650.00. I know because I was the one who bought it. I've watched the AB fedora market for quite some time and the average price one is going for is around $450.00. So yes, Steve's hats ARE holding their value some as a used AB is worth about the same as a new Penman. However...

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Spoonflower is the most commonly used for custom designed fabric. Fabric on Demand also does good work. As for making the shirt, I'd have to do some research.

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Recently I read in one of the threads about the 405s and the calf vs chromexal discussion. I realize it should be Indy 101, but: 1. Which were the movie ones made of? 2. Whats the noticeable difference if shopping for used ones? 3. Were the Crystal Skull ones calf or chromexal? What color? And cotto...

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Glad to hear you're doing much better Wade! It hurt me greatly to think your talents would not be humbly offered again. Your not a leathersmith, you're an artist and toblose any of our great vendors is a sad situation. Thanks for continuing on! I know i greatly appreciate you!!

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FINALLY my Last Crusade has almost come to an end. All I need now is boots! Next month. Here is my new upgraded gear. Hat: Akubra with LC loose pinch bash. Jacket: Wested Last crusade with Holt specs. Heavy distressed. Shirt: AB shirt with SA buttons. Pants: Real officers pinks in the lighter khaki...

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Well, according to "The Army of the Dead" book, Indy has always had but one fedora (the one Fedora put on him in his house in Utah). After adventures, he has it reblocked and cleaned up by his local haberdashery. And if it gets a hole in the felt, he has it fixed (which IS possible to a c...

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Well, according to "The Army of the Dead" book, Indy has always had but one fedora (the one Fedora put on him in his house in Utah). After adventures, he has it reblocked and cleaned up by his local haberdashery. And if it gets a hole in the felt, he has it fixed (which IS possible to a ce...

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Did the 1907s originally have those soles? All the ones ive seen have the wedge bottom.

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Holt

Did you do any tailoring to the trousers? Reason I ask is because id be interested in a swatch to see the color and texture up close.

Thanks and GREAT work on the gear!

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I've never had any luck with pecards. Everything I've put it on overly darkened things and it all stayed sticky (some stuff still is even after I've wiped it off a few times). I think I'll try conditioner next time.

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Would love to hear a breakdown of your gear in the pic!

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alex1152 wrote:
Charybdis wrote:so what you seem to be saying is that its a @#$% shoot as to which liner I will get! But it seems like it might be the pyramid?
LOL I think you'll get the staff of ra

I agree. I got a CS from him not all that long ago and it was a Ra liner. To me, the Ra looks better than the Pyramid anyways.

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He didn't own the one in the cabin but did use it to save the day and get the sacred pipe back. That was one thing I thought was just a little TOO coincidental - to find a soprano sax in a happened upon cabin that "just happened" to be what he played when he was younger. :-s Really... wha...

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The Red Wing 1905 or 1907 are the signature Red Wings that were the first offerings by the company. While wedge soled, I would think these would still ge a mainstay popular bestseller back in the 30s yet.

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fifthchamber wrote:
ChrisMD wrote:Great info Jeff!
I think it was Kyle that posted the information actually.....Although thanks to Jeff for seconding the information....

Yep, it was Kyle that contributed the most.

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Anyone else with experience with Makeitjones' products know? Why do you think I went into detail as to which gear should get such and such leather? And in response to Jeff, yes I prefer bridle leather too, but since he was asking about RAIDERS gear, except the CS belt, I provided with the SA info h...

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For bag straps my preference is bridle leather. It's not SA, but I prefer the durability and the leather breaks in quickly with regular use. Regards, Indiana Jeff Hey Jeff, Which option is the more SA - the bridle leather or tooling leather for the bag straps? Thanks! Anyone else with experience wi...

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Those ARE nice!!! Too bad they're out of my size.

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Indiana Jeff wrote:For bag straps my preference is bridle leather. It's not SA, but I prefer the durability and the leather breaks in quickly with regular use.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Hey Jeff,

Which option is the more SA - the bridle leather or tooling leather for the bag straps?

Thanks!

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Indeed this is something I'm interested in as well. I'd like to order some custom straps but the bridle leather looks pretty stiff to me.

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Bringing this one back to the surface rather than starting a new thread. For Christmas I bought my Bride a NWOT LBJ (same model as worn by Lucy Lui on Elementary and Anna Torv on Fringe) at less than half of retail because the lining of the left sleeve had been rotated 360 degrees from the shoulder...

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LZeitgeist wrote:I don't know if Indy would have used that model of snow blower, Croft...

He found it in Nepal. Abner was tired of helping his daughter clean a pathway to her bar so he invented the contraption. She's been drinking people drunk ever since to pay for the darn thing!

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If you have a dremel tool, I would say buy Tanaka's Bapty and dremel down the sight. The Bapty is practically identical to the Stembridge minus the front sight. Dremel the sight either off entirely or to the shape. If you dremel off entirely, then solder on a pre-fabricated sight. When all is said a...

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Well, if your Aldens feel anything like my old version pair of Todd's boots, they'll kill your feet. I am leery to buy a pair of Aldens simply because Todd copied the design of his to the Aldens and those are the most uncomfortable pair of boots I've ever worn. I have finicky feet and the soles on t...

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I owned a 10ft CS bullwhip in Roo hide made special for me from Classic Bullwhips. He went to great lengths to duplicate it for me, so much so that he went to a friend of his to crack an actual Jacka whip to study the heft, braiding, transition, etc. It turned out really nice and served me well for ...

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Here's a label and long straps I did for Indyriv's vintage backpack. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/10390314873_1eabca8898.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3800/10390139904_fd0aa5d60b.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3782/10390166316_f0d7ea9177.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5544/103898895...

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knibs7 wrote:Haven't we already covered this a couple of times already?

Kyle

As I stated, I think I mentioned this before in another thread somewhere. Yet I don't mind answering it again and again for those who are interested. "pass it on" philosophy so to speak.

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Good grief! $450 for a shirt ?!?! SA or not, no fan on earth in their right mind would pay that much for an Indy shirt! Jacket, whip, fedora, or boots, yes, but not for the clothing. Even Noel Howard's Indy clothing was reasonably-priced, and he was the original supplier of the trilogy! While it wo...

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Anto Shirts were the people who made the shirts for CS. Western Costume, I think sourced them out and "maybe?" provided the fabric to them as well. Not sure. But I do know for a fact that it was Anto shirts that made the shirts for CS. I contacted them a couple years ago to ask if they cou...

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A few years ago I went around looking for a production hat to have sell to customers that didn't have the $$$$ for a custom hat. Around the $200 mark. And with your search and desire helped to influence the creation and distribution of the AB Henry which was a reasonably priced hat that didn't skim...

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I'm in the process to get a hero ROTLA version and with all those great and beautiful jackets out there is really difficult to make up my mind :D Congrats on this amazing work :tup: Shouldn't be hard at all! :D Bill Kelso all the way for accuracy/durability but at the high end for price. If cost is...

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Hi John,

I'm interested in having some work done on some hats.

Thanks!

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Where is the 63.5 cm measurement coming from? Good question. I included the outside circumference along the brim break as it was easier to measure and I know that some people are able to determine the hat size from that. So I figured the more info I could give the better. By the way, the writing un...

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Im confused now. Why would you want a hat in HF size if, if that is not your size? That seems to be the overall reaction on this forum. Why do you want something that's not your size? Yet whenever other people are looking for the same, no one chimes in with a "I'm confused" comment. The r...

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This may be around the forum somewhere but I'm sure I'm not the only one pondering this - is it possible to reblock hats DOWN sizes? I just bought a really nice ABD from a member on here and while it may still work for me to put padding inside the sweat to make it fit, I would really like to have it...

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Altering a jacket from a size 50 to a size 42 would be an pretty huge job to do and would cost you pretty Nice penny as well and there is no guarantee it would look good after altering, It all Depends on the skills from the leather alter and finding one isn't easy either. They basicley have to hand...

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Well, I just heard back from Gemma at Wested and they say that they cannot alter a jacket down from a size 50 to a size 42 so I'm out of luck there. Yet I still cannot believe that there is NO ONE that can alter a jacket down to the size I want. If anyone knows a place that does leather jacket alter...

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I am in need, and am therefore asking, if anyone has specs for the TOD jacket? I own of Wested's but it's too large (which I knew when I bought it) and had the intent of having it altered down. I've contacted Wested so will wait to see what they say but am trying to get specs ready should they ask o...

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I bought a total of 6 from them but only found one that met my satisfaction. They don't like a person asking for "no rust on any of the hardware, plain snaps, etc" and 5 of the 6 I got were a grab-bag of things. That's why I'm leery to order from them. They're not very kind with their cust...

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I have heard that using blanks can be detrimental to the gun as you're not shooting an actual bullet through the barrel. Rather, when you shoot the blank, you're firing hot gunpowder into the gun which collects and eventually pits the barrel on the inside. If you intend on using this gun purely for ...

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That's a nice gun you have there Texan Scott! I also own an Enfield Mark VI like yours. I wanted one so bad and searched around at our local gun show for one. Didn't see a one there UNTIL the VERY END of the rows - and there it was! Paid $450 for it which, at the time, was a lot of money for me. It ...

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Indeed. I have to say - if there's ANYONE you can trust whole-heartidly, it's Wade. I've never heard him cheat a person and he always delivers. He's the best in the business for leather-work and therefore he receives many orders as a result. He also provides us with gear that really cannot be found ...

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Anto shirts are correct. I heard that the costume department via Western Costume provided the fabric to Anto's to have made. I contacted Anto's awhile back and they said that they can definitely make a CS shirt for you for the $400-450 price range. However, there was no GUARANTEE that the shirt woul...

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