My new Federation

Arkansas Russell · Post by **Arkansas Russell** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:38 am

I guess while I am in a posting mood I will put forth a photo of my new regular Federation.

I was trying for a Young Indiana Jones style. I ran across this photo of a hat FEDORA made for this gentleman, and I really liked it.

Akubra makes a great hat. Also since I didnt put the tight pinch in I have a little room to work with in the future, should I try for another style.
I really like this look and may holler at FEDORA for an Adventurebilt in this style to go along with my Raiders style AB.

Indiana Max · Post by **Indiana Max** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:11 pm

Great look, I love it. Usually I just like the "real" Raiders bash, but this looks very nice to me :!: :!:

indy89 · Post by **indy89** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:28 pm

That is a great hat! I always liked the Young Indy bash.

Indycop · Post by **Indycop** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:56 pm

Looks great! Kinda nice to see a different style indy hat.

mufflowne · Post by **mufflowne** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:28 pm

That actually looks awesome! I am a strong Raiders bash supporter but this is a very decent bash man! Might just bash my next hat like this!

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:43 pm

Right before I read the kind of bash you were going for, I said to myself: "Looks very YIJC." Well done, Arkansas, well done indeed.

Arkansas Russell · Post by **Arkansas Russell** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:48 am

Thanks everyone for the positive comments!
Coming from ya'll it makes me think I did alright.

Arkansas Russell · Post by **Arkansas Russell** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:25 am

a side shot;

Indycop · Post by **Indycop** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:58 am

Did you have to do anything to your brim to get it to go down or did it just snap down? I got mine yesterday (post akubras thread) and I think i'm gonna use the distilled water to get it to lay down.

Arkansas Russell · Post by **Arkansas Russell** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:53 am

Indycop wrote:Did you have to do anything to your brim to get it to go down or did it just snap down? I got mine yesterday (post akubras thread) and I think i'm gonna use the distilled water to get it to lay down. :roll:

No Indycop, all I did was work the brim in my hands a little and it snapped
down like you see in the photo.
As to the bashing I would try dry bashing first, I did have a little discoloration on my side dents from using water there. After wearing the hat for awhile you do not notice it now. Also I sprayed Scouts Rain and Stain on it.
What style are you going for on your New Federation?

HANSOLOJONES · Post by **HANSOLOJONES** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:23 am

please delete.

fatwoul · Post by **fatwoul** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:07 pm

HANSOLOJONES wrote:...I personally can't say enough about these high quality Fedoras...

I know, I have the same thing. It's weird isn't it?

Indycop · Post by **Indycop** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:43 pm

[quote="Arkansas Russell"
No Indycop, all I did was work the brim in my hands a little and it snapped
down like you see in the photo.
As to the bashing I would try dry bashing first, I did have a little discoloration on my side dents from using water there. After wearing the hat for awhile you do not notice it now. Also I sprayed Scouts Rain and Stain on it.
What style are you going for on your New Federation?[/quote]
The only real preference I have is to end up with the tight pinch. Other than that I'm not too picky about it. I did try to work the brim down but it seemed to ba alive. I put it down it comes back up. I ended up using distilled water this morning before I went to bed. It still doesn't drop that much. When I wet the brim on. My PB it went right down.
I must say though it is definitely softer that my PB.

Chewbacca Jones · Post by **Chewbacca Jones** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:40 pm

Indycop - you've got an ornery one there. Just don't let it win! Show it who's boss. If you sit to watch tv for a while, wet it and hold it down while you watch tv for a while. 5 to 10 minutes should do the trick. As for the tight crease, if you want to do it dry (to avoid discoloration from the water) you should work at it slowly over a couple of weeks, until you've trained.

Russell I must say, you've really captured the YIJC look. Way to go!

Arkansas Russell · Post by **Arkansas Russell** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:32 am

Russell I must say, you've really captured the YIJC look. Way to go!

Thank you, Chewbacca.

Indycop · Post by **Indycop** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:04 am

Chewbacca Jones wrote:Indycop - you've got an ornery one there. Just don't let it win! Show it who's boss. If you sit to watch tv for a while, wet it and hold it down while you watch tv for a while. 5 to 10 minutes should do the trick. As for the tight crease, if you want to do it dry (to avoid discoloration from the water) you should work at it slowly over a couple of weeks, until you've trained.

I finally got the brim how I wanted and my wife says I should make the back droop instead of curling up!

so I worked at it for awhile and now it can be worn curled up a little or drooped. It just snaps either way without affecting the front!

Duck · Post by **Duck** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:40 am

Looks great, R.

Arkansas Russell · Post by **Arkansas Russell** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:55 pm

Thank you Duck!!!!

Jamie_H · Post by **Jamie_H** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:44 pm

I'm digging the fed! nice!!

Jaredraptor · Post by **Jaredraptor** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:28 pm

Man, that's one nice YIJC fed.

zeus36 · Post by **zeus36** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:17 pm

Out of my dozen hats (mostly vintage) my girlfriend (who is not keen on hats) says the standard Federation looks the best on me. Yours is excellent!

Arkansas Russell · Post by **Arkansas Russell** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:39 pm

Thank you gentlemen, for your very kind words.

Mark Brody · Post by **Mark Brody** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:51 pm

I have never liked the pinches to be so widespread. This is the first time I've seen it where it looks very attractive to me. In other words, that's some fine shaping you've done there!