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Jeremiah

Nice work on the jacket.

What a nice combo. Diary, jacket and Fedora.

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Is David back out of retirement?

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All good suggestions but in my opinion its a no brainer to use John Penman as he does more Indiana Jones style Fedora's than the others mentioned aside from Advintage.

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You won’t have to do much of anything to goatskin as it has such tight pores it tough to get it to accept much of ANYTHING in terms of conditioning. I’m a long practitioner of Pecards leather lotion, but for hides like goat or kangaroo I’m had very good results with the conditioner sold by US Wings...

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In the UK, I don't think I've ever heard the terms top grain or full grain used. The genuine leather tag mean it's leather. I think the use of "genuine leather" on bonded leather in the EU wouldn't pass trading standards. Pretty sure top grain and full grain are industry jargon, and are c...

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I assumed top grain was used for Wested's jackets. In the U.S. corners are cut with a lot of the leather jackets. I have a newer Wilson's that feels terrible, and that one is made from genuine leather (bonded and stamped). Wested hides feel much better, and I was almost certain they would be top gr...

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like I said before, the leather looked like @#$% and now its questioned whether it will hold up with use of a conditioner. Good leather needs no conditioner for many years. Save your money and buy quality. By the time you spend low here and there for things that won't last, you could have saved and ...

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leather looks like @#$%. If you are going to spend $100 save and get something worth spending money on.

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Whether KS was a disappointment or not I think the thing that could still continue to make Adventurebilt hats collectible is the fact that the hats were made by a fan for the movies. That and the KS bash is a great bash (probably the second best in my opinion). And on top of that, it's my understan...

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Sitting rabbit. Call John Penman. He still has some of the same hat bodies that Marc used. The FEPSA felt.

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I drive a 2018 Ford Transit van without issue.

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I know they have been experiencing some email issues.

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love the turn. its presence precedes Indiana Jones and obviously HF has good tastes as its probably his idea to play with the hat to get the effect.

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I wish I could justify another jacket. these days I am more into WWII aviator jackets, but the roo hide will be excellent.

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I wish people could realize like I learned, how having a slightly larger hat is sooooooo much better than having one too tight. I'd take one loose any day of the week over one that fits snug, cause that snug is gonna turn tight one day. maybe too tight for comfortable wear. that loose can be remedie...

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You are correct. I don’t do the turn because of Indiana Jones anymore. I don’t even wear anything Jones related much. I just like hats and prefer the A2 over the Indy jacket anyday. I like the way the turn warps brims.

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I have seen plenty of non Indy hats with a turn. The turn is not limited to Indiana Jones. That said I prefer the turn.

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acetone was used to strip off the old dye of A2 jackets during WWII when they got a depot dye makeover.

I think people who don't fully understand dye and jackets and leather get all hot and bothered by this stuff. I have worked magic on jackets using acetone.

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Indiana Green wrote:
Jeremiah wrote:My AB still going strong.
https://imgur.com/a/xZjHcdM
Looks great! No visible taper at all from that angle. Is that rabbit or beaver?

It’s beaver.
Been reblocked thrice.

Jeremiah

LoL. Perhaps the detail of the “gifting” should have been too

You know how folks get around these parts with things like that and all.

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My AB still going strong.
https://imgur.com/a/xZjHcdM

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Just wear the tar out of the thing and save up for an akubra. Or if you are really feeling in the mood, save up for a penman or one from Northwest hats.

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I gotcha. Yeah Andy is either quick or it takes a few days. No doubt the days he is not quick is due to his busy schedule. Man. Remember the snail mail days? How did we ever survive.

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Ha and I thought my wait for a grail diary was bad. Almost been a full year. BK will deliver and like Mulceber mentioned. It WILL be worth it. BK is leaps beyond a lot of vendors.

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welcome. With Aldens you get what you pay for. I have two pair and have worn them hard for the past 3 years. they have eliminated my back issues I had previously. I love them and they have more than paid for themselves. excessive? might be at first but they can be rebuilt so long as you care for the...

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That a great looking jacket.

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Wow. The Holy Grail jacket looks so good. Congrats!

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His block shape is different if that matters.

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ugh. It hurts the eyes

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Precisely.

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If you are in the US the turnaround should be around 1 week or so not including shipping time. But like anything bespoke that’s subjective. Ask John. Only he could say for sure.

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Jeff makes a great point. I have had my center dent sag in making me think I needed a reblock when the hat really had not tapered any due to shrinkage.

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Maybe storage then. I mean at least for Raiders where as was discussed before, back then there wasn’t as much thought into posterity maybe.

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Maybe Mark. Period A2 jackets were not always put together well. Today’s repros are much more perfect in how they are constructed. Yet those same war time jackets survive and are wearable aside from some dry rot in the threads, liners or knits. I have another theory. I think they are in such poor co...

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Just my two cents. I have an Adventure built beaver, owned now going on 15+ years, couple red locks. If there talking rain, it’s my go to hat. Now if the weather is clear my ABL from Penman is my go to. If your going to wear it hiking a lot, well beaver would be my choice of felt, can take a beatin...

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Just wear the bloody thing. It will age the way it’s supposed to and look natural.

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I have a penman raiders that is not Portuguese (fepsa) felt. If it were any floppier it would not happen Hold its shape.

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Old rabbit would have lasted. I would not waste money on a pure rabbit hat today. Even Art Fawcett told me to skip on rabbit If I want it to last. Beaver all the way and who cares if it’s lost. Never heard of a fedora being lost but hopefully you are responsible right? Hats are tools. Meant to get d...

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I don’t look at it as having a pop at someone with cancer. Lots of people unfortunately are stricken with this disease. Lots of people I know and family members too. Some have survived it and some have not. It’s equally unfortunate that in this regard there seems to be a stigma of a get out of jail ...

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There is nothing to compare to the felt the raiders hero was made from. Beaver felt is the closest. But it’s not rabbit so if you are a purist you are out of luck.

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Link works now. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing. Looks great.

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ob1al wrote:Hi, Canyon!

Well if it ain’t the red book maistro himself. Hey obi.

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Excellent news. Now stay away from them toxic spewing birds.

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No need for that kind of language here.

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Also explains why In some scenes, at least one in particular, the hat has a telescoping bash. Either the scene was shot before someone realized the hat was not rehashed with a center crease, or the hat returned to its original bash momentarily.

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Ok. That would have been cool.

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They use bullwhips in rodeos? huh. never saw one used in the ones I went to.

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That’s right. And let’s not forget all the cowboys. Bottom line is try it out. You will know if you can handle it or not. If not, no sweat, (Pun intended) get your self a straw hat.

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