Pics of Fedora's Own HJ

Dakota Ellison · Post by **Dakota Ellison** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:12 pm

Fedora sent me these after a now missing post when I asked for more angles, so here they are now.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:40 pm

Thanks Dakota! The specs on this hat are, 5 1/4 sides, 4 7/8 front pinch, 4 1/4 back, brim 2 3/4 x 2 1/2. This HJ is a real reddish brown, redder than the PBBM that I saw, and the felt is thin. The felt looks almost velour like, if you know what I mean. It is not velour, but just looks really fine grained. I like the felt. The color looks like the same color of Indy's hat when he is facing Belloq in the cafe, and the shot from behind when he is watching the truck explode in the streets of Cairo. The sweatband on this hat is 1 1/2 inches, and dark brown. 30 New Bond St. The hat came with no liner, just the Burgundy HJ sticker on the inside.

Sometimes I think this is the original color of the Raiders fedora, a real reddish brown covered with dust. Sometimes not.

regards, Fedora

Pyroxene · Post by **Pyroxene** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 11:21 pm

That is absolutely beautiful. I am at a loss for words.

Thanks for sharing.

Pyr

Cooler King · Post by **Cooler King** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 12:20 am

Now THAT's a perty hat! Perfect Streets of Cairo bash! Hats off Fedora!

RedburnIV · Post by **RedburnIV** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 12:34 am

I see kind of an Idol Grab scene instead of streets of Cairo. Hat looks incredible Fedora, I agree with Pyro, loss of words.

Regards, Dan

Cooler King · Post by **Cooler King** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 1:43 am

Say, what year hat is it? Just curious. That's a gorgous hat, envious eyes look upon you Fedora.

TheReverend · Post by **TheReverend** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 2:00 am

I'm by no means an expert, but I'd have to say that's THE quintessential Raiders hat!

Good show!

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 10:06 pm

Thanks for the compliments. Not perfect, but I have seen worse. I have owned worse.

Fedora

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:52 am

Not perfect, but I have seen worse. I have owned worse...

Worse? Do I smell an anti-Stetson rant coming up?

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 8:04 pm

Ah, a fellow Stetson fan!

regards, Fedora

geordie jones · Post by **geordie jones** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:26 am

Wow, congrats on a fantastic HJ fedora, I have a little question. How is the reverse crown taper achieved at the rear of the crown.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 6:11 pm

Many blocks are tapered on the front and back, and the degree of taper can vary from block to block. A slight taper on the back will still straighten up when you put the top bash in the hat. So a little taper is ok on the block,and most have it. My block has taper in the front and back as well, but not as much as other blocks. This results in a little reverse taper sometimes on my reblocks. regards, Fedora

Jsoftz · Post by **Jsoftz** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 10:28 pm

Perhaps i'm a little foggy on the entire concept of taper all together, but what exactly is reverse taper? I saw ITG refer to it as a good thing with her new Keppler, but I didn't quite understand what it meant.

Darn the downtime, had to go and re-register my account.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 10:47 pm

I can't recall who coined that word, but it is the opposite of taper. Taper is like / \, reverse taper is like \ /. Of course this illustration is an exaggeration, but may help in understanding what is being referred to. best regards, Fedora

Pyroxene · Post by **Pyroxene** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:34 am

The bottom of the two pics is an extreme example of reverse taper.

Of course, this is a good example of taper.

Jsoftz · Post by **Jsoftz** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 2:41 pm

Yow- that second example is crazy.

But thanks Fedora and Pyro, you guys are tops.